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Developers: Android apps need marketing boost
News Android mobile apps are reportedly not selling as well as the Apple iPhone's apps, and some developers blame it on ineffective marketing on Google's Android Market. One example he gave was the fact developers cannot upload screenshots to market...
[September 15, 2009, 16:23]
Developers 'should be accountable' for security holes
Talkback But if I wonder if any employer will accept the conditions set by developers daring and will to develop secure code. If one puts the full obligations (because that is what happens when you make people personally liable for business risks) with the...
[October 12, 2005, 19:37]
Developers 'should be accountable' for security holes
Talkback Developers don't make the decisions as to what is put/not put into a product.Seems like a way for the decision makers/management to shift responsibilty from their decision and blame the powerless developer.
[October 12, 2005, 16:15]
Developers 'should be accountable' for security holes
Talkback CMM doesn't represent how good your developers are. It just represents how much time and money is wasted on the process, as opposed to the quality of the code. CMM 5 organizations still launch satellites that are completely non-functional.
[October 12, 2005, 16:38]
Developers 'should be accountable' for security holes
Talkback Developers all leave the field after the first few lawsuits, no software gets written, no bugs are introduced. Security holes are often the function not of developers work but of managements, and/or software integrators.
[October 12, 2005, 16:36]
Developers 'should be accountable' for security holes
Talkback If Developers should be liable for security holes then individuals at ALL levels of government should be liable for failures of their departments. Holding developers liable is ridiculous. Employers buy stupid operating systems, bloated needless...
[October 12, 2005, 18:33]
Developers 'should be accountable' for security holes
Talkback Since most companies have developers relinquish their rights to the code, it doesn't make sense that they should be liable. Since a company can choose to minimize QA or eliminate it --its not fair to penalize the developers.
[October 12, 2005, 16:24]
Developers 'should be accountable' for security holes
Talkback I agree that software companies should try to make their software as secure and robust as possible but hey, should developers be accountable for that? nope ! Should vendor be accountable for that? nope !
[October 13, 2005, 15:14]
Developers 'should be accountable' for security holes
Talkback There are no more developers except those that have signed contracts with their target audience, which limit damages and responsibility. If we take this to its logical conclusion we have two scenarios:
[October 12, 2005, 16:30]
Developers 'should be accountable' for security holes
Talkback Does he believe that developers have the ultimate decision making authority to release software into the marketplace? What about the role of Software QA Engineers? Are they equally liable for not finding security holes?
[November 4, 2005, 21:04]
Developers 'should be accountable' for security holes
Talkback As a professional software engineer, I strongly disagree with the stance that “Software developers should be held personally accountable for the security of the code they write”. Negligent Software Developers are not the only cause of security holes.
[October 13, 2005, 4:12]
Developers respond to KDE 4 backlash
News Developers of the open-source KDE desktop environment have responded to the ongoing controversy around their handling of the transition from KDE 3 to the current generation of the system, KDE 4, which began with the release of KDE 4.0 in January.
[July 14, 2008, 13:21]
Developers 'should be accountable' for security holes
Talkback There are huge problems with this idea: a) developers are only one part of the TEAM that produces the code; what about those that were involved in the code inspections? b) developers are in a hugely economically disadvantaged situation compared to...
[October 12, 2005, 16:46]
Developers warned over OOXML patent risk
News Developers wishing to use Microsoft's Office Open XML specification may need to brush up on their legal skills. The OSP is essentially a form of licence agreement designed to give software developers peace of mind that Microsoft won't come after...
[February 14, 2008, 11:56]
Developers 'should be accountable' for security holes
Talkback Step up to plate Developers - don't just hide behind the screen - demand it from your managers that you have the tools you need - show them the proof they need - what would you do if their was a bonus structure for secure code - get someone like...
[October 12, 2005, 23:46]
Developers at PDC to get pre-beta Windows 7
News Microsoft confirmed on Wednesday that developers attending a Microsoft conference in October will get an early version of Windows 7 to take home. In a blog posting, Microsoft said that those at the Professional Developers Conference, scheduled for...
[September 25, 2008, 8:37]
Developers 'should be accountable' for security holes
Talkback Individual developers can not know whether an end-to-end system is secure. So why not make developers responsible for ALL sins of ommission? Here's why Schmidt is an idiot. They can only know their own piece of it.
[October 12, 2005, 17:42]
Developers 'should be accountable' for security holes
Talkback You can hold developers responsible: How many Windows PCs did you buy after your first virus hit you? Why did you do that? The accountability system IS there. I went out spent a lot of money to get a Mac, as the probability of getting hacked into...
[October 13, 2005, 0:57]
Developers 'should be accountable' for security holes
Talkback Thank you for publishing this article and bringing Mr Schmidt’s remarks to the attention of myself and my fellow software developers. It’s true that some developers are underqualified for positions they are asked to fill.
[October 12, 2005, 18:13]
Developers get their hands on Windows 7
News Microsoft has released the finalised, release-to-manufacturing (RTM) version of Windows 7 to some IT professionals, hardware manufacturers and software developers ahead of the operating system's public launch in October.
[August 7, 2009, 16:10]
