Rather than a product, this preview is described as an "experience" or "control center" that provides a "home" for developers in Windows, aiming to boost productivity and performance for dev-related ...

There’s an unhealthy obsession with companies looking for a way to measure developer productivity. Over the last 20 years, I’ve led multidisciplinary technology teams across some of Australia’s ...

During a wide-ranging investor call about Microsoft's second quarter earnings this week, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella delivered a more understated -- but no less forceful -- version of Steve Ballmer's ...

Tech startups don’t need really need much to actually, er, start up. An office isn’t necessarily necessary when a bedroom and a laptop with the right software will be enough to get the business on its ...

Unlock the full InfoQ experience by logging in! Stay updated with your favorite authors and topics, engage with content, and download exclusive resources. Amir Langer discusses the evolution of ...

The demand for highly skilled software developers continues to grow. IDC, a leading market intelligence firm, predicts a shortfall of four million developers by 2025 (paywall), while the U.S. Bureau ...

On July 19, Microsoft began shipping out thousands of Windows Phone 7 (WP7) test units from LG and Samsung -- running a near-final Technical Preview build of its new mobile operating system-- to ...

Windows Phone 7 is entering a tough market. Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android have become well-entrenched, widely used platforms, and both have application stores boasting tens or hundreds of thousands ...

Apple on Wednesday included a beta version of Xcode 4.4 for developers alongside releases of OS X Mountain Lion 10.8 and Safari 5.2 The preview of Xcode 4.4 includes an updated Apple LLVM Compiler ...