Barney's Blog

Blog archive

Development Platforms Forever Changed

In the early days of programming, you had a language and typed in instructions. One of the biggest transformations came in the form of integrated development environments (IDEs). In both cases, the software is still written largely by scratch (with a few libraries tucked in) and assume the platform is either a PC OS or a Web browser.

The newest approach is far different. The newest approach assumes that there's a back-end platform, not just in the form of an operating system, browser or software like e-commerce, but actual stuff -- servers, storage and even customers!

This is the pitch Google, eBay and Amazon are making to corporate developers. They want corporate developers to build apps that tap into the Google/Amazon/eBay cloud, services and infrastructure. Sounds like a pretty cool head start.

Posted by Doug Barney on January 14, 2008


Featured

  • Nebula

    Ahead of AGI, Microsoft and OpenAI Redefine Their Partnership

    In a recapitalization announced Tuesday, OpenAI has launched a new public benefit corporation (PBC) called OpenAI Group, giving Microsoft a 27 percent ownership stake valued at approximately $135 billion.

  • Veeam Acquires Securiti AI To Unify Data Resilience and AI Security

    Veeam Software is making a strategic move into AI and data security by acquiring Securiti AI for $1.7 billion.

  • Microsoft Adds 'Mico' Virtual Assistant to Copilot in Major Fall Update

    In a significant feature update, Microsoft on Thursday said it is reshaping its Copilot AI platform with features that deepen user personalization and enable real-time group collaboration, among other perks.

  • Nutanix Partner Central Rolls Out To Boost Channel Engagement

    Nutanix on Wednesday launched a new platform, Partner Central, to give its channel partners a unified digital workspace for managing sales, tracking incentives and collaborating more effectively.

Most   Popular