Application Development News & Articles


CES 2009: Will Netbooks Change App Development?

The next generation of the hottest growth segment in laptops, netbooks, is on display at the Consumer Electronics Show this week in Las Vegas.

First Look: Titanium Software Dev Kit

This command line tool aims to help developers create Web apps that work like desktop ones.

Microsoft Opens Its ODF Documentation for Office 2007 SP2

Developers can now access technical materials describing how Microsoft implements ODF in Office 2007 SP2.

New CA Modeling Tool Supports WCF

The Plex 6.1 model-driven dev tool now includes additional Microsoft .NET functionality.

Microsoft Exec Urges IE8 Readiness

The head of Microsoft's Internet Explorer team described how developers can prepare for IE8's general release.

UPDATE: SQL Server Tools CTP To Begin in January

The trial will test management tools to be used with a future business intelligence implementation of Microsoft SQL Server.

UPDATE: DataDirect Releases ADO.NET Drivers

Company releases its latest custom database APIs to optimize .NET applications.

First Look: Lunascape Multiengine Web Browser

This buggy alpha release holds promise as a browser testing tool for Web developers.

Google Addressing Web App Security With 'Native Client'

The search giant is testing the secure execution of Web code natively on x86-based machines.

Microsoft Exec Lays Out Enterprise Strategy at Barclays Event

Bob Kelly described Microsoft's pursuit of a "$400 billion plus" server and tools market.

Parallel Computing OpenCL 1.0 Spec Released; Gets AMD and Nvidia Support

The Khronos Group released a spec designed to help programmers work with multicore CPUs and GPUs.

Code To Create Blog Sites Released at CodePlex

The free open source code helps create online blog portals using built-in content management features.

Merb: The Key to Enterprise Ruby?

Merb advocates argue that Merb's modular approach will win out in enterprise environments.

SP2 Beta Available for Vista and Windows Server 2008

Microsoft is broadening access to its Service Pack 2 beta for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008.

Tomcat Production-Ready Server Coming

SpringSource tc Server promises to solve compatibility issues with Enterprise Java servers.

Mainsoft Jazzes Up Collaboration

Beta for Document Collaboration for Rational Jazz, SharePoint Edition

Microsoft Releases Free Chart Controls

Visual Studio 2008 users can add graphs and charts to applications using this software package.

Web PI Gains XP, Windows 2003 Support

Microsoft added additional support for its own products with new Web Platform Installer.

NetBeans 6.5 Goes Live

New version adds PHP support, new languages and the GlassFish app server.

IBM Offers Cloud Computing Help

Big Blue rolled out initiatives to help organizations assess cloud computing costs and deployments.