Articles about Developers

Microsoft agrees to buy GitHub for $7.5B, vows to let popular coding site operate independently

Microsoft has agreed to pay $7.5 billion in stock to acquire GitHub, giving the Redmond tech giant new inroads to… Read More

Hey office planners, you’re still not giving developers enough privacy, survey suggests

Stack Overflow CEO Joel Spolsky is adamant in his belief that the open office is no good for developers. They want… Read More

Apple’s little-known Vancouver, Wash., engineering team still going strong after 25 years

It’s hard not to associate Apple with California when picturing the home base for the maker of Macs, iPhones and… Read More

Just shut up and let your devs concentrate, advises Stack Overflow CEO Joel Spolsky

If you want to attract and keep developers, don’t emphasize ping-pong tables, lounges, fire pits and chocolate fountains. Give them… Read More

GeekWire Calendar Picks: Developer Relations Summit, Startup Grind, Data Vizualization, and more

The first Seattle DevRel Summit kicks off on Thursday, Aug. 11, with a day of events focused on developer relations. Speakers include Kate Edwards, executive… Read More

Microsoft tests ‘Centennial’ tool to port legacy Windows apps to Windows 10

Microsoft wants to beef up the library of Universal Windows Platform apps, but developers haven’t been so eager to put in… Read More

GeekWork Picks: Inrix seeks a Front End Web Developer as traffic analytics company drives forward

INRIX is expanding it’s focus on connected cars and utilizing data for traffic insights. The company recently acquired the automotive… Read More

GeekWork Picks: Seattle Sounders seeking Senior App Developer to join the team

Technology is being embraced all over Seattle, including on the soccer pitch. The Seattle Sounders FC are currently seeking a… Read More

Mac extends its lead over Linux among software developers, chipping away at Windows

A new survey of more than 55,000 coders shows Mac OS X distancing itself from Linux in a ranking of… Read More

GeekWork Picks: Pet Partners animal-assisted therapy non-profit seeks database and digital marketing manager

Bellevue, Wash.-based non-profit Pet Partners facilitates animal-assisted therapy far beyond Washington state. The organization has nearly 14,000 volunteer teams involved in programs… Read More

Microsoft launches HoloLens developer preorders with 7 new apps for mixed reality headset

It has been more than a year since Microsoft announced the HoloLens, and we’ve seen an impressive range of on-stage demos since then. But Microsoft has… Read More

Fighting ‘ticket bots’: Washington AG says it’s too early to tweak state law to protect altruistic programmers

OLYMPIA, Wash. — The Washington Attorney General’s Office says it is premature to tweak Washington’s 2015 law against using ticket bots… Read More

Oculus starts shipping Rift to developers ahead of expected early 2016 release

The biggest name in virtual reality is finally shipping its consumer hardware. Just not to consumers. Oculus announced today that… Read More

Amazon takes on CafePress, Teespring to offer no-risk merch shirts for app and game developers

Amazon is getting into the on-demand t-shirt game with Merch by Amazon, a new program announced today for companies and individuals who want… Read More

Guest Post: Avoid the feature graveyard with meaningful analysis

Launching a new feature-set is seldom a home run on the first pitch. It can take inning after inning of… Read More

Uber is paying developers $5 for each new sign-up they help refer

Developers who use Uber’s API for their own apps will now earn $5 for each referral they help create. Uber… Read More

Who’s making apps for the Apple Watch: Redfin, Expedia and many more

Apple is promising “all-new ways to do all kind of things” when its Apple Watch starts shipping later this month.… Read More

App developers bailing on Fire Phone, in new challenge for Amazon

It’s no secret that Amazon’s first smartphone was a flop with consumers, but behind the scenes, the Fire Phone is also struggling with another… Read More

Twitter releases most-wanted code examples to inspire more developer use

Twitter has collected a group of popular code projects that use its API into a single GitHub page in order… Read More

GeekWork: INRIX is on a roll, looking for new VP of Product Management

Fall has been kind to INRIX. In the past two months the Kirkland-based traffic data company scored $55 million from Porsche,… Read More

Apple: Nearly half of all iPad and iPhone users have already updated to iOS 8

When Apple releases a new version of its mobile operating system, loyal users snap it up at an alarming rate,… Read More

GeekWire Calendar Picks: DeveloperWeek, Seattle Sports Tech Meetup, and more

San Francisco’s largest week-long tech event series is coming to Seattle. DeveloperWeek Seattle brings together hundreds of developers, technology executives,… Read More

Amazon unveils AppStream, a new way for mobile devs to deliver apps from the cloud

Amazon Web Services is hosting its big re:Invent conference today in Las Vegas, entertaining some 9,000 attendees with new cloud… Read More

Commentary: How I taught my kids Python programming

I wanted to expose my kids to programming because it’s a great skill and a powerful way of thinking. And… Read More

Nokia’s rewards program for Windows Phone developers uses gamification model

Lots of mobile companies offer rewards to developers who make apps on their platforms. But Nokia’s new DVLUP program is… Read More

Amazon ‘Developer Select’ offers rewards to app makers, Amazon Coins to their users

Amazon says it will offer extra promotion and cloud computing credits to app developers who optimize their software for the… Read More

Geek of the Week: Zulily engineer Steve Reed, self-taught programmer

Steve Reed grew up in Seattle, studied astronomy and physics in college, and learned to program on the bus. How… Read More

Apple slowly bringing developer resources back online following security breach

Following a security breach last week that closed down its developer website, Apple is slowly returning functionality to its tools… Read More

Dropbox strengthens ties to third-party apps with new API, developer tools

SAN FRANCISCO — Your Dropbox just got more useful. The cloud storage company held its first DBX developer conference today… Read More

Developers weigh in on WWDC: What Apple got right, and where it fell short

Posting from San Francisco: Today’s WWDC keynote brought with it a ton of announcements about the future of Apple’s products… Read More