Imagine that you have a fantastic idea for a mobile application. You even have a team that loves the concept. But, you hit a roadblock when you ask for budget approval. You make a valiant effort to mock out your idea in PowerPoint, spend a few days with Balsamiq or Sketch, but the results are ...
The internet of things (IoT) promises a smarter future. One in which a faltering bridge informs local transportation authorities that it needs repair. Or a bridge that can warn oncoming smart cars to prepare to drive over a frozen surface. An automated manufacturing plant that orders its own supplies and even schedules and executes maintenance. ...
Tech innovation was in the air in San Francisco even more than usual last week, with the Google I/O conference in town. From AI to wearables, and IoT to virtual reality, Google announced several updates to their ecosystem of cutting-edge technologies. Among an assortment of vehicle platforms, Android Auto made a particularly large splash. ...
Earlier last week, Google revealed plans to phase out support for Adobe’s Flash Player in its Chrome browser for all but a handful of websites. The company expects the changes to roll out by the fourth quarter of 2016. What does this mean for the typical person using Chrome? Later this year Adobe’s Flash Player will be ...
A couple development environments worth considering Every Digital Foundry software engineer has their own development environment for their project. It is a common best practice used in the industry, and we have been following it for 20 years. In the past, this meant every time an engineer moved from one project to another they ...
Three Software Development Tools Worth Considering Think of a software developer’s toolkit as your handyman’s tool belt. There are many types of wrenches and screwdrivers, and in some cases even the “wrong” tool will ultimately get the job done. The problem is that it’ll take longer and might not be built as sturdy as ...
Part 2 of Server Frameworks Spring The Spring Framework is an open-source application framework that aims to make J2EE development easier. Unlike single-tier frameworks, such as Struts or Hibernate, Spring aims to help structure whole applications in a consistent, productive manner, pulling together best-of-breed single-tier frameworks to create a coherent architecture. The Spring license falls under ...
A web framework or web application framework is a software framework that is designed to support the development of web applications including web services, web resources and web APIs. Web frameworks aim to alleviate the overhead associated with common activities performed in web development. For example, many web frameworks provide libraries for database access, templating ...
So you want to build a web application. Nowadays, most companies turn to the increasingly large pool of JavaScript frameworks when looking to develop a client-side digital product. But how do you know which is best for the job at hand? Below we will take a quick look at 5 popular client-side frameworks and provide ...
Reading Makes Better Coders – At Digital Foundry, we feel engineers should always be coding, collaborating with peers, having fun, and investigating new technologies. We also encourage team members to read industry reference books in an effort to stay current on software planning and implementation best practices. For these reasons, Digital Foundry maintains a digital ...
