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Google Android Announcement: Improving app security and performance on Google Play for years to come

Google recently announced several important (for developers) changes to the Google Play store application submission process to require new apps to target recent Android API releases and provide for additional security for app users. Developers have known for a long time that they needed to support multiple versions of Android OS releases. Having to supportContinue Reading “Google Android Announcement: Improving app security and performance on Google Play for years to come”

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Quantum Computing – IBM and Microsoft recent announcements

There have been several news stories about IBM and Microsoft advancements for developers and companies interested in Quantum Computing. IBM announced new partnerships with companies, universities and associations. Microsoft announced a Quantum development kit release along with the Quantum language called Q#. Here are links to several of the announcements and product pages.   IBMContinue Reading “Quantum Computing – IBM and Microsoft recent announcements”

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How many developers are there in the world and what do you use to write programs?

We often get asked how many developers there are working in the world. This sounds like a simple question and at the same time the term “developer” does not fully convey the spectrum of how a developer self describes who they are and what they do.  If I refined a developer to become “professional developer”Continue Reading “How many developers are there in the world and what do you use to write programs?”