Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella’s mission: Democratising AI
On his first visit to New Zealand, the global CEO of Microsoft issues a fundamental call for today’s technologists
On his first visit to New Zealand, the global CEO of Microsoft issues a fundamental call for today’s technologists
Building and managing a team of global engineers and developers might seem like a difficult task, but it can be done more effectively, if not made simpler. The CTO and co-founder of Hoist Apps, Owen Evans, explains how.
Rackspace is planning to hire in New Zealand in the next few months to support its activity in the country.
Telecom has made available a free developer’s pack with the resources needed to develop machine-to-machine (M2M) applications. The pack is meant for New Zealanders interested in working on M2M solutions.
Story mapping offers a visualization of the steps, or stories, which make up a software development project. This conversation with several experts on the topic discusses how story mapping works, how maps are created and how stakeholders benefit from seeing the lay of the land.
MYOB's API program has grown from 65 developers to more than 800 and the number of add-ons has risen to 70 across 20 categories in the last 12 months.
From simple bookkeeping packages to full-blown ERP systems, open source software can provide free options for small businesses that don't have the budget for big-ticket enterprise applications.
Ask an 'agile coach' what he or she does and the answer could range from write code to run meetings. It's not what you'd necessarily expect an agile coach to be doing, but that doesn't mean the role is unnecessary.
We spend too much on software systems in this country. We spend too much because people like me tell our clients that they can have whatever they want. And that’s the problem with software engineering — we really can build anything we wish, constrained only by the time we’re prepared to spend and the corresponding dollar figure attached.
Despite the ability of technology to allow developer teams to communicate while working in different locations, that still isn’t the ideal approach, says Paul Ramsay, of software developer Equinox.
Auckland-based software company Straker Interactive is taking on the US rich-internet application development market and has just been awarded a $100,000 export development grant by New Zealand Trade & Enterprise.
Microsoft has broadened the developer base and programming capabilities for Silverlight by adding dynamic language support to an alpha version of the browser plug-in technology.
This week, Google is set to roll out a new Asynchronous JavaScript and XML (AJAX) API geared to help AJAX developers more easily add Atom and RSS feeds to web applications or blogs.
Leading Firefox expert Robert O’Callahan is planning to double the size of his Mozilla Firefox development team in New Zealand.
A Los Angeles-based food processing business that produces baked and other goods for the Hispanic market has chosen software from Christchurch company SSi to run its expanding business.