The pitch on the buzzword “agility” is that software development can be more like a maneuverable motorcycle than a lumbering locomotive.
Gary Barnett asks whether lock-in truly is the demon we all make it out to be or whether it is just a case of being afraid to tie the knot.
It is quite possible that the notion of the real-time enterprise will confront the IT development manager with a risk-reward problem of the kind that can make or break a career.
New book advises when to use Web services and when not to use Web services.
ADT’s Jack Vaughan spoke earlier this year with Deborah Kurata of InStep Technologies Inc. about the migration of Visual Basic developers to .NET.
ADT’s Jack Vaughan spoke recently with IBM’s new Lotus group head, Ambuj Goyal. He talked to us from his offices in Sommers, N.Y.
A look at software tools and technologies on the market.
Recent changes have left some believing that Microsoft’s technology strategies have changed or even that the company is de-emphasizing .NET -- and neither of these is true.
Automated testing must become an even more critical part of development projects.
When UPS needed a middleware system that could support more than 3,000 messages each second, it turned to its internal software engineers to develop UPS’ Common Infrastructure Services (CIS) and Common Message Environment (CME).
At this year’s JavaOne, Sun began a renewed push to court developers with the unveiling of a low-end toolset that officials said eases the process of helping Visual Studio and .NET developers to start building Java-based apps.
An article in the Harvard Business Review (HBR) by Nicholas G. Carr presumes that IT someday soon will be taken for granted. This reporter offers a few thoughts on the subject.
Bringing developers up to speed on AI is the goal of M. Tim Jones’ book “AI Application Programming.”
In the business intelligence (BI) world, the importance of Return on Investment in cost justifying new projects may be overrated.
A look at software tools and technologies on the market.
Running a business intelligence (BI) project requires an unusual combination of managerial and leadership skills.
Want to know more about extending Eclipse? Dwight explains how to add a new view and create your own perspective.
Observers are cautiously optimistic that Borland’s integrated toolsets for the application development life cycle could take the company to the next level.
A look at software tools and technologies on the market.
While we in IT are rightfully excited about these technologies, businesspeople just don’t care about them. Just use the technology where it makes sense and show the people who run your business how it makes connecting applications easier and cheaper.