Software Development Lifecycle

Software Development Lifecycle

Develop an environment-aware Maven build process
Including environment variables in your Maven build process could boost your team's efficiency at every stage of the software development lifecycle. Java developer Paul Spinelli demonstrates his custom approach to environment-aware Maven builds.
Paul Spinelli, February 2012

Git gets equipped for the enterprise
AccuRev will release Kando, a connector that enables many of its own enterprise features to work with the Git open source version-control software.
Joab Jackson, January 2012

Consumerization: The view from IT you may not like but need to hear
A CTO argues why IT's seemingly silly and overly strict rules are in fact necessary and good.
Galen Gruman, January 2012

How to get developers to document their code
Poorly documented code? Chances are the problem lies not in your programmers, but in your process.
Neil McAllister, January 2012

2011: When cloud computing shook the data center
Despite a year of surging private cloud activity and major build-outs in public cloud capacity, the cloud's promised simplification remains elusive.
Eric Knorr, December 2011

Devops: IT's latest paper tiger
You think devops can align software development with IT operations? Think again, says McAllister.
Neil McAllister, December 2011

Ruby clouds: Engine Yard vs. Heroku
Engine Yard provides the most extensive control over the application environment, while Heroku makes life easier for developers.
Andrew Glover, November 2011

11 programming trends to watch
Whether you're banging out Cobol or hacking Node.js, keeping an eye on programming trends is key to staying competitive in an ever-shifting job market. Peter Wayner sorts the debris from the diamonds in this look at 11 tools and techniques that really are changing how developers work.
Peter Wayner, November 2011

InfoWorld's top 10 emerging enterprise technologies
InfoWorld's editors and contributors weigh their bets on which of the groundbreaking technologies and trends of 2011 -- from HTML5 to Hadoop to private clouds -- will hold steady over the long haul, and could change IT for the better.
InfoWorld Staff, November 2011

Red Hat OpenShift adds Maven and Jenkins to PaaS preview
Red Hat's OpenShift hosted platform now incorporates the open source Maven and Jenkins application development management programs.
Joab Jackson, November 2011

End the holy war over agile development
InfoWorld's Bob Lewis makes the case that inter-generation IT teams should look beyond the agile-vs.-waterfall lock-in, and recognize that versatility is the new agility.
Bob Lewis, October 2011

Why we still love open source
Open source is the medium of choice for the world's most creative developers, as shown by InfoWorld's 2011 Best of Open Source Software Awards.
Eric Knorr, September 2011

Acceptance test driven development for web applications
Acceptance test driven development , or ATDD, is a simple process change that can have far-reaching implications for your development projects. Learn about the most common approaches to ATDD and the tools for using it in your web development projects.
John Ferguson Smart, August 2011

It's official: 'Cloud computing' is now meaningless
Gartner's 2011 hype cycle shows that cloud computing is entering the trough of disillusionment; few are as cloud-centric as they claim.
David Linthicum, August 2011

Java 8 gears up for cloud
Java will need modularity and multitenancy to work in the cloud, says a Red Hat engineer.
Joab Jackson, August 2011

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