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.

News 28 Sep 2023
Businesses disconnected from realities of API security

Business leaders feel confident they’ve got a handle on API security, but at the same time, incidents are through the roof, according to a report Continue Reading
Opinion 25 Sep 2023
Insights from launching a developer-led bank

A software developer's approach to building a bank in the digital age. Continue Reading

News 06 Nov 2019

How Facebook’s ‘Switcheroo’ plan concealed scheme to kill popular apps

Leaked documents reveal how Facebook used and abused app developers, cut off data to competitors, gave privileged access to its friends and used privacy as a cover story Continue Reading
E-Zine 05 Nov 2019

The benefits of API-first software development

In this week’s Computer Weekly, we find out how organisations are using an API-based approach to software development to boost digital initiatives. We examine the potential pitfalls in using cloud storage. And we talk to the Department for Work and Pensions about its four-year project to move from outsourced IT to the cloud. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
News 01 Nov 2019

Nordea brings fintech for women by women

Bank’s female-only hackathon comes up with new ideas for financial services aimed at improving women’s financial wellbeing Continue Reading
News 30 Oct 2019

Singapore startup plugs AI skills gap with pre-trained microservices

Sentient.io is offering artificial intelligence microservices that developers can use to augment their applications with speech recognition and other AI capabilities Continue Reading
News 29 Oct 2019

How Aussie Broadband is improving service levels with automation

Australian telco Aussie Broadband has improved customer service though automation, even with a lean team and a growing subscriber base Continue Reading
Blog Post 29 Oct 2019

CI/CD series - Tibco: Continuous self-service intelligence with Kafka DataOps

This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer Network in our Continuous Integration (CI) & Continuous Delivery (CD) series. This contribution is written by Mark Palmer in his capacity ... Continue Reading
News 24 Oct 2019

How Singtel and Dell are approaching digital transformation

Singtel employees are learning to create their own robotic process automation-powered bots while Dell has speeded up application development from months to weeks Continue Reading
News 17 Oct 2019

Barclays demonstrates proof-of-concept quantum clearing algorithm

Barclays and IBM researchers publish paper on a quantum computing algorithm for securities transaction trading Continue Reading
News 15 Oct 2019

Software architects struggle with relational database legacy

Legacy relational database management systems were originally designed as systems of record, but they don’t work as well in modern, cloud-native designs Continue Reading
News 11 Oct 2019

How code reuse drives business change at the DWP

Department for Work and Pensions is using application programming interfaces to promote reuse of granular microservices across the organisation Continue Reading
News 09 Oct 2019

How Goldman Sachs migrated to cloud native software development

Investment bank Goldman Sachs has selected GitLab as the platform to manage its software development life cycle, supporting 9,000 engineers Continue Reading
News 08 Oct 2019

How APAC enterprises can keep pace with container security

For all the promises of containers, changes in architecture and practices associated with the technology bring new challenges and opportunities Continue Reading
News 08 Oct 2019

Deutsche Bank to set up innovation division to drive digital transformation

More details about Deutsche Bank’s new technology division in internal company email Continue Reading
News 07 Oct 2019

Public cloud computing is early on its journey to core of the bank

Banks are no longer reluctant to use the cloud as the technology pierces the outer layer of the banking sector and begins its journey to the core Continue Reading
News 04 Oct 2019

Red Hat: We’re a neutral broker

Red Hat remains agnostic in supporting organisations that are looking to run the same container orchestration platform in a hybrid and multicloud world Continue Reading
News 02 Oct 2019

John Lewis Partnership sells its automation to business

The John Lewis Partnership will expand its use of automation technology as its early projects bear fruit Continue Reading
News 02 Oct 2019

Future Decoded: AI-powered data revolutionises software development

Microsoft believes artificial intelligence will drive an entirely new way to develop software that can take advantage of massive data growth Continue Reading
News 01 Oct 2019

Polaris Transportation digitises with RPA and hyperledger tech

Transportation group has embarked on a digital transformation journey using WorkFusion and blockchain hyperledger for straight-through processing Continue Reading
News 27 Sep 2019

How Graphcore is putting AI on steroids

UK chipmaker Graphcore’s intelligence processing unit may just hold the key to unlocking the full potential of artificial intelligence Continue Reading
News 25 Sep 2019

Can Oracle substantiate its cloud bluster?

Larry Ellison talks aggressively about having more datacentres than AWS and how Oracle’s cloud sales are growing – but it may have to provide legal proof Continue Reading
News 19 Sep 2019

Public cloud market set to double in four years

IT departments are accepting that the cloud offers a better way to provision enterprise IT, but CIOs need to beware of lock-ins Continue Reading
Feature 19 Sep 2019

Storage and DevOps: What is required for agile development?

DevOps brings continuous and agile application. Storage has to fit in and make itself just as responsive to development that does away with the inertia of stifling hierarchies Continue Reading
News 18 Sep 2019

IBM opens new centre to house 53-qubit quantum computer

IBM hopes its cloud-connected quantum computer in New York will encourage the development of quantum-optimised software Continue Reading
News 18 Sep 2019

Amadeus opens systems to kick-start innovation-driven ecosystem

By opening its systems, travel software company Amadeus is hoping to foster ecosystem-wide innovation in the travel industry Continue Reading
Opinion 17 Sep 2019

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
News 10 Sep 2019

Inside NatWest Ventures

NatWest Ventures is helping NatWest bank to remain relevant to its SME businesses customer community through digital innovation Continue Reading
News 04 Sep 2019

Nationwide Building Society harnesses low-code platform

Software development platform makes it quicker to build apps Continue Reading
News 03 Sep 2019

Assessing China’s machine learning platforms

In a new market research report, technology analyst firm IDC offers insights on key suppliers of machine learning platforms in China Continue Reading
News 02 Sep 2019

Dutch virtual reality can help reduce teacher shortage worldwide

Dutch lecturer uses virtual reality to improve teaching and developments are being watched by the Teachers Task Force of Unesco Continue Reading
News 02 Sep 2019

Nordic greentech attracts investment

The Nordic region is seeing digital innovation across a diverse range of sectors and, not surprisingly, a region known for its green credentials also has a burgeoning green technology (greentech) sector Continue Reading
News 02 Sep 2019

APAC enterprises warm to S/4 Hana

SAP customers in Asia-Pacific are assessing migration options in the run-up to 2025, when the German software giant will stop supporting older ERP applications Continue Reading
News 29 Aug 2019

Microsoft claims AI breakthrough in Chinese game of Mahjong

An artificial intelligence system trained by Microsoft Research Asia is now nearly as good as human players in the ancient Chinese game of Mahjong Continue Reading
Blog Post 20 Aug 2019

Huawei risks drowning as HarmonyOS heads for open waters

Earlier in August, Huawei announced it was launching its own open-source operating system, named HarmonyOS, which may replace Google’s Android on its devices, writes Promon head of development, Jan ... Continue Reading
News 15 Aug 2019

Dutch province pioneers no-code platform

Software development platform removes the need for expert programmers when adding functionality to applications Continue Reading
News 14 Aug 2019

Cloud Paks on Red Hat OpenShift a ‘bold step’ for IBM

A top APAC executive at IBM says the move to containerise and run its software on Red Hat OpenShift is a big step forward for the company Continue Reading
Blog Post 14 Aug 2019

Codefresh freshens produce at the Kubernetes code marketplace

Codefresh is the first Kubernetes-native CI/CD technology, with CI denoting Continuous Integration and CD denoting Continuous Delivery, obviously. The organisation has this month worked to improve ... Continue Reading
News 09 Aug 2019

Huawei mobile IoT OS ready to plug Android gap

Huawei is positioning its microkernel-based, distributed HarmonyOS mobile operating system as a true competitor to both Android and iOS Continue Reading
News 01 Aug 2019

Nationwide plans 750 tech roles at new digital hub in London

Building society is setting up its first major tech presence in London to help it access deep skills pool Continue Reading
News 30 Jul 2019

Six Nordic banks form alliance to offer KYC as a service

Nordic Know Your Customer joint venture will create a common Nordic platform based on advanced data management technologies Continue Reading
News 18 Jul 2019

CIO interview: Kieran Delaney, director of IT, Innserve

After 13 years at the drinks dispensing firm, Delaney moved into the top IT leadership role and has set out about using technology to empower workers across the company Continue Reading
News 17 Jul 2019

Deutsche Bank’s public contraction is a major landmark for fintech

German bank is cutting costs overall but is investing more in the latest digital technology as fintechs chip away at banking business Continue Reading
News 15 Jul 2019

How Suse is taking open source deeper into the enterprise

Suse’s focus on developer needs, industry-specific use cases and engineering partnerships with the likes of SAP are among efforts to take open source software deeper into the enterprise Continue Reading
News 12 Jul 2019

Sweden’s SEB bank uses mob programming across business

Hack day sees 70 developers successfully demonstrate mob programming method that banking group is now using to develop applications in an agile way Continue Reading
News 02 Jul 2019

DWP data hub develops prototype skills recommendation engine

Machine learning algorithm on Microsoft Azure identifies associated skills, based on the skills specified in online job adverts Continue Reading
News 25 Jun 2019

DBS Bank goes big on open source

Besides using a slew of open source software, DBS Bank is looking to contribute some of its own projects to the open source community in future Continue Reading
News 19 Jun 2019

Lloyds Bank uses community effort to push out DevOps

The developers and IT operations teams were once separate. Now they are one. The challenge is getting this to scale across the business Continue Reading
News 07 Jun 2019

Apple tackles iPad-to-Mac app portability

Xcode framework enables app developers to use one set of source code to target either iPadOS or MacOS Continue Reading
News 06 Jun 2019

Keeping Java relevant in the age of cloud and agile

Java Community Process chair Heather VanCura talks up efforts to keep Java up to speed with the needs of developers in the era of cloud and agile software development Continue Reading
News 23 May 2019

Why enterprises should dump their VMs for containers

Kubernetes is five years old and server virtualisation is the new legacy, says Aparna Sinha, director of product management for Kubernetes at Google Continue Reading
News 17 May 2019

Interview: Ruha Benjamin, author, Race After Technology

Why do systems that are supposed to help society seem to have a disproportionately adverse effect on ethnic minorities? Continue Reading
News 16 May 2019

IT pros hold hope that low-code platforms will help resolve app backlog

Digital transformation initiatives are driving organisations to produce software more quickly, so software developers need to speed up in cutting code Continue Reading
Podcast 07 May 2019

Podcast: The Computer Weekly Downtime Upload – Episode 14

In this week’s episode of the Computer Weekly Downtime Upload, editor-in-chief Bryan Glick joins Brian McKenna and Caroline Donnelly to discuss the technology used in BBC drama Line of Duty, the latest twists and turns in the Huawei saga, and open source cloud trends Continue Reading
News 02 May 2019

Apple posts earnings decline, but sees strong take-up of iOS

Company experiences shortfall in emerging markets and lower Mac sales, but sees the iPad Pro as a PC killer Continue Reading
News 01 May 2019

Danish financial services regulator launches sandbox initiative

FT Lab offers fintech startups a platform to test out their products in a secure environment Continue Reading
Blog Post 26 Apr 2019

Women in coding series: Billie Simmons

The Computer Weekly Developer Network and Open Source Insider team want to talk code and coding. But more than that, we want to talk coding across the diversity spectrum… so let’s get the tough ... Continue Reading
News 24 Apr 2019

Eagle Eye enlists Rackspace to lead 'all-in' Google Cloud Platform migration

Digital marketing platform provider Eagle Eye is leaning on Rackspace to support its move to the Google Cloud Platform Continue Reading
News 23 Apr 2019

Stockholm prospers as tech hub as perceptions of entrepreneurs changes

Stockholm has thrived as a tech startup hub after out-of-date attitudes to entrepreneurs changed Continue Reading
News 23 Apr 2019

Egypt aims to develop coding skills earlier in education system

An Egyptian government initiative will see thousands of teenagers trained to code in HTML, CSS and Python Continue Reading
News 17 Apr 2019

Autonomous vehicle tech is too costly and unreliable for production

Level 5, fully autonomous vehicles are a decade away. By then, the tech will be so expensive, that it will only be available on high-end vehicles Continue Reading
News 16 Apr 2019

How Kubernetes has simplified Bet365’s software deployments

Online betting company has begun using Kubernetes to make it easier for its IT infrastructure and product teams to share complex configurations Continue Reading
News 01 Apr 2019

Consumers still important as Dutch satnav pioneer maps B2B future

TomTom is focusing on the business-to-business sector, but its consumer base is an important part of its strategy Continue Reading
News 29 Mar 2019

Middle East countries accelerate quantum computing research

Gulf countries must invest in quantum computing research to ensure they continue to to remain digital pioneers Continue Reading
Blog Post 29 Mar 2019

Complexities of safety critical augmented systems

There are no lessons that can be gleaned from the tragic loss of life following the Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 crash on March 10, 2019. As has been reported across the web, the crash bears ... Continue Reading
News 22 Mar 2019

How Centrica used GDPR and Pegasystems to reward loyal customers

Thanks to the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation, the utility provider has been able to fine-tune a digitally enabled initiative that works across the business Continue Reading
News 21 Mar 2019

Australian firms grapple with business-IT gap

The growing chasm between business and IT has hit Australia more than other countries, according to a study on the state of digital transformation initiatives Continue Reading
News 15 Mar 2019

Businesses failing to grasp DevSecOps

UK and US businesses are being exposed to security risks by a failure to integrate security into DevOps programmes, research shows Continue Reading
News 15 Mar 2019

StepChange uses Pegasystems to power digital efficiency drive

Charity StepChange, which helps people manage debt problems, has developed a modern IT system to help double the number of people it can support Continue Reading
Blog Post 15 Mar 2019

Do we need a global IT event calendar?

The question is in the title already: do we need a global IT event calendar? Why do we ask? Simply because this short piece could have been called May the 6th be with you (as in May the 4th [force] ... Continue Reading
Opinion 21 Feb 2019

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
News 20 Feb 2019

How the immersive VR film Tree was created

New Reality Company worked across games development and video effects to bring about a virtual reality immersive experience Continue Reading
News 15 Feb 2019

IT Priorities 2019: IT decision-makers plan for APIs

The latest Computer Weekly/TechTarget IT Priorities survey shows that IT professionals are deploying business process automation, but application programming interfaces are not far behind Continue Reading
News 14 Feb 2019

Action needed as venture capitalists reluctant to invest in fintechs founded by women

Action is needed if fintechs set up by women are to receive the same level of venture capitalist backing as those set up by men Continue Reading
News 12 Feb 2019

Explainable AI: How and why did the AI say ‘true’?

The answer to the ultimate question of life, the universe and everything is 42, according to Deep Thought in ‘The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy’ – but experts need to explain AI decisions Continue Reading
Feature 11 Feb 2019

Inside the AI developer’s toolbox

With so much artificial intelligence, machine learning and deep learning in development, we look at the kit programmers might find useful in their AI toolbox Continue Reading
News 06 Feb 2019

Coders and developers: The new heroes of the network?

Cisco is moving towards a software-based future. We chatted to Susie Wee, founder and leader of Cisco developer and innovation programme, DevNet, to find out how she is helping to enable this change Continue Reading
E-Zine 05 Feb 2019

Technologies to support deep learning

In this week’s Computer Weekly, we look at the key technologies needed to support deep learning and artificial intelligence applications in your organisation. We hear about Southern Water’s data management overhaul and the benefits achieved from centralising its data specialists. And we examine best practice in managing large-scale Docker implementations. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
News 01 Feb 2019

Clydesdale, Yorkshire and Virgin Money opt for OpenShift digital push

Banking group CYBG uses OpenShift to roll out a common set of services and improve developer productivity Continue Reading
News 29 Jan 2019

Cisco breaks out of physical datacentres to support app-based future

At Cisco Live Europe, extending datacentre capabilities beyond the confines of the physical site to enable app innovation formed the core of a swathe of announcements made by the networking kingpin Continue Reading
News 28 Jan 2019

UK IT spending worth £27bn held back due to Brexit uncertainty

UK businesses are putting billions of pounds of IT investments on hold until they know the terms that the UK will leave the EU Continue Reading
News 25 Jan 2019

Google petitions Supreme Court to reconsider Android Java ruling

Google’s legal chief claims Oracle’s copyright ruling on Java software interfaces will damage software development Continue Reading
News 23 Jan 2019

IT leaders must address integration to support business ecosystem

New survey finds that for most businesses, digitisation initiatives are hampered by legacy IT and integration issues Continue Reading
Blog Post 17 Jan 2019

AI developer toolset series: Aricent's 'big 4' Deep Learning challenges

The Computer Weekly Developer Network is in the engine room, covered in grease and looking for Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machines Leaning (ML) and Deep Learning (DL) tools for software ... Continue Reading
Blog Post 16 Jan 2019

Puppet on DevOps: practitioners (not managers) are the new champions

Software delivery (and operations… and change) automation company Puppet has staged its fifth annual DevOps Salary Report. With a foundation in open source, Puppet is championing a world of what it ... Continue Reading
News 11 Jan 2019

Microsoft takes community approach to artificial intelligence in Sweden

Microsoft is making increasing use of artificial intelligence in Sweden as it shares experiences with the development community Continue Reading
Blog Post 11 Jan 2019

AI developer toolset series: Applitools on AI-assisted root cause analysis

The Computer Weekly Developer Network is in the engine room, covered in grease and looking for Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools for software application developers to use. This post is part of a ... Continue Reading
Blog Post 10 Jan 2019

Red Hat feathers nested workflows

Red Hat inside IBM continues to look a lot like Red Hat… but just inside IBM. The [commercial] open source champions at Red Hat have clearly pressed on with ALL the firm’s various roadmap rollouts, ... Continue Reading
Blog Post 10 Jan 2019

AI developer toolset series: Synopsys on 3 major factors that define the 'type' of your AI

The Computer Weekly Developer Network is in the engine room, covered in grease and looking for Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools for software application developers to use. This post is part of a ... Continue Reading
News 08 Jan 2019

Exxon joins IBM’s quantum committee as Q System One goes commercial

The Q System One is said to be the world’s first commercial quantum computer. ExxonMobil and CERN hope to exploit IBM’s latest tech Continue Reading
News 08 Jan 2019

Downtime deterrent: Trustpilot SRE on using infrastructure as code to prevent site outages

Online reviews site Trustpilot has a huge global readership, and here its site reliability engineering manager shares details of how his team help to ensure its services are always on when its users need them Continue Reading
Blog Post 08 Jan 2019

Okta EMEA lead: good DevOps is strategic, cultural & automated

Okta is an identity management specialist, so if its techies attempt to table DevOps commentary then they (it, the company) are simply jumping on the Agile DevOps bandwagon and attempting to ... Continue Reading
News 31 Dec 2018

Executive interview: Why Bet365 is going for Golang

If you face the same challenges as the web giants, why not choose a language developed by Google? We speak to Bet365’s head of sports development Continue Reading
News 21 Dec 2018

Top 10 developer stories of 2018

Thanks to DevOps, the need for businesses to develop software more quickly and a thriving open source community, 2018 has been a good year for developers Continue Reading
News 19 Dec 2018

Top 10 Australia IT stories of 2018

Australia continues to cement its position as a leader in mastering and deploying advanced information and communications technology across a large segment of its economy Continue Reading
News 14 Dec 2018

Paris latest city to join Tech Global Advocates

The city of Paris is the latest to join the Tech Global Advocates network, offering a life raft to fintechs in the UK that want to retain customers across Europe Continue Reading
Opinion 12 Dec 2018

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
Feature 04 Dec 2018

How Australia is keeping pace with microservices

Adoption of microservices remains patchy in Australia, although some sectors pursuing digital transformation are catching up rapidly Continue Reading
News 27 Nov 2018

Nordic IT network attracting big brands as well as startups

Tech Nordic Advocates is now seen as the go-to place for access to the Nordic tech startup sector Continue Reading
Blog Post 27 Nov 2018

Developers quench thirst for computational complexity Oasis Devnet

Software application developers can now access a new version the Oasis Devnet platform. This technology has features to help developers build and test privacy-preserving smart contracts. The ... Continue Reading
News 23 Nov 2018

Hamburg has ambitions to be a virtual reality hub

The German city of Hamburg is setting itself up as a potential hub for virtual reality startups Continue Reading
News 15 Nov 2018

Why Kubernetes is driving a groundswell in containerisation

Kubernetes is fast becoming a de facto standard, but CIOs may be unaware of its footprint in their businesses Continue Reading