JamieG Analysis

As the debate about how to develop for mobile still battles on, in recent development, common sense may grab control of the wheel and actually start steering us to a clear future. Captain Heterogenious (Multi Platform) will over throw the mutineers.
As a developer, it has been with confusion and bewilderment how the media has been [...]

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The FUD Apple has been able to generate about flash is amazing.  As a developer myself that uses Flash in front end interfaces, this battle of words has made me sick to the stomach.  Not because either side is wrong, but because Apple is printing lies and falsehood about flash.  And, I tend to dislike [...]

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Recently Philip Hodgetts remarked on how the future of digital media and advertising. http://www.philiphodgetts.com/2009/10/30/how-will-branded-media-replace-advertising/
I had visited this topic a few years ago in older posts.  Strangely enough looking back now, we do not seem any closer to many questions we need answered.  One of the big ones to me is:
Regional Price per item advertising can [...]

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As a developer I have noticed of late that it is much easier to get into development.  Development tools are all FREE, or can be obtained for a generous period for free and with greatly reduced cost compared to 5-10 years ago.
So what is going on.  Development tools are expensive to develop. Why are they [...]

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Recent trends developing between the big IT players, Google and Microsoft, are starting to paint a very interesting picture.  At PDC, Microsoft recent developer conference, they have announced Azure.  What is Azure? Well, it is Microsoft answer to Google and the future business model to carry Microsoft forward in a future where operating systems and [...]

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