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August Software News Roundup In this roundup of interesting software news, read about a new software scheme targeting YouTube viewers, Microsoft’s attempts to move its software development processes to the cloud, and what the chief architect of Microsoft Word and Excel has to say about the complexity of software development. |
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Why You Need to Take Technical Debt into Account Technical debt is a metaphor for the result of skipping design or the implementation steps in order to achieve a short-term goal. The next time you work with code, remember that changes may be more costly to make because of your prior decisions. You achieved something, but you incurred debt. |
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The Rationale behind a Company's Geographical Diversification The drivers behind the choice of a certain geography for a company's diversification are often straightforward to comprehend. When a competitive edge is secretly being built, the location choices may be intriguing until it is revealed why those places were chosen or what the focus of development is. |
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Mobile Technology Will End the Eight-Hour Workday Most employees wouldn't argue for a longer workday than we already have. So, why are so many of us working more than we may actually have to? Because our mobile devices allow—and maybe even encourage—us to do so. Learn how this happened and how you can tune out without turning off. |
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Google Raises the Stakes for Bug Bounties To keep security bug reports coming in for their bug bounty programs, Google is willing to write bigger checks. The company announced that it is raising security rewards—up to five times higher in some cases—for its Chromium program. Pamela Rentz highlights the recent bug bounty program changes. |
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Engineers Turn to Insects to Help Solve Major Problems Many varieties of insects have abilities that humans can only dream of harnessing—until now. Learn how through robotics and biomimicry, engineers and developers are working together to erase the limitations of today and the potential problems of the future. |
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Why Samsung Is More Successful Than Apple in Emerging Markets By its own high standards, Apple had a bad quarter in its China market. Samsung, on the other hand, is surging ahead in the Chinese market. Apple is not even one of the top five vendors in India, where Samsung continues to dominate as well. Why is Samsung succeeding where Apple is not? |
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How Android Became the OS of the Internet of Things Steve Vaughn writes that the Android operating system is making possible the concept of the Internet of Things. The opportunity is available to device makers to deliver innovation through the existing Android app ecosystem |
