Developers Confirm That Cloud Computing And Mobile Platforms Are The Future
The 2010 IBM Tech Trends Survey, conducted by IBM DeveloperWorks with 2000 developers, throws up some interesting trends in the coming years. The survey highlights the growing importance of mobile platforms and cloud computing among the developers, a clear indication that cloud computing is very well beyond the inflated peaks resulting from marketing campaigns. If [...]
So, You Want to be a Platform?
Everyone wants to be a platform these days. And they are popping up faster than I can keep track of them. Facebook became a platform, enabling application developers to develop on top of Facebook. Next came the iPhone. Salesforce.com offered Force.com as a platform. Twitter became a platform. A few weeks back PayPal became a platform. AmEx bought [...]
