The well-known company that provides helpful apps and tools for designers and web developers, ZURB has recently acquired Forrst, a community for designers and developers. A perfect match since the two targets each other’s demographic and both serve to help you enhance your craft.
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Twitter: another example of why you never build a service around someone else’s service
It was recently revealed that Twitter has over 500 million users. Now the fat birds of microblogging are planning to virtually pull the plug on many apps and services that have been built around their API with a post about the news yesterday. The closing in of their walled garden is another example of a… Continue reading Twitter: another example of why you never build a service around someone else’s service
An iOS app designer’s guide to making developers hate them less
Since the dawn of graphic interfaces on computers, designers and developers have faced off over the proper ways to present data and tools. The aesthetics that please designers often conflicts with the functionality and ease that pleases developers. This battle is spilling over into iOS app development, but it doesn’t have to get bloody. In… Continue reading An iOS app designer’s guide to making developers hate them less
Android Developer Relations introduces training to help build better apps
The Android Developers blog announced that they are launching a beta of Android Training, “a collection of classes that we hope will help you to build better Android apps.” As the battle between Android and iOS continues to expand and with Microsoft creeping up slowly behind them, the need for better apps is high. It… Continue reading Android Developer Relations introduces training to help build better apps
HP’s failure is Microsoft’s win as 1000 webOS developers migrate
The vultures are circling the failed webOS-powered hardware victims, particularly the developers who have been making their money around building apps on the platform. Brandon Watson, the man responsible for apps and developers for Windows Phones, sent out a tweet on Friday to attract a response. The response has been huge. Currently, nearly 1000 webOS… Continue reading HP’s failure is Microsoft’s win as 1000 webOS developers migrate
Web designers vs web developers
The battle between web designers and web developers has been going on since the establishment of web designers and web developers. It’s like salespeople versus production people. Apple vs Mac. Coke vs Pepsi. They will always be at at each others’ throats. Today, we look at the lighter side of the debate from Wix. It… Continue reading Web designers vs web developers
Apple tells Lodsys to lay off iOS developers, but its impacts are minimal
Lodsys is a company on a mission. They have been determined to sue iOS developers who are, in their eyes, illegally using their own patents. But it’s more complicated than that. Apple licensed these patents and, in some cases, require them to be used by iOS developers. So who is responsible here in the impending… Continue reading Apple tells Lodsys to lay off iOS developers, but its impacts are minimal
Google Buys Israeli Widget Factory
We all know Google staff get to spend 10 percent of their time working on their own projects, and we know Google to be a search, mobile and ads sales business with a plethora of hobbies, but now it looks like the giant firm wants to bring in even more engineers, making a deal to… Continue reading Google Buys Israeli Widget Factory
Apple Opens Up For iPad App Developers
Apple is inviting developers hoping to offer apps for the iPad on the day it ships (April 3) to submit their software to the iTunes team for approval by March 27. Developers who do get their code into Apple in time have a chance of seeing their app in among the first collection of apps… Continue reading Apple Opens Up For iPad App Developers