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.
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Opinion
08 Oct 2025
How AI is redesigning the rules for building your engineering teams
With AI reshaping the engineering talent landscape, organisations must move beyond assessing pure coding skills and cultivate engineers with a blend of tool literacy, human judgment and strategic thinking Continue Reading
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News
07 Oct 2025
Peer demands Fujitsu pay £700m in interim as it prepares response to Post Office scandal inquiry
Fujitsu, government and Post Office set to outline restorative justice plans, as peers calls for an interim payment towards costs. Continue Reading
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Photo Story
02 Nov 2011
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 framework that extends well outside of smartphones into tablet, desktop PC and embedded deployments. Continue Reading
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News
13 May 2011
Government website pilot points to future public sector software development
Alpha.gov.uk is a pilot for a website that could put all UK government digital services and websites on one URL Continue Reading
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News
09 Feb 2011
IT managers find Internet Explorer 9 fails to render websites and web applications
With the development of Internet Explorer 9.0 near completion, ComputerWeekly.com has learned that thousands of sites and applications are incompatible with the new browser and its immediate predecessor. Continue Reading
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News
01 Feb 2011
Aston Martin uses Siemens NX software
Iconic British sports car maker Aston Martin said it would standardise its global vehicle development on Siemens NX software for integrated computer-aided design, manufacturing and engineering analysis (CAD/CAM/CAE). Continue Reading
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News
13 Dec 2006
Sun updates Java Standard Edition
Sun Microsystems has launched version six of its Java Standard Edition platform, which supports the integration of Java technology with other programming languages Continue Reading
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News
07 Oct 2005
Service approach will bring benefits to applications development says Gartner
Service-oriented development of applications (SODA) is the best way to approach globally distributed application development and maintenance, according to a new report by Gartner. Continue Reading
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News
23 Feb 2004
Somerfield speeds up product development with online system
Supermarket chain Somerfield will this week go live with the first stage of an initiative to computerise its new product... Continue Reading