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Software development tools

• Driving innovation in government

  An insider's perspective on the organisation, culture and methods used to drive innovation in the Department for Work and Pensions  Continue Reading

• Five myths of DevOps in the enterprise

  While we might all be familiar with the term, what has become abundantly clear is that what we call ‘DevOps’ can vary greatly  Continue Reading

• Why automation isn’t always an improvement

  Automation can help organisations run more efficiently, but only if the most inefficient steps in a business process are fixed first  Continue Reading

• From compliance to open banking to embedded finance – all thanks to APIs

  The road to embedded finance, banking and insurance with APIs is full of promise – and banks should take it for a journey to a better world of finance  Continue Reading

• Exploring the future of modern software development

  What tools, programming languages and architectures, defines modern software development  Continue Reading

• How to modernise IT systems while ensuring they remain stable

  Organisations need to be both agile and maintain control and stability of their IT. How can they achieve both outcomes?  Continue Reading

• A beginner’s guide to quantum computer programming

  Quantum computing takes a radically different approach to programming. IBM’s education head discusses how to get started  Continue Reading

• How CI/CD helps digital organisations

  Developments in technology have transformed IT management practices. We discuss the management implications of using CI/CD to drive digitisation initiatives  Continue Reading

• The five software testing techniques every software developer should know about

  Five simple testing techniques that will help developers test their software systematically, thoroughly and quickly  Continue Reading

• The winter of AI discontent – thoughts on trends in tech ethics

  All organisations need to consider the ethics of their technology use, especially as artificial intelligence tools become more mainstream  Continue Reading

• Feudal Lords and anarchic allies – the new models for software collaboration

  Software developers often take an unconventional view of contracts for the work they undertake, which can come back and bite them  Continue Reading

• Are SAP’s indirect use charges legal?

  The German legal system is examining whether SAP can legitimately charge for indirect access to its software from a third-party application  Continue Reading

• The lesson of TSB – testing, 1, 2, 3

  An organisation’s IT system might look good on the surface, but you can’t fix a problem if you don’t know it’s there  Continue Reading

• Will the EU Copyright Directive ‘break the internet’?

  A new European Union law proposed for copyrighted material has provoked strong reactions from all sides – but what does it mean?  Continue Reading

• The high price of not understanding how automation works with existing software licences

  Businesses must check their software licences before they introduce robotic process automation or they risk breaking the rules  Continue Reading

• The challenge of our era - digital transformation at Allianz

  The insurance firm wants to become "digital by default" and its CIO explains the vital role DevOps and cloud play in its change programme  Continue Reading

• Beware of Oracle’s developer Trojan Horse

  The Oracle Technology Network allows developers to prototype applications for free, but there is a catch when it is time to deploy  Continue Reading

• Was that it? Business as usual for fintechs after Brexit vote

  Following the Brexit vote, Fintech Times editor Bird Lovegod describes how financial services IT startups are getting on with business as usual  Continue Reading

• Driving digital productivity in the UK

  There is a need for British businesses to improve their adoption of digital technologies  Continue Reading

• When DevOps isn't enough, try NoOps

  Letting developers loose to create, test and deploy new code without operations might streamline processes, but it's not without its risks  Continue Reading

• Time for DevOps to get out of the weeds

  Software and service providers face a battle to deliver new products, features and capabilities faster than ever  Continue Reading

• Searching for the signal of open standards amid the growing noise of agile

  For all its undeniable strengths, the use of agile in government is in danger of becoming a fetish  Continue Reading

• Universal Credit: Don’t blame the IT

  It is easy to blame the IT when things go wrong, but when people are asked to do impossible things, it is not surprising if they do not deliver  Continue Reading

• UKGovCamp 2014 - discussions on delivering digital government

  UKGovCamp is an event with growing importance to the public sector digital scene - this year's event took place last week in London  Continue Reading

• User acceptance testing needs real training, not just a short course

  In spite of its importance, user acceptance testing (UAT) is often chaotic, problematic and ineffective  Continue Reading

• IT needs soldiers

  The government has recognised that its returning troops can bring value to Britain. Unfortunately it has backed the wrong profession.  Continue Reading

• The future of application development

  As cloud adoption continues to increase , most organisations are making important decisions in executing their cloud strategies  Continue Reading

• The Great Deverticalisation - part 4: The role of the private sector

  Why do we persist in running vertically integrated organisations when standardising many of these processes would free us up to do things so much better, and more cheaply?  Continue Reading

• How to make IT contracts agile

  Agile software methodologies have been around for years, yet many in the legal profession still feel they are entering unchartered waters  Continue Reading

• Hacking open data on development aid

  Using open data to analyse information about international aid shows the benefits - and the limitations - of the ICT for development field  Continue Reading

• Ovum view: The future of software development

  Agile programming is clearly part of the future, IT professionals at Computer Weekly's 500 Club heard last month, though there was tacit agreement among the speakers that agile the verb was key here, and not agile the noun  Continue Reading

• 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.  Continue Reading

• 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.  Continue Reading

• 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...  Continue Reading

• Eclipse offers adaptable IDEs for Java and C++ programming work

  Eclipse is the chosen platform for constantly evolving IDEs  Continue Reading

• 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.  Continue Reading

• 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...  Continue Reading

• Bring discipline to software development

  Poor management processes cause high project failure rate  Continue Reading

• Storage networks

  The massive growth in data and the development of storage systems, have created exciting new technologies that have added...  Continue Reading

• 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  Continue Reading

• Software development is misunderstood

  Sofftware development is an invisible task. Julia Vowler reports.  Continue Reading

• Lex picked up by Q.bit systems for £200,000 IT deal -- and other sales win briefs

  
  
  Lex motors ahead with IT development

  Automotive IT provider q.bit systems has agreed a £200,000 deal to oversee motor retailer Lex Autosales'...

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• Directory to spell end for electronic marketplaces

  Electronic marketplaces and e-exchanges could be a thing of the past with the development the Universal Business Registry, an online business directory which allows companies to find business partners globally and automate the conduct of e-business  Continue Reading

• Two years down the line

  After two years on the staff of Computer Weekly, Cliff Saran pens his swansong, recalling Java lows and Microsoft highs  Continue Reading

• Oracle claims 'no more middleware'

  
  
  Cliff Saran

  Oracle's Internet platform announced last week by the database giant promises simpler Internet application development by...

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• Crazy games for crazy guys

  Setting up consultancy Craze with his brother-in-law provided Adam Reynolds with the opportunity to put development ideas into...  Continue Reading