For most application developers, there is a paradigm shift in the works, one where applications must transform to run under many platforms, including the Web. That shift is being fueled by the ...

Whether you're building a Web or desktop application, here's a round-up of tools for building the interface with plain old HTML. Being able to work comfortably on Web-related code elements -- HTML, ...

I find it amusing that Windows is often called the server platform with the most applications, simply because it has traditionally been the platform with the most desktop applications. But if Windows ...

Ever wondered what would happen if you launched your web applications without load testing them? You may run into glitches and lose a huge chunk of your customer base due to poor app performance. For ...

YouWare has announced the release of YouBase, a backend engine designed to support the deployment of web applications built via its platform. The new infrastructure includes authentication, database ...

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--IDERA, Inc., the leading provider of database, development, and test management tools, today announced an agreement to acquire Sencha, a leading web application development ...

We’ve learned exclusively that Appcelerator, an open source platform for building and managing rich web, desktop and mobile applications, has acquired fellow development environment Aptana. Terms of ...

Did you notice there’s a lot going on with JavaScript? Node.js continues to pop up in more and more places, and then there’s the explosion of JavaScript frameworks on the client side. Many of these ...

Jeff Tompkins is a writer and teacher of English as a Second Language living in New York City. He was born in Hartford, Connecticut, in 1967 and was educated at Brown University and University College ...