Build 2016 - Day 2: Walking out of the wilderness
"The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step." – Lao Tzu Today’s Build keynote felt a bit like the final steps of…
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Build 2016 - Day 1: Windows without windows
The big number at this year’s Build: 270 Million. That’s the number of copies of Windows 10 that consumers and enterprises have purchased or upgraded…
March 30, 2016
Xamarin Acquisition Amplifies Microsoft's Comprehensive Mobile Development Strategy
Today Microsoft announced that it is acquiring Xamarin. Terms were not disclosed. Our lead mobile app dev analyst Mike Facemire was on a plane…
February 24, 2016
Do Developers Need a Hippocratic Oath?
"I will utterly reject harm and mischief." These words, taken from…
October 2, 2015
Consumer Engagement Is Shifting Toward Micro Moments
Happy iPhone 6 day. If you're reading this you're proabably not standing in line hoping to get your hands on Apple's latest devices. My colleague Mike…
September 19, 2014
Make Hackathons a Win-Win
Occasionally I like to yield my "bully pulpit" to folks on our team that I collaborate with on joint research projects – and today is…
December 5, 2013
Mobile Platform Priorities Show Divided Developer Loyalties
Ok, confession time: Those who know me well know my upbringing holds a deep dark secret. Yes, I was born in West Virginia, and grew…
September 24, 2013
Forget IaaS vs. PaaS: Devs Adopting Cloud Services Now
I get a lot of questions about the best way for developers to move to the cloud. That’s a good thing, because trying to…
September 4, 2013
Developer Landscape 2013: North America And Europe
During the summer, it seems that I spend almost every Saturday mowing the yard. I’m using a self-propelled walk-behind these days, so it takes a…
August 23, 2013
Intel’s Acquisition Of Mashery Nets It Public API Smarts, Developers, And More...
Co-authored with Eve Maler Yesterday Intel set off of a flurry of tweets and news stories when it announced it had acquired Mashery.