Developer Tech

In the past 5 years or so we’ve really seen an explosion of online support apps. These companies have become some of the most lucrative business of late; basically the Zen desk clone wars. For me it’s been very interesting to watch these companies as they design their applications.

2011 saw the idea of mobile web design rear its head, 2012 made mobile web designing an important part of mobile technology, while 2013 will see it mature. Read ahead to find out the direction mobile web design is taking this year.

Gamification as a marketing strategy is nothing new, but with its increasing popularity with all kinds of businesses – both B2B and B2C – it’s a technique to look out for this year.

Companies today need the technology to not only reach out to its customers but also to offer them dynamic experiences. This article shows which mobile technology companies should invest in, to build its brand equity.

More big news from Facebook HQ yesterday, coming just months after the announcement of the new Graph Search feature. In order to provide a less cluttered and more organised user experience, Facebook will soon be rolling out a completely redesigned News Feed.

Finally, to put the age old question folks looking for jobs want to know; where's the money? Although WordPress developers and designers enjoy the greatest demand when compared to their Drupal or Joomla counterparts, and even though WordPress outnumbers Drupal and Joomla, Drupal web professionals on average make double what WordPress professionals make per project.

In part two of this series, Salesforce's Adam Seligman discusses the need for speed. Does your company move this fast? Does your company have a relentless drive for speed? Would it make them more competitive? As a developer, do you have a relentless desire for speed? Do you want users giving you feedback minutes after you build a feature?

If you are planning to develop a mobile app, chances are that you will require a backend for storing information, or managing content. These days, there are very few apps that do not require a backend at all. So here are the options for developing a backend.