OSGi’s benefits do not outweigh the complexity it creates for enterprises; open source should be funded any way possible … continue reading
The editors take on the future of Windows, video games and development, and boomers’ views of smartphones … continue reading
A reader takes issue with Stephen Forte’s guest view regarding how software evolution really works … continue reading
The efforts of the British Library to archive its culture are laudable; here’s a new curriculum for teaching programming … continue reading
The editors say that shops should go their own way re: agile, and that mobile development gains from two main competitors … continue reading
.NET uncertainty, startup foolishness, making Web apps stand out, and the Olympics are the topic du jour … continue reading
Microsoft’s constant changing of .NET is not good for the industry; the release train method for open-source projects is good … continue reading
Google Buzz vs. Facebook, real-time translation, a lack of Apple at Macworld, and Eben Moglen talks about the Internet … continue reading
The editors announce a new focus on mobile application development, and we take a quick look back at the past decade … continue reading
A reader points out a perceived flaw in functional and traditional testing methodologies, and posits his own technique … continue reading
The editors discuss a mobile White House, data vulnerability, the digs at Cambridge for Microsoft, and muzak for coders … continue reading
Kudos for a Gphone scoop, mainframe modernization, earthquake twittering and Apple dominate these short takes … continue reading