Developers are enjoying a renaissance. "There is a swagger," says Dan Kador, CTO and developer at startup Keen.IO, a TechStars Cloud company he co-founded with three two other developers. "It has been ...

Tech startups don’t need really need much to actually, er, start up. An office isn’t necessarily necessary when a bedroom and a laptop with the right software will be enough to get the business on its ...

There’s an unhealthy obsession with companies looking for a way to measure developer productivity. Over the last 20 years, I’ve led multidisciplinary technology teams across some of Australia’s ...

One of the most iconic Microsoft videos is of former CEO Steve Ballmer in 2000 running around the stage at a Windows conference chanting, “developers, developers, developers,” showcasing just how ...

The demand for highly skilled software developers continues to grow. IDC, a leading market intelligence firm, predicts a shortfall of four million developers by 2025 (paywall), while the U.S. Bureau ...

During a wide-ranging investor call about Microsoft's second quarter earnings this week, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella delivered a more understated -- but no less forceful -- version of Steve Ballmer's ...

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella emphasized the company's software development focus in a presentation to financial analysts recently. "We want to build the best tool chain", he said in a wide-ranging ...

When former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer gave his infamous "developers, developers, developers" chant in 2000, he may have been a little overenthusiastic, but the sentiment was right. It was true 30 ...

Microsoft has unveiled a revamp of its developer program today, ending the annual fees to have apps published in the Windows and Windows Phone stores, in favor of a single up-front payment.