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It's always easy to shy away from the latest buzzwords and pass them off as the passing fancy of the day, but gamification can drive usage for your software or service. You just have to be clever about how you implement it.
Read my full commentary on the Ness Software Engineering Effectiveness blog.
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It's Friday and that means another round of 5 Links for Developers and IT Pros. This week includes two stories from RIM's user conference by Wayne Rash and Pam Baker. Plus should CIOs know how to code? Well, should they?
See all my posts and commentary on the Ness Software Engineering Services blog.
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Even though Amazon has far fewer apps than the Google Android Market, and the Kindle Fire has only been around for only a few months, the marketing clout of Amazon might prove to be the difference maker for developers.
Read my full commentary on the Ness SPL blog.
This we look at an Android security overview video, why legacy code means a slow transition from Win7 to Win8 and why you need a code review, no matter how experienced you are.
See all my links and commentary on the Ness SPL Blog
A funny thing happened when Platform as a Service made it easier for developers to grab the resources they need. They went around IT, got the resources on their own and increased productivity. Now, the CIO and management has a bit of dilemma on their hands. Let it go or reign it in and loose the productivity -- or even better, find a way apply some basic rules such as a common architecture.
Read my full post on the Ness SPL Blog.
This week we look at simple security rules for coders, the menace of DDoS attacks and mobile strategy.
See my full commentary and links on the Ness SPL blog.
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Read my full post including links and commentary on the Ness SPL blog.
Microsoft recently introduced a plug-in for Visual Studio that makes a game of programming by creating a leader board for programmers who generate the most code, but is this sending a message that quantity is better than quality?
Read my full post on the Ness SPL blog.
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With the Kindle Fire, we have a version of Android so different, it could be like developing for an entirely new OS and that could pose challenges for developers.
Read my full post on the Ness SPL Blog.
.NET has a lot of life left in it, in spite of what you might have concluded watching the Metro dog and pony show last week at the Microsoft Build Conference.
Read my full commentary on the Ness SPL blog.
