Microsoft to Offer Web Analytics for Silverlight Apps The new open-source framework will allow rich media apps to use third-party analytics services. Read the article
Application Performance Management: 10 Questions to Ask Before Buying How can you determine whether an Application Performance Management solution will be worth the investment? Read the article
Application Composition, Agile Development Rapidly Gaining Ground Application composition is being used more as a way to stay ahead of the competition and to gain the greatest IT benefits from technological investments. Read the article
Application Development: New Rules for a New Game, Part 1 Trends like cloud computing, mobility, and more are transforming application development. Read the article
Mayor Bloomberg Touts New York as Next Tech Mecca The billionaire mayor wants application development firms and other tech startups to move to the Big Apple. Read the article
Top 10 Lightweight Frameworks for PHP Development These don't require as much time or resources as some of the better known frameworks. Read the article
Google Planning Fix for Android Fragmentation? The company has a plan to help developers deal with the growing number of smartphones running different versions of its mobile operating system. Read the article
New Management Tools for Highly Distributed Apps IT departments have never had it so good, with Java, .NET, SOA, and open source architectures, but these versatile apps are difficult to monitor. Read the article
Engineers Riff on the Joys of Management at Google I/O The well-attended talk was a primer from two Google engineers who found themselves accidentally thrust into leadership roles. Read the article
Software Architecture: Propping Up a House of Cards Is your code cobbled together with a patchwork of fixes? Read the article
Top 10 Reasons for Startup Failure Consider these common mistakes made by software entrepreneurs so you don't fall into any of the traps yourself. Read the article
80 Percent of North American Developers Think 30 / 70 Revenue Split at App Stores is Unfair Only 15 percent of application development pros say app stores are their preferred distribution model. Read the article
Open Source Solutions for Managing Private and Public Clouds There has been little infrastructure software that makes it easy and cost-effective to manage private and public clouds -- until recently. Read the article
SF AppShow Gives Developers Leg Up On Competition Event offers mobile application developers the chance to shine a spotlight on their creations. Read the article
There is REST for the Weary Developer We give an example of working with the Representational State Transfer style of software architecture. Read the article
Windows Phone 7, Silverlight Are Business-Ready While Microsoft has been marketing the consumer features of the two technologies, observers see the enterprise application development capabilities. Read the article
Key Cloud Computing Cost Considerations Organizations need to examine TCO and innovation value issues closely before migrating applications to the cloud. Read the article
Manipulating Images with .NET Programs Many image processing techniques are simpler than you might expect and can be implemented easily in C# or Visual Basic. Read the article
HP Launches Security Services for Early Development HP takes aim at the earliest levels of application development with a new offering aimed at eliminating coding vulnerabilities. Read the article
How to Set Up Android Platform Development and Debugging eWeek offers a primer on how to develop for Android without using the Java-based SDK. Read the article
Amazon Adds Messaging to its Web Services New tool eliminates the need for cloud developers to create their own messaging capabilities. Read the article
Apple's New Developer Agreement Unlevels the iAd Playing Field Third-party ad networks cannot collect data about iPad or iPhone users. Read the article
New SDK Enables iPhone Application Development on Windows DragonFireSDK offers an iPhone emulator for programmers who don't know Objective-C. Read the article
VMware Acquires GemStone For Building Cloud Computing Apps Data caching technology offers Java developers modern middleware for cloud-based apps. Read the article