This post is inspired by all the comments I’ve seen this week about JS in the enterprise. I would have never imagined this 10 years ago, but JavaScript is now pretty much ubiquitous. Here are a few reasons why you need to paying attention to JavaScript if you aren’t already, and why you should definitely not write it […]
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IBM Acquires StrongLoop – Leveling Up Node.js in the Enterprise
Today IBM announced the acquisition of StrongLoop, Inc, leaders in enterprise development on Node.js and major contributors to Express, LoopBack, and other Node.js tools and frameworks. Node.js is an incredible tool for rapidly building highly performant and scalable back end systems, and you develop it using a familiar core language that most front-end developers are already accustomed […]
Adaptive mobile apps that change based on personal context
That title get your attention? Yes, it really read “Adaptive mobile apps that change based on personal context” – with near real-time rules application, without much extra development effort. If that sounds interesting to you, or like a product you might want to use within your own apps, then you might want to check out this site where […]
GeoPix: A sample iOS app powered by IBM MobileFirst for Bluemix
In this post I’d like to show a fairly simple application that I put together which shows off some of the rich capabilities for IBM MobileFirst for Bluemix that you get out of the box – All with an absolute minimal amount of your own developer effort. Bluemix, of course, being IBM’s platform as a […]
Unified Multi-Platform Push Notifications with IBM MobileFirst
Push notifications, love them or hate them, are everywhere and there’s no getting around it. Push notifications are short messages that can be sent to mobile devices regardless of whether the apps are actually running. They can be used to send reminders, drive engagement with the mobile app, notify completion of long running processes, and […]
IBM MobileFirst – Powering the IBM & Apple Partnership
Back in July, Apple and IBM announced a global strategic partnership to redefine how enterprises use mobile applications. Well, last week IBM and Apple announced the first set of apps developed from this partnership. The first set of applications include industry-specific applications designed to “redefine how work gets done”. The first set includes apps for air travel, banking […]
Strategies for Managing App Versions & Updates With IBM MobileFirst Foundation (aka Worklight)
IBM MobileFirst Foundation provides two mechanisms to manage app versions and updates. Neither requiring you to write any additional code! The first is app versioning; MobileFirst Foundation tracks each version of an app that you deploy, and gives you the ability govern or restrict access to specific platforms and versions. App versioning applies to all apps, native or hybrid, on […]
So, What is IBM MobileFirst?
I’m still “the new guy” on the MobileFirst team here at IBM, and right away I’ve been asked by peers outside of IBM: “So, what exactly is MobileFirst/Worklight? Is it just for hybrid apps?” In this post I’ll try to shed some light on IBM MobileFirst, and for starters, it is a lot more than just […]
Embarking Upon A New Adventure
I’m excited to finally announce that I have embarked upon a new adventure! Today marks my first day as a MobileFirst Developer Advocate for IBM! So, what does that mean? It is very similar to what I was doing back at Adobe focusing on developers. I’m excited to engage with the development community around building […]
Automated UI Testing in PhoneGap Apps
I normally don’t write posts to talk about a specific product from another company, but this is the first product that I have seen which lets you do automated UI testing in PhoneGap applications, so I figured I’d share… Automated testing is often a critical step in enterprise application development. I’m sure most everyone out […]