Category: News
jdubray
04/12/12
04/12/12
The Platform
The purchase of Instagram is no less than an attempt to define the new landscape of our industry. Facebook tells us that moving forward you have to pick your position in the ecosystem with precision: an app, a service or a platform. For instance, it… more »
About 4 years ago I fired up my first Cloud server on Rackspace. The service has been great but Rackspace's pricing strategy has been abysmal. In 4 years, my bill stayed constant, so did the specs of my "servers" (a modest 10 Gb / 256 Mb).
While Amazon… more »
jdubray
07/25/12
07/25/12
Mobile App Monetization
David Barnard wrote a really interesting post on the recent acquisition of Sparrow. This is a must read for any mobile developer expecting to make a living from their craft. This could actually very well be the best article written on the topic.
But I… more »
I must admit, MDE is a joy to work with, especially as an architect. MDE allows you to express how a certain class of solutions should be built, far away from the intricacies of general purpose languages and conventional type systems. It allows you to f… more »
Brian Fling, just published a great presentation detailing 6 rules to design amazing mobile applications:
1. Understand the differences between mobile and other media
2. Data is the new content, it comes from everywhere
3. Dive into context, it is th… more »
