Analysts describe the much-awaited iPhone 5 to have more to do with software updates in the iCloud and iOS 5 rather than hardware. And users won’t have to wait for a completely new experience for much longer as Apple will release this technology in the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) that are considered to be [...]
Avie Tevanian, who has served and led Apple’s software development efforts, will spend his last day at Apple on March 31, while also announcing plans to take some time off. According to Apple insiders, they are grateful to Avie for his efforts at Apple. They also stated that he is leaving Apple to pursue his [...]
If you are a newcomer to the world of programming and wondering which language to start off with or learn, it can be a little confusing to decide on the right language. Your choice will most likely be based on two things: 1. Your immediate need – Do you have to learn a particular language [...]
The concept of application virtualization is essentially fooling the application into thinking that it is working in the native environment it is supposed to work in. There are many advantages in implementing application virtualization. Some of the key advantages are: 1. Applications do not require cross platform support 2. Security issues can be controlled better [...]
In the competitive world of software, it is always important to stay ahead of the game. There are several ways to do this, and one of those is through software updates. As a software publisher, you can make updates available in two ways. Manual – where the user downloads it from the vendors website, ftp [...]
Evermore Software, a Chinese developer, has stepped up to the plate to challenge Microsoft in one of its main areas of expertise, web-based applications. It has offered a rival integrated office software package, EI Office, for some time now, but has decided that in order to remain competitive they must create a web-based version. Evermore [...]
37Signals’ latest book, Getting Real, is a must-read for anyone who wishes to develop web-based software products, and have their business succeed. This compact volume reveals the processes that 37Signals has used to design and put out five extremely popular and well-known web application products. Their book is filled with the philosophies, business plans, programming [...]
When discussing application design with programmers and analysts, the first question is invariably: “To do what?” This question leads to: “On which platform?” Then: “In which language?” Followed shortly by some variation of: “… and you want it when?” The word “application” begs definition. An example of an application is tripping the shutter on a [...]
Today, several languages are available for web application design but the two most important in use are PHP and ASP dot NET. Both are popular and effective for creating dynamic web content, so it becomes difficult to judge, which one is better. Let us find out the difference between the two. Development Cost PHP being [...]
PHP is a ‘server-side’, ‘HTML-embedded’ scripting language that is used extensively to create dynamic web pages. The web server is configured to accept PHP code as input, and produce HTML web page content in the form of output. If you are looking to develop your own web application, here is a short primer on one [...]
