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Apple iOS app review - frustrating and bad for your health

Posted October 23, 2012 - 10:21 am

This is a bad time for me to write about the iOS app store review process. We've been in a constant battle with them for the past 2 months while launching an iPad application that supplements a web application for the medical industry. The source of our frustration begins and ends with our inability to reach an actual person to have a discussion with.
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Are mobile apps leaving quality assurance practices behind?

Posted October 22, 2012 - 8:39 pm

Consumerization of IT and BYOD have increasingly put IT organizations on the hook to deliver continuous access to employees and customers. But despite the focus on mobility, quality assurance of mobile apps is being left behind.
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Oracle brings cross platform Java dev to mobile devices

Posted October 22, 2012 - 8:00 am

Oracle is augmenting its Oracle Application Development Framework (ADF) to allow developers to create mobile applications for Apple and Android devices.
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How 3 savvy IT leaders are building IT-business alignment

Posted October 17, 2012 - 8:44 pm

Whether you call it "alignment", "integration" or something else, IT's role in the business continues to grow under savvy CIOs
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Python (and other dynamic languages) coming to the enterprise, like it or not

Posted October 17, 2012 - 11:53 am

Dynamic languages, most notably Python, are establishing themselves in the enterprise like never before. CIOs should weigh the benefits and drawbacks of Python carefully--and consider that their developers are probably using it already.
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Google offers SDK for Dart language

Posted October 16, 2012 - 10:27 pm

The company has positioned Dart as JavaScript rival, but it hasn't had the kind of browser support that JavaScript has
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Google invites developers to try out Google Play console

Posted October 16, 2012 - 4:37 pm

The console provides developers with stats about how well their apps are doing in the Play online store
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Wix.com launches apps market

Posted October 16, 2012 - 4:33 pm

Developers can sell apps built with the company's drag-and-drop Web design platform geared to small businesses
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SAP unveils HANA-powered cloud development platform

Posted October 16, 2012 - 3:24 pm

SAP laid out broad details of a new cloud-based application development platform powered by the HANA in-memory database during the Tech Ed conference in Las Vegas on Tuesday.
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Solving the Five Pain Points of Agile Development

Posted October 16, 2012 - 11:30 am

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Confronting the Barriers to Software Development Excellence

Posted October 16, 2012 - 11:30 am

Ineffective software version management often leads to inefficient processes and frustrated users. See what it takes to provide a solid foundation for software development excellence in today's demanding economy.
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Driving DevOps to the Next Level

Posted October 16, 2012 - 11:30 am

At a time when budgets and resources are flat and development environments are exploding with complexity, DevOps teams are seeking ways to enhance overall system performance. See how an integrated version management solution can increase collaboration, transparency and speed for all.
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Five Android apps that fix something about Android

Posted October 15, 2012 - 3:38 pm

Independent developers who care a lot about their phone experience, and yours, too, have quietly filled in missing features and fixed annoyances in Android while nobody was looking. Now’s the time to look at what their fixes can do for you.
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Develop for Apple, Android or Windows? There's room for everyone at the table

Posted October 15, 2012 - 12:41 pm

There has been much debate about the preferred wireless platform for application developers. Every platform has its own advantages and challenges, and there are key points developers need to keep in mind when choosing the most appropriate platform for their applications.
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Hotels.com VP: Agile in the enterprise can be like building on quicksand

Posted October 15, 2012 - 12:33 pm

Agile development methodologies in the enterprise can be like building on quicksand or trying to fit a square peg in a round hole, according to the vice president of technology at popular accommodation website Hotels.com.
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AJAX requests not executing or updating in Internet Explorer - Solution

Posted October 15, 2012 - 8:00 am

Here’s the situation, you’re building a modern web application with all the AJAX-ey goodness users now expect, when suddenly you realize that some of your AJAX calls are not returning current data in Internet Explorer.
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Eclipse Xtend on JVM: Not as 'scary' as rival Scala

Posted October 14, 2012 - 7:27 am

Co-architect Sebastian Zarnekow discusses Eclipse.org's statically typed language, benefits of compiling to Java source
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Puppets go high tech with pressure sensitive track pad

Posted October 10, 2012 - 11:58 am

A marionette controlled by software and a pressure sensitive forcepad is one of the many projects on show at the User Interface Software and Technology (UIST) conference this week in Cambridge MA.
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Windows 8 App development: A burden or a breeze?

Posted October 10, 2012 - 10:43 am

Redmond, we have a problem.
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Developers stymied by Mac App Store approval delays

Posted October 9, 2012 - 6:38 pm

Some developers say that Apple is slowly getting worse at approving apps for the Mac App Store. Apple, of course, reviews all apps submitted to the store, just as it does with the iOS App Store; developers are thus at the company's mercy when it comes to getting their apps--or updates to those apps--available to customers through the Mac App Store.
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Google Dart cracks Top 50 list of programming languages

Posted October 9, 2012 - 11:44 am

But the monthly Tiobe index still has Dart garnering only a tiny popularity rating
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Native, Web, or hybrid: How to choose your mobile development path

Posted October 9, 2012 - 11:25 am

With new tools and frameworks and the right development kit, you can make sure your mobile apps reach multiple platforms.
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Will the future be written entirely in JavaScript?

Posted October 9, 2012 - 6:10 am

No popular language may be as maligned as JavaScript. But its migration to the server side opens the possibility it may become all-pervasive
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Our long national iPhone 5 charging nightmare is nearly over

Posted October 8, 2012 - 12:04 pm

In which I do that columnist thing once more, offering quick takes on a few bits of mobile news floating around the ether. This week’s topics include the fact that the sad contingent of new iPhone 5 owners who lost their charging cables can finally expect their converters to ship soon. What have they been doing in the meantime?
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Microsoft Metro app store lock down

Posted October 8, 2012 - 8:00 am

Developers for Windows have long enjoyed the freedom to build and distribute Windows software at their discretion. While this should remain true for desktop applications, when it comes to the new Metro tile apps, Microsoft is taking a page from the Mac OS book.
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Solving the Five Pain Points of Agile Development

Research shows that developers are struggling in five key areas. Access the latest Agile SCM research, videos, and success stories to learn how to overcome the latest roadblocks to developer productivity and performance in the enterprise.

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Confronting the Barriers to Software Development Excellence

Ineffective software version management often leads to inefficient processes and frustrated users. See what it takes to provide a solid foundation for software development excellence in today's demanding economy.

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