Tim Anderson reports from BUILD where Microsoft lifted the veil on Windows 8, WinRT and more.

Usability is about more than delivering a good user interface, but how can you test something that’s so subjective? Simon Bisson finds out.

Has Java become an irrelevance, or is it still an important development platform? Tim Anderson tests the water.

Mobile platforms bring both new opportunities and new problems. Tim Anderson finds out what’s involved.

A new version of Microsoft Visual Studio brings a new crop of add-ons. Tim Anderson surveys the most useful and unusual.

Simon Bisson checks out some of the tools you can use to build large scale database applications.

New platforms for building Web applications are appearing all the time. Tim Anderson checks out the latest batch.

Your application may be wonderful, but does it do what the customer wants? Simon Bisson checks out tools that help you ensure it does.

Graham Keitch explores the tools available for building .NET applications around Oracle Database.

You’ve built your application, but is it ready for use? Simon Bisson explores tools and techniques for functional testing.

Simon Bisson looks at the latest generation of tools that can help you deliver quality applications – fully tested and secure.

Tim Anderson finds out what the new versions of Microsoft Silverlight and Expression Blend have to offer.

When it comes to security, it really might make sense to bury your head in the clouds. Kay Ewbank investigates.

Why build it yourself when you can buy it ready-made? Tim Anderson finds out what you can find in the marketplace.

Tim Anderson talks to Embarcadero about Delphi and C++Builder 2010, going cross platform, and what All-Access means for developers.

Software as a Service is a new deployment paradigm made possible by broadband Internet. Kay Ewbank finds out what it can do for your business.

Peter Worlock looks at the tools that can help you manage anything from a single project to a whole portfolio of projects.

Should you be building your Rich Internet Applications for Flash, Silverlight or JavaFX? Tim Anderson assesses your options.

Simon Bisson talks to Intel’s Heinz Bast about the new tools that come with Parallel Studio to help Visual Studio C/C++ developers take advantage of multi-core systems.

Simon Bisson unravels the world of the mobile device and the various platforms available to users and developers.

Mapping services from Microsoft and Google offer new opportunities for enhancing your applications, as Tim Anderson discovers.

Simon Bisson catches up with Jason Vokes to find out what's happening at CodeGear following the merger with Embarcadero, and discoversa new release of Delphi.

With version 2.0, Microsoft's Silverlight platform comes of age. Tim Anderson finds out what you need to make the most of it.

Matt Nicholson goes to Prague to find out why we’ve all got to think parallel.

Simon Bisson shows you how testing tools can help you get the most from your development teams.

CodeGear has big plans for JBuilder. Tim Anderson finds out what’s in store for the future.

Matt Nicholson introduces a ten-page survey of the main programming languages, tools and supporting frameworks in use today.

Tim Anderson looks at C#, Visual Basic and the other languages that target Microsoft’s .NET Framework.

Languages like JavaScript specifically target the World Wide Web, as does Adobe’s Flex platform. Tim Anderson explains.

Pan Pantziarka takes us through the long and distinguished history of C and C++ and associated libraries and development environments.

The Java platform and language turned the developer’s world upside down 12 years ago. Simon Bisson explains why.

Mark Whitehorn takes a look at Structured Query Language.

Simon Bisson explains how the growth of Web applications led to programming environments such as PHP.

This new dynamic scripting language is fast becoming popular. Simon Bisson checks out Ruby and Rails.

Should you upgrade? Kay Ewbank finds out what Windows Server 2008 has to offer.