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The Many Faces of Mobile App Development
Deciding whether to invest in mobile apps is simple – the answer is yes! Determining which type of mobile app to build is more complicated because there are many options, each with its own sets of pros and cons. In addition, being able to answer why the app is being...
Visual LANSA for Mobile Apps
In my last blog post, I explained what it takes to make a successful mobile app. In this post, I’ll discuss why Visual LANSA is well suited for building enterprise mobile apps and call attention to particular capabilities that help accelerate (mobile) app delivery....
5 Requirements for a Successful Enterprise Mobile App
There are a number of elements that are critical to the successful creation and adoption of mobile apps. Here are my Top 5: 1. Addressing the user’s “What’s in it for me?” question Often, the business motivation for implementing a new mobile app is to streamline...
Take Back Control of Your Application Backlog
Is it fair for the IT department to be characterized as the department known for always saying “No”? Not really, because it’s simply not true. However, let’s not let the truth get in the way of a good story. IT gets a bad rap because they want to do the right thing....
Why is Software Application Development So Much Fun?
It has become a rather interesting question to ponder over the years: What has drawn so many people into this field? Various estimates peg the number of worldwide software developers at 20 million. My middle child (age 14) shows all the signs: he takes great delight...
David Brault Named a 2019 IBM Champion
We like to celebrate accomplishments here at LANSA, especially when it involves one of our own receiving a highly regarded award. David Brault, LANSA Product Marketing Manager, has been named a 2019 IBM Champion for his contributions to the IBM community. The IBM...
Brunswick Drops Open Source, Picks Up Development Speed
Recreational bowling centers have morphed from smoky old hangouts to state-of-the-art family entertainment centers. The transformation is continuous as centers work to strike the perfect balance between meeting the needs of loyal customers that live for weekly league...
Low-code’s Impact on Mobile App Development
It’s official, mobile is the Internet champion of the world. The crowning happened in October of 2016 when mobile internet usage dethroned desktop internet usage - and the gap between the two have remained steady ever since. Considering the pervasive nature of mobile...
Certify Your Developers Become Full-Stack Developers
With nearly half of all mid and large-sized companies with open technology job postings, most are languishing on job boards for months and a significant worldwide shortage of talent supply, you have little to lose in plotting a concurrent strategy to cross-train your...
What to Expect When Hiring Full-Stack Developers
Tech recruiters everywhere are posting hordes of jobs for full-stack developers (FSDs). A quick scan for FSD (spelled out, of course) on a dozen popular global job boards finds over 180,000 active jobs posted. Unfortunately, there is no good way to cross-check the...
The Rise of Full-Stack Developers
How many full-stack developers does it take to screw in a lightbulb? Just one, if you can find one. Perhaps you should look for a unicorn instead. There is a remarkable trend in software development that has been growing along-side the divergence of specialized...
Haunted by Ghosts of Technologies Past?
Halloween is getting close. How do I know? Not because its highlighted on my calendar. And not from the constant temptation of walking past the three mega-sized bags of candy I purchased for the ghostly event. I gauge the proximity of Halloween by the frequency of...