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Mozilla Delivers Firefox 10
By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published February 01, 2012
Latest Firefox includes a slew of security updates, as well as major new features for developers. 
Tags: developers, security, Mozilla Firefox
Tech Comics: "Developers and the 2012 Apocalypse"
By Oliver Widder | Article Published January 13, 2012
The Mayan calendar suggests that an apocalypse is due this year. Is a recently heard developer comment the first sign of impending doom?
Tags: developers, iPhone
Microsoft to Launch Windows 8 Beta, Windows Store in February
By Thor Olavsrud | Article Published December 07, 2011
The software giant will open its latest operating system for public beta in late February, and it will open its new Windows Store for Metro-style apps at the same time.
Tags: Windows 8, SDK, windows store, app store, developers
Three Ways Developers Can Deal With Tough Customers
By Eric Spiegel | Article Published November 14, 2011
Writing software would be a far more enjoyable job if developers didn't need to deal with customers.
Tags: developer salary, developers, programmers
Are Odd Developers Just Misunderstood?
By Eric Spiegel | Article Published October 17, 2011
Plenty of software developers have a reputation as being, well, unique characters. But it pays to look beneath the surface.
Tags: programmers, software developer, developers
Microsoft Gives Out Windows 8 Tablets
By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published September 13, 2011
With the first technical previews of Windows 8 released to developers this week, Microsoft is moving to get the latest version of Windows out by the end of 2012.
Tags: Windows 8, tablets, developers, Microsoft
Tech Comics: "Graph Theory for Geeks"
By Oliver Widder | Article Published July 29, 2011
Graph theory can be confusing. Can a geek simplify it?
Tags: developers
Fear and Loathing: Software Developers Do Customer Support
By Eric Spiegel | Article Published July 18, 2011
Software developers are often called upon to provide end-user support. Is this a good idea?
Tags: developer salary, help desk, developers, support
Microsoft Romances iPhone App Developers with iPhone/iOS Mapping Tool
By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published May 05, 2011
Realizing that Windows Phone 7 needs more apps, Microsoft reaches out to developers.
Tags: mobile apps, developers, iphone apps, iPhone, Windows Phone 7
That Developer's Salary is Bigger than Mine!
By Eric Spiegel | Article Published April 11, 2011
A developer who learned his colleagues’ salaries reflects on pay levels for programmers. Plus: factors to keep in mind about your salary as a developer.
Tags: developers, developer salary, IT Jobs/Salary
The Dumbest Ways To Interview A Developer
By Eric Spiegel | Article Published March 21, 2011
Companies seeking good developers often ask some remarkably dumb interview questions. What’s the worst question you’ve ever been asked?
Tags: IT Jobs/Salary, developer salary, developers, programmers, IT job interview
Will Microsoft's 'Make Web Not War' Attract Open Source Developers?
By Bruce Byfield | Article Published March 14, 2011
Microsoft is nurturing a partnership with open source developers, a move that ‘s producing a mixed response.
Tags: open source, Linux, Microsoft, developers, FOSS
Developers, Please Take a Break
By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published February 18, 2011
When you notice these things about yourself, you know you've been cranking out code just a bit too long.
Tags: IT Jobs/Salary, software, developers, developer salary, programmers
What Makes A Smart Developer? (Is it Google?)
By Eric Spiegel | Article Published February 14, 2011
Sure, young developers know how to use Google. But is looking up an answer enough for true competency?
Tags: programmers, IT Jobs/Salary, Google, developers, developer salary
Ada Initiative Supports Women in Open Source, Counters Sexism
By Bruce Byfield | Article Published February 08, 2011
A new non-profit launches to combat what’s sometimes called open source’s dirty little secret.
Tags: FOSS, Linux, developers, open source, programmers
How Unemployed Developers Use Open Source to Get Hired
By Matt Hartley | Article Published January 19, 2011
If you’re between developer jobs, contributing to an open source project is a great way to stay visible.
Tags: open source, developers, developer salary, IT Jobs/Salary, Linux
Should Younger Developers be Paid More?
By Eric Spiegel | Article Published January 18, 2011
If younger developers know hot new technologies, does that justify a higher salary?
Tags: programmer salary, mobile apps, developer salary, IT Jobs/Salary, developers
Why Silicon Valley Never Dies
By Mike Elgan | Article Published December 08, 2010
Silicon Valley is once again on a roll, fueled by its peculiar combination of naked Gold-Rush greed, California optimism and Bay Area anarchy.
Tags: developers, start-up, venture capital, Silicon Valley, VC
Microsoft to Developers: Silverlight Remains 'Strategic'
By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published November 04, 2010
Conceding that he miscommunicated, a Microsoft executive works to clarify the company's stance on Silverlight.
Tags: Microsoft, Silverlight, HTML 5, developers, programmers
Zend Updates PHP IDE, Framework for the Cloud
By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published November 02, 2010
Zend Studio 8 and Framework 1.11 debut, bringing PHP development closer to the cloud and mobile developers.
Tags: developers, open source, Linux, Zend, PHP
Adobe Makes Connect Web Conferencing Service More Flexible
By David Needle | Article Published November 01, 2010
The new Adobe Connect 8 sports a simplified user interface and an SDK to let developers extend its functionality.
Tags: SDK, developers, web conferencing, Acrobat, Adobe
Does Every Developer Deserve a Mental Health Day?
By Eric Spiegel | Article Published October 18, 2010
Some developers can afford a mental health day, and some can’t get away with it. What’s the difference?
Tags: developer salary, programmers, IT Jobs/Salary, developers, developer
Playing Software Developer Hot Potato
By Eric Spiegel | Article Published September 12, 2010
Software developers with difficult attitudes bounce around from team to team. What happens when they land on your team?
Tags: developers, programmers, developer salary, IT job, IT Jobs/Salary
IT Managers: Managing Engineers vs. Managing Support Staff
By Scott Alan Miller | Article Published September 01, 2010
IT managers need to manage these two groups knowing that the engineers' goal of productivity contrasts with support staff's focus on availability.
Tags: support, developers, IT managers, IT manager, IT Jobs/Salary
Are these Developer and IT Salaries Believable?
By James Maguire | Article Published August 31, 2010
Glassdoor claims to aggregate salary data from 90,000 companies. But are the figures for real?
Tags: IT Jobs/Salary, developers, developer salary, IT jobs, IT salary
Don't Hire That Developer!
By Eric Spiegel | Article Published August 11, 2010
What’s more profitable for a developer: keeping a full-time job or working as a contractor?
Tags: developers, developer, developer salary, IT jobs, IT Jobs/Salary
Tech Comics: "Have You Fixed the Bug?"
By Oliver Widder | Article Published August 06, 2010
Whether a given bug is actually fixed can be a surprisingly complicated question.
Tags: security, developers, bug report, bug fixes
Do Developers Need to Brown-Nose To Advance Career?
By Eric Spiegel | Article Published July 19, 2010
Those developers who actively curry favor with management may not be popular with their colleagues. Still, is this a good strategy?
Tags: IT Jobs/Salary, developer, programmers, developer salary, developers
Should IT Managers Assume Good Intentions When Developers Mess Up?
By Eric Spiegel | Article Published June 16, 2010
Software developers and other tech professionals will unavoidably make mistakes. How are these situations best handled?
Tags: programmers, IT manager, IT management, developer salary, developers
Google Opens Wave to the Public
By Kenneth Corbin | Article Published May 19, 2010
One year into its launch, Google's communication and collaboration service graduates from invitation-only mode.
Tags: Google, developers, collaboration tools, I/O, Google Wave
Is Software Development a Young Person's Game?
By Eric Spiegel | Article Published May 16, 2010
Both younger and more experienced developers feel that they have an advantage over the other group. Which one is right?
Tags: developer, developer salary, software developer, developers, programmers
Apple Posts Worldwide Developer Conference Details
By Andy Patrizio | Article Published April 29, 2010
A week before WWDC, Steve Jobs appears at the All Things D conference. However, he has not yet been named the official keynoter for the developer show.
Tags: iphone apps, Apple, iPhone, developers, WWDC
Oracle Delivers New Java Virtualization Tools
By Larry Barrett | Article Published April 20, 2010
Oracle Virtual Assembly Builder and Oracle WebLogic Suite Virtualizaton Option are designed to help customers deploy multiple Java apps in virtualized environments.
Tags: virtualization, Oracle, developers, Oracle VM, WebLogic
Inside Microsoft's Next Visual Studio 2010, .NET Framework 4 Releases
By Andy Patrizio | Article Published April 13, 2010
Both feature a wide range of enhancements for modern application development in an Internet-centric world.
Tags: Microsoft, Visual Studio 2010, developers, .NET Framework, Azure
IBM Extends Helping Hand to Software Startups
By Larry Barrett | Article Published April 01, 2010
Big Blue announces it will give away free access to its software and technologists to startups as part of its Smarter Planet marketing strategy -- and build its brand in the process.
Tags: IBM, software, start ups, developers, venture capital
Apple Now Taking Devs' iPad App Store Submissions
By Andy Patrizio | Article Published March 20, 2010
Developers have been notified that if they want to have their app ready for launch day, they have to keep to a short deadline. How much time do they have?
Tags: Apple, developers, app store, iPad, Apple iPad
Are Developer Certifications Worthless?
By Eric Spiegel | Article Published March 15, 2010
Some developers disdain IT certifications, yet in a tight job market they can make all the difference. A veteran project manager talks about his experience with a team of developers.
Tags: programmer salary, Certifications, certification, IT certifications, developers
Tech Comics: "Real Geeks"
By Oliver Widder | Article Published February 19, 2010
Unlike normal people, geeks -- the real ones -- have very few needs as they work for hours on end.
Tags: programmers, developers, geek, tech comics
Barbie the Computer Engineer
By James Maguire | Article Published February 16, 2010
Barbie the Computer Engineer
Tags: developers, programmers
Dealing with Unaccountable Developers
By Eric Spiegel | Article Published February 15, 2010
It's an IT manager's dilemma: Developers who can’t make deadlines can be very nice people, but the fact remains that they cause some very serious problems for the development team.
Tags: IT management job, development, Project management, IT management, developers
Microsoft, Intuit Merge Cloud Platforms
By Larry Barrett | Article Published January 21, 2010
Microsoft finds another place for its cloud-based productivity apps and developers will have more options to develop applications for its Quickbooks software.
Tags: cloud computing, developers, Intuit, cloud services, Microsoft
Are There Enough Smart Developers for Google?
By Eric Spiegel | Article Published January 18, 2010
Maybe, maybe not, but either way, there is more than one for a software developer to be smart.
Tags: programmer salary, Google, IT Jobs/Salary, developers, programmers
Are You a Blue Collar or White Collar Developer?
By Eric Spiegel | Article Published November 15, 2009
Among software developers these differences aren’t always discussed, yet the differences are real – or are they?
Tags: IT Jobs/Salary, developers, programmers, software
Are Software Developers Naturally Weird?
By Eric Spiegel | Article Published October 18, 2009
Looking back at the strange software developer he’s worked with, one veteran coder asks the obvious question.
Tags: developer salary, software, IT, developers
Tech Comics: "Programmers are Artists"
By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published September 25, 2009
Software developers can use code to accomplish more than the building of great applications.
Tags: open source, OS X, iPhone, Facebook, developers
Why Developers Get Fired
By Eric Spiegel | Article Published September 20, 2009
There are many reasons developers get fired. So take off the ear buds, close down your 20 Skype threads and take some time to think about what you can do to prevent this from happening to you.
Tags: developer salary, programmer salary, management, developers
Developers' Online Competition: Career Builder?
By David Needle | Article Published September 16, 2009
A new service enables developers to compete with one, game style, another to see who knows more. Could this lead to a better gig?
Tags: developer salary, developers, management, programming
Free/Open Source's Key Programming Languages
By Akkana Peck | Article Published July 02, 2009
Take a look at the most frequently used development languages for free software.
Tags: developers, Linux, Mozilla, programming language, Firefox
Is Microsoft Driving Down GM's Road?
By Chris Nerney | Article Published June 04, 2009
Is Microsoft Driving Down GM's Road?
Tags: General Motors, software, Microsoft, developers, GM
Finding The Coding Zone: Your Perfect Trifecta?
By Eric Spiegel | Article Published May 17, 2009
What perfect list of conditions enables you to write your best possible software code?
Tags: software, programmers, developers
Where's Your Coding Happy Place?
By Eric Spiegel | Article Published April 20, 2009
Developing software code is an activity best done in an optimal environment. Then again, is it more a question of external location, or internal mood?
Tags: management, software, developers, programmers
When Developers Drink On The Job
By Eric Spiegel | Article Published April 07, 2009
When a developer drinks or does drugs on the job, there’s a right way and a wrong way to deal with it.
Tags: IT, developers, careers
Heated Debate Over A 'Difficult' Developer
By Chris Nerney | Article Published March 17, 2009
Heated Debate Over A 'Difficult' Developer
Tags: programmers, IT management, coding, Project management, developers
Bruce Perens: Is Open Source Capitalist or Communist?
By Bruce Perens | Article Published March 08, 2009
The various camps of open source developers, and the companies involved, may be disdainful or worse toward each other, but in fact all partners are needed for a healthy ecosystem.
Tags: Mozilla, open source, developers, Linux, Red Hat
Are Your Sites Mobile-Ready? Here's One Way To Find Out
By Chris Nerney | Article Published February 05, 2009
Are Your Sites Mobile-Ready? Here's One Way To Find Out
Tags: developers, Twitter, mobile content, Web sites, smartphones, mobile
Why Offshoring Software Development Will Fail
By John Miano | Article Published November 12, 2008
Despite the faddish enthusiasm for sending software development overseas, cultural and logistic factors limit its real value.
Tags: developers, offshoring IT, management, software, programming
For Mobile Software Developers, A Booming Job Market
By Chris Nerney | Article Published October 30, 2008
For Mobile Software Developers, A Booming Job Market
Tags: SDK, mobile apps, mobile, jobs, Android, developers, iPhone, Apple, Google
Are Cocky Developers Worth It?
By Eric Spiegel | Article Published September 16, 2008
Sure, he can code circles around the other developers, but that attitude…
Tags: developers, IT, management, software
Is Apple Releasing A New Phone Today Or Something?
By Chris Nerney | Article Published July 11, 2008
Is Apple Releasing A New Phone Today Or Something?
Tags: Apple, developers, iPhone, 3G, GPS
Google Now Officially Quaking In Boots
By Chris Nerney | Article Published July 10, 2008
Google Now Officially Quaking In Boots
Tags: search, Yahoo, developers, Google
Natural Programmers (Code Monkeys) vs. Career Programmers (Geeks in Suits)
By Sara Chipps | Article Published May 29, 2008
To hire the most appropriate talent for your software development job, you must first understand the ethic of the Code Monkey.
Tags: developers, management, programmers, software, applications
Business Logic vs. Free Software Idealism
By Bruce Byfield | Article Published May 23, 2008
For some time now, business and free software have coexisted relatively peacefully. But in recent months this cooperation has shown signs of becoming strained.
Tags: Windows, Microsoft, Linux, open source, developers
On Women In IT: A (Gasp!) Girl's Perspective
By Chris Nerney | Article Published May 15, 2008
On Women In IT: A (Gasp!) Girl's Perspective
Tags: Women in IT, developers, IT jobs
Apple to Thousands: No iPhone Developer Program for You...Yet
By James Alan Miller | Article Published March 17, 2008
Acceptance into the iPhone Developer Program means much more in the way of development resources and a place in the iPhone App Store.
Tags: Apple, developers, iPhone, support, software
Be Prepared To Pay More For Tech Expertise
By Judy Mottl | Article Published February 05, 2008
Bigger paychecks coming for network admins, Web specialists and those leading specific tech efforts.
Tags: IT certifications, hiring tech talent, developers, IT salary, IT Jobs/Salary
The 2008 IT Salary Guide
By James Maguire | Article Published November 01, 2007
The IT Salary Guide lists salaries for many tech positions, including pay levels for various U.S. regions. Plus: salary incentives for specialty IT skill sets.
Tags: IT salary, IT Jobs/Salary, programmer salary, IT management salary, developers
Will Open Source Developers be Well Paid?
By James Maguire | Article Published July 05, 2007
An open source researcher talks about the pay levels of developers. Plus, who makes more: open source or closed source developers?
Tags: software, developers, IT Jobs/Salary, open source, SAP
IT Salary: Senior Java Developer
By James Maguire | Article Published June 25, 2007
Salary levels for Senior Java Developers, along with job description.
Tags: IT Jobs/Salary, services, Oracle, IBM, developers