In its day, circa 1991, Microsoft Visual Basic (aka VB) disrupted Windows development by making it possible for novices to drag and drop their way to runnable Windows applications built from forms and ...

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Low-code development tools like Microsoft’s Power Platform are more than a way for users to build the apps they need when they need them. They’re a way to rapidly building code that’s needed urgently.

Apple is making it easier than ever for beginners to get started with app development. Thanks to the company’s Xcode 8 development environment, Swift programming language and tools like Metal, now is ...

Take your smartphone and count how many applications are on it. Now, think how much it costs to develop and maintain these helpful little squares. Spoiler: It's a lot. Apps have become integral to our ...