The code can improve itself, but humans will still be responsible for understanding why something changed and whether it ...

Agile methods software development (also called Agile Modelling, denoted AG for short) reduce software lifecycle time (thus speeding up development) by firstly creating a prototype version, then ...

Unlock the full InfoQ experience by logging in! Stay updated with your favorite authors and topics, engage with content, and download exclusive resources. In this episode, Thomas Betts chats with ...

My recent article, The End of Agile, inspired a lot of feedback. One of the more unusual responses came from Zak Moore, in which he looked at the relationship between software development ...

WASHINGTON -- The recession has changed a lot of things about IT, particularly in the demand for Quality Assurance (QA) professionals who have an encyclopedic-like range of skills. That change is ...

Software development is a fascinating industry that has changed over the years as developers have continually adopted newer programming languages, from Fortran to Pascal to C++ and beyond. But ...

The Financial Accounting Standards Board agreed to release a draft proposal to simplify accounting for internal use software costs by, among other things, no longer considering the development stage ...

The methods technology companies use to develop new software for their customers have changed in recent years, making applying the rules for capitalization of software development cost more ...