Development

Thu, February 09, 2012 - Microsoft is betting big on Windows 8. But will the immense promotional efforts the software giant is putting behind the latest Windows OS pay off? CIO.com's Rob Enderle handicaps the high-stakes game Redmond is playing.

Tue, February 07, 2012 - Whether you want to build an app for internal use or to connect your company with the public, take a closer look at what's involved.

Tue, February 07, 2012 - With the release of its new LoadRunner in the Cloud application load testing solution, HP aims to provide the flexibility of software-as-a-service in tools that traditionally entailed substantial investments to implement.

Tue, February 07, 2012 - Instead of buying LoadRunner up front, businesses will be able to pay for the application-performance-testing software as they use it

Mon, February 06, 2012 - Microsoft's C++ AMP specification allows mainstream programmers to harness GPUs for number crunching

Mon, February 06, 2012 - The email by Google engineer Tim Lindholm could prove damaging to Google's defense, experts believe

Mon, February 06, 2012 - To the world at large, computers are scary machines that are impossible to understand, and programmers are the mysterious geniuses who know how to manipulate them even if they are never able to fix yours for whatever reason.

Fri, February 03, 2012 - Ever since the news broke last weekend that a fully open tablet is on the way, the excitement has been tangible in the Linux community.

Fri, February 03, 2012 - Developers have until Feb. 13 to port their Android application to get in on the offer

Wed, February 01, 2012 - Michael Fagan first found software inspections yielded a massive productivity improvement when working for IBM in the early 1970s. Now, 35 years later, we need to ask certain key questions: Are the dynamics of software development the same, are Fagan's findings still relevant in today's world of agile development and "extreme programming"? And, if so, what should your organization do about it?

Wed, February 01, 2012 - MLstate's Opa streamlines Web app development with a single language for client and server, but the bright promise is not without pitfalls

Tue, January 31, 2012 - IBM also announced a new software system for mobile device management

Tue, January 31, 2012 - AccuRev will release a connector that can enable many of its own enterprise features to work with Git

Mon, January 30, 2012 - Promoting its own alternative language to JavaScript, Google is working to bridge JavaScript to Google Dart, with the release Monday of a mapping application that the company is calling its JavaScript to Dart Synonym app.