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Virtual Panel on App Development

Mobile apps are everywhere and a company can hardly ignore them as an additional or even as the primary channel to offer services. Whereas it’s clear that one has to support Android and iOS to reach a maximum of users, it’s not quite clear, what technology and tools to chose to build applications for those systems or whether to go “native”, “hybrid” or “HTML/JavaScript” ...

Ralph Winzinger
on Nov 05, 2014
Personal UX -- Solving Unique Problems Created by Widespread Global Mobilization

Smartphone users are estimated to number 3.5 billion by 2019, and the different usages (mobile is most common during morning commutes and late at night, for example) create new challenges and opportunities. Data collection via our devices, smart-home gadgets and even our cars allows software engineers to offer increasingly personalized user experiences.

Dmytro Svarytsevych
on Oct 30, 2014
DukeScript: A New Attempt to Run Java Everywhere

DukeScript is a technology meant to bring Java to every client, mobile or desktop, without the need of a plug-in. In spite of its misleading name, DukeScript is not a new scripting language but an attempt to “put Java back in JavaScript”, in an attempt to fulfill the initial vision for Java: Write Once, Run Everywhere.

Abel Avram
on Oct 09, 2014
Swift Programming Language

This year, Apple surprisingly unveiled Swift, a new programming language for iOS and OSX at WWDC. Swift is an alternative to Objective-C introducing syntactical concepts and programming paradigms well known from other languages but not available in iOS and OSX world yet. In this article, Gustavo Machado, vice president of engineering at KidoZen, details why Swift is an enrichment to iOS and OSX.

Gustavo Machado
on Sep 27, 2014
Building and Deploying Android Apps Using JavaFX

Java was invented to provide a software environment for embedded devices. But a strange loop in history made Java the top language for enterprise software. Java comes full circle with JavaFX, a mature Rich Client Application framework included in the Java 8 core libraries. In this article, we show how to deploy JavaFX Applications on Android devices, a game changer for the JavaFX platform.

Johan Vos
on Sep 02, 2014
A Large-Scale Empirical Study on Software Reuse in Mobile Apps

In this article, authors discuss a case study of several Android mobile apps to analyze software reuse in terms of inheritance and code reuse as well as framework reuse of whole apps.

Thorsten Berger Israel J. Mojica Ahmed E. Hassan Meiyappan Nagappan Bram Adams Steffen Dienst
on Jul 20, 2014
Unusual Ways to Create a Mobile App

There are hundreds of thousands of mobile applications for nearly every purpose in the iOS or Android app stores. Usually they are created with Objective-C toolstacks for iOS devices and Java based for Android handsets. In this article we would like to show you two not so common ways to build native apps with Java and Xtend which help to share code between both worlds and simplify development.

Niklas Therning Sven Efftinge
on Jul 16, 2014
From MDM to MDM: From Managing Devices to Apps to Data

Mobile operations management (MOM) is one of the top priorities of today’s modern enterprise. While the first generation of MOM solutions evolved around the management of mobile devices and applications, organizations have quickly realized that an effective enterprise mobile infrastructure requires addressing a more difficult challenge: managing and securing mobile business data.

Jesus Rodriguez
on May 22, 2014
Seven Steps to Create an Unbeatable Enterprise Mobility Strategy

As mobility is transforming our lives, this article gives a step-by-step approach on how enterprises can seamlessly connect their mobile workforce to back-end systems for increased productivity. Covering topics like business goal definition, API and data security or user experience it provides a broad overview on what to keep in mind while planning an enterprise mobility strategy.

Arun Bhattacharya
on Apr 01, 2014
Interview with Joel Murach - Author of Murach's Android Programming

Murach Publishing continues to provide quality content for programmers by updating their titles regularly. Murach Android Programming by Joel Murach attempts to provide a comprehensive coverage of Android with plenty of screenshots and source codes to help developers to code in real world situations.

Anand Narayanaswamy
on Nov 04, 2013
Book Review: Building Applications with the Android SDK, 2nd Edition

The Android Developer’s Cookbook: Building Applications with the Android SDK, 2nd Edition is a collaborative effort by Ronan Schwarz, Phil Dutson, James Steele and Nelson To. The authors have succeeded in providing a solid reference book. A book for mobile app developers that can serve as an authoritative guide for newbies and intermediate to expert devs for creating awesome mobile apps.

Martin Monroe
on Oct 19, 2013
Interview with Kevin Nilson on Cloud Monitoring and Mobile Testing

Managing a cloud environment is very different from managing servers inside the wall. On JavaOne Shanghai 2013, Kevin Nilson, the VP of Engineering at just.me, gave a talk on what needs to be done after deploying to the cloud, and he covered a lot on what an ops needs to take care of on AWS environment.

Sai Yang
on Sep 05, 2013

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