Email Alerts
-
BCS launches new agile software tester certificate
BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, has unveiled the Certified Agile Tester certificate for IT professionals that work in agile environments. News | 22 May 2012
-
CW Buyer's Guide: IT Tools
This Computer Weekly buyer’s guide to IT tools shows how you can use software and systems to improve the running of your IT department. News | 18 May 2012
-
DWP appoints ex-BAA IT chief Philip Langsdale as new CIO
The Department for Work and Pensions has appointment former BAA CIO Philip Langsdale as its new chief information officer. News | 14 May 2012
-
Adobe Muse offers websites without code
The software helps users build websites without them having to know HTML News | 11 May 2012
-
Network company Enterasys offers BYOD network management
Network company Enterasys is to provide network management for bring your own device (BYOD) deployments News | 01 May 2012
-
IT skills shortage a global issue says recruitment firm Hays
IT programming has been included in recruitment firm Hays’ list of global skills shortages, with particular demand for Java, .NET and C++ News | 19 Apr 2012
-
Learning more than one programming language can boost salary by £10,000
Knowing multiple programming languages, such as Java, C and C#, can get you noticed faster in the IT jobs market. News | 19 Apr 2012
-
Betfair opens up to software developers
Online gambling firm Betfair is inviting software developers to build apps that work with its betting exchange through a cloud-based development environment known as App Cloud. News | 16 Apr 2012
-
All major government departments in talks with Browsium
Browsium – the start-up which helped HMRC slash IE6 upgrade costs by £50m – is in talks with all major government departments. News | 05 Apr 2012
-
Retail and insurance lead two-speed IT spending
More IT-based businesses are starting with greater investment in IT after the slowdown, but with lopsided demand as businesses increase spending at different rates News | 27 Mar 2012
- See More: News on Software development tools
-
Computer Weekly / TechTarget IT priorities survey 2012
Learn which IT priorities are at the top of UK IT managers lists for 2012. Coverage from across our network includes cloud, budget cuts, networking, security, disaster recovery and more. IT priorities survey
-
Microsoft: Is computing more trustworthy 10 years on?
Microsoft is marking the 10th anniversary of its Trustworthy Computing group (TwC), but has any significant progress been made since 15 January 2002 when Microsoft chairman Bill Gates sent an email memo to all employees, identifying trustworthy compu... Analysis
-
Interview: From Apollo Mission to agility manifesto
One of the 17 original authors of the agile manifesto was Jim Highsmith who, after a previous tenure at NASA, now works as an executive consultant at ThoughtWorks. Feature
-
Case study: Law firm uses RES Automation Manager to migrate users to Windows 7
Law firm Kennedys is using RES Automation Manager to migrate users from Windows XP to Windows 7. The company has over 900 people across the UK and provides specialist legal services for insurance, healthcare, construction, employment, rail, maritime ... Feature
-
Case study: Customizations in Sugar Professional Open the Doors to Success at UEM Land Group
UEM Land Group, with headquarters in Malaysia, is the master developer and primary landowner in the regional city of Nusajaya, located in the Iskandar Malaysian Development region. The company was acquired in 2001, and in 2003 it experienced a compan... Feature
-
Case study: REAL Software Supports Hollywood’s Eden FX to Streamline Special Effects Production
REAL Software, creator of cross-platform software development tools, today announced that Eden FX, a large special effects studio in Santa Monica, developed an application with REAL Studio to render visual effects animation for The Social Network, Su... Feature
-
Buyers guide to cloud computing: realities
Salesforce.com's recent announcement of its VMforce platform for deploying Java applications is the latest in a long line of announcements from a wide range of IT suppliers of such on-demand (or cloud-based) offerings. IT departments may be confused ... Feature
-
Buyers Guide to ERP: Agile ERP
Michael Pincher looks at the new breed of software offering agile enterprise resource planning solutions. Feature
-
Hot skills: JavaFX Script
JavaFX is Sun's late entry into the field of Rich Internet Application development. Feature
-
Hot skills: scrum
What is it? Agile development methods such... Feature
- See More: Features on Software development tools
-
Open standards are about the business model, not the technology
Software companies, abuzz with lobbyists and patent lawyers over government open standards, are similar to the record industry 10 years ago. Opinion
-
Forrester: It's time to take agile to the next level
Agile development has become very popular, with more than a third of developers citing agile as their primary methodology. Opinion
-
Appearance of 'legacy' Java apps highlights danger of losing application knowledge
Java and Perl applications that were developed just three years ago have developed "legacy" attributes: the original authors are gone, the applications are poorly documented and poorly understood, and although the business relies on the applications,... Opinion
-
Eclipse offers adaptable IDEs for Java and C++ programming work
Eclipse is the chosen platform for constantly evolving IDEs Opinion
-
Building bridges is just the start
Tomorrow's launch of the Strategic Supplier Relationship Group is an important landmark in the development of our industry. Opinion
-
Software industry told it must learn from the past and stop acting like 'hairdressers'
Software development is generally more like a fashion industry than professional engineering because IT specialists fail to learn... Opinion
-
Bring discipline to software development
Poor management processes cause high project failure rate Opinion
-
Storage networks
The massive growth in data and the development of storage systems, have created exciting new technologies that have added... Opinion
-
IT superpowers' feud jumps up a gear
I had thought the battle between Microsoft and Sun over what is Java and what is not would roll on for a while longer Opinion
-
Software development is misunderstood
Sofftware development is an invisible task. Julia Vowler reports. Opinion
- See More: Opinion on Software development tools
-
Review of IntelliJ IDEA, a Java IDE
IntelliJ IDEA is a Java IDE from the Czech company JetBrains, that has survived thanks to a design philosophy centred on being smart but not annoying. Photo Story
-
A showcase of Nokia goodies from QT Developer Day
With co-located ‘sister’ events in Munich this October, followed by a subsequent US event held in San Francisco in early November, Nokia Qt has started off its 2011 Developer Days event programme. Qt is a cross-platform application and user interface... Photo Story
-
Podcast: Software development - navigating the pitfalls
Cliff Saran speaks to Paul Michaels, director of consulting at Metri measurement consulting, about how to steer a software development project in the right direction. Podcast
-
James Gosling, father of Java, discusses the challenges ahead
Cliff Saran speaks to James Gosling, father of Java and chief technology officer at Sun Microsystems. Podcast
-
Future trends in software development: interview with Dr Graham Spittle of IBM's Hursley labs
Technology reporter JP Kamath talks software development with IBM’s director at the Hursley laboratory , Dr Graham Spittle. Podcast
-
Supplier Profile: Oracle
In this Oracle supplier profile you will find news, tips and research on the vendor. guide
-
London 2012 Olympic Games Coverage
Read all our London Olympics IT coverage so far including IT preparations, the website, power concerns and the creation of thousands of new jobs. guide
-
BCS launches new agile software tester certificate
BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, has unveiled the Certified Agile Tester certificate for IT professionals that work in agile environments. News
-
CW Buyer's Guide: IT Tools
This Computer Weekly buyer’s guide to IT tools shows how you can use software and systems to improve the running of your IT department. News
-
DWP appoints ex-BAA IT chief Philip Langsdale as new CIO
The Department for Work and Pensions has appointment former BAA CIO Philip Langsdale as its new chief information officer. News
-
Adobe Muse offers websites without code
The software helps users build websites without them having to know HTML News
-
Supplier Profile: Oracle
In this Oracle supplier profile you will find news, tips and research on the vendor. guide
-
Network company Enterasys offers BYOD network management
Network company Enterasys is to provide network management for bring your own device (BYOD) deployments News
-
Open standards are about the business model, not the technology
Software companies, abuzz with lobbyists and patent lawyers over government open standards, are similar to the record industry 10 years ago. Opinion
-
IT skills shortage a global issue says recruitment firm Hays
IT programming has been included in recruitment firm Hays’ list of global skills shortages, with particular demand for Java, .NET and C++ News
-
Learning more than one programming language can boost salary by £10,000
Knowing multiple programming languages, such as Java, C and C#, can get you noticed faster in the IT jobs market. News
-
London 2012 Olympic Games Coverage
Read all our London Olympics IT coverage so far including IT preparations, the website, power concerns and the creation of thousands of new jobs. guide
- See More: All on Software development tools
About Software development tools
As businesses call for greater agility from their IT investments, software developers are required to create applications that are inherently flexible, open and adaptable to changing needs. Techniques such as agile programming and service-oriented architecture (SOA) are increasingly important, and the choice between developer tools such as Java and .Net, or IDEs such as Eclipse or others, is more critical than ever. Read the latest news and analysis about software development tools and how to maintain a successful development strategy.
