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.



Infographic: S/4HANA viewed positively by SAP Users
SAP has recognised that customers will face challenges and costs when they upgrade to S/4 Hana. It has set out a roadmap to simplify integration, in a bid to lower the transition cost of moving from ECC to the S/4 platform. This infographic shows why most SAP users have positive impressions of SAP S/4Hana.
News : Software development tools
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January 14, 2021
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Jan'21
London received quarter of all European tech funding in 2020
Technology startups in London raised near-record levels of venture capital investment last year despite uncertainty related to Brexit and Covid-19
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January 08, 2021
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Jan'21
Major facial-recognition supplier builds system to identify masked faces
Facial-recognition supplier claims new system can accurately identify masked faces, therefore promoting public health during the pandemic. But questions remain about whether its existing UK law enforcement clients will be deploying the technology
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December 30, 2020
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Top 10 ASEAN IT stories of 2020
Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 ASEAN IT stories of 2020
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December 24, 2020
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Top 10 software development stories of 2020
Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 software development stories of 2020
In Depth : Software development tools
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Extended reality software gets pandemic lift
Extended reality software is not new, but the Covid-19 public health crisis has seen it take on a new lease of life as organisations face up to virtuality Continue Reading
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Microsoft Windows’ future is all about users
We look at how Microsoft is evolving the Windows desktop operating system platform and providing developer flexibility Continue Reading
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Fix bottlenecks before tackling business process automation
Business processes evolve over time, and intelligent automation requires a thorough assessment of what is not working optimally Continue Reading
Blog Posts : Software development tools
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What’s up dev? Bugsnag hops into application stability management trends
Are we all feeling stable right now, in 2021? No need to answer that question, obviously. But, in fact, application stability management is now a defined parameter for software application ... Continue Reading
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Pocket (machine identity) rocket: Jetstack donates cert-manager to CNCF
Jetstack wants to be seen as a ‘proper’ open source company i.e. not just a corporate beast with an ‘open technologies’ department that is guilty of open-washing its wares by popping the off bit of ... Continue Reading
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Software: to build or not to build? That is the question
This is a guest blogpost by Kevin Hurd, Founder & CEO, Digital Hive. In 2015 Microsoft’s CEO Satya Nadella famously said: “every business will be a software business”. And it’s hard to argue ... Continue Reading
Opinion : Software development tools
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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
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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
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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
Videos : Software development tools
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2017 IT Priority Study: Trends in EMEA DevOps
Find out what DevOps initiatives IT decision makers are making in 2017
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Computer Weekly @ 50: The next big things in tech – a developers’ perspective
Leading technology experts discuss the trends in enterprise software and how this will impact future applications
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UKtech50: Henry Cohen, CIO, Telegraph Media Group
Henry Cohen, CIO, Telegraph Media Group, discusses how to balance agile development with the need for certainty