LAMP Developers Contribute to Fast Flourishing IT
Posted by admin in Programming on May 7, 2011
By Bhatt Himanshu
Software industry faced a long recession and has even bounced back with a plunge. Open source technologies contributed to company’s profit and advancement. In a highly competitive business world, where improving bottom lines is the focus of attention, the use of open source web development tools, such as LAMP developers, and methodologies has made things easier for both developers and businesses alike. Growth in other technologies such as VM-ware and Cloud has also led to technological advancement across the globe. Social development sites have shown their impact on business. And today every business owner, small or large, acquires a business space on Internet, which indicates fast flourishing IT sector. Let’s take a brief look at Software economy, worldwide.
Software market preview
According to the recent reports from IT research and advisory firm Garner Inc., the worldwide software development or web application development market has healed from the recession and bounced back with 8.5 percent growth annually, by the end of 2010, to the worldwide market size of USD 245 billion. Reports also showed that countries such as Japan and Western Europe will achieve relatively moderate growth; however, Asia-pacific and Latin-American countries realized the growth up to 10 percent. Microsoft, IBM, and Oracle achieved the respective positions.
What keeps industry running?
Open source technology is the major reason for the survival and, in fact, progress of software development industry. Open source technology existed since long back. Read the rest of this entry »
Is Java a Necessary Prerequisite for Learning Android?
Posted by admin in Programming on May 7, 2011
By Michael Dorf
Until recently, there was never a question that Java was a necessary prerequisite to learning Android. Java was, of course, the language that Android apps were written in; if you wanted to write any sort of meaningful app, Java was your only course of action. There wasn’t even an NDK!
Lately, however, that perception has been changing. With the release of Google’s App Inventor, some have been questioning whether or not Java is necessarily a prerequisite for learning Android.
That’s a horribly ill-conceived notion, but the short answer is: Yes, Java is still completely necessary for learning Android.
First off, let me say this: I do not, in any way, want to denigrate Google’s App Inventor. Bringing the power to create applications through a WYSIWYG editor online is a fantastic way to bring app development to people who don’t have the time or inclination to pick up a new programming language and framework, especially if they have never done any programming before. Google has reported that some very impressive apps have been created solely through the App Inventor, Read the rest of this entry »