Software Development

The Business of Open Source

As open source grows, many struggle as non-profits. This three-part series by JT Smith explores the business of maintaining open-source projects and the businesses that grow out of them.

Open Source: Making Success Your Biggest Problem

Tips on operating an open-source project and establishing a solid business around it to provide financing and additional resources.

Open Source: Step Back for Progress

Occasionally you need to take a step back to facilitate change and progress for overall improvement. These steps may help you avoid some of the frustration many associate with change to make the evolution of an open-source project and business a smoo

Open Source vs. Business

Some say that paid services belittle the efforts to facilitate free and open sharing of source code. Can profitable businesses and open source really coexist?

Linus Torvalds: Why C++ Sucks

Google Slips StarOffice Into Google Pack

Google's quiet insertion of Sun Microsystem's StarOffice into Google Pack gives users more features and legal protection to boot.

Divining the Future of the Client Desktop Environment

Thin computing. Software as a service. Does the bell toll for the computer desktop environment as we know it?

10 Things You Should Know About Microsoft’s Silverlight

Software developers are busy kicking the tires on Silverlight, Microsoft's answer to Adobe's Flash. This summary of not-necessarily-technical information will help IT managers identify what's important about the new technology.

Open Source Helps Stop Traffic Accidents

To send help to accidents faster, engineers at the University of Maryland are using an open-source database to connect disparate traffic data.

Why Ruby on Rails Succeeded

The software development framework has earned a vocal following and created loyal users. One Ruby expert explains what this community did right, and how others can learn from it.