Some recent trends in the GNOME development community demonstrate that porting Linux applications to Windows and Mac OS X can help attract new contributors.

How can a Linux developer tackle this market? Native applications for the iPhone must be developed with the Apple iPhone SDK, which runs only on Mac OS X. Android development is supported on Linux ...

A new self-service offering through the Red Hat Developer Program, Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Business Developers helps business development teams build, test and iterate on applications more ...

If you believe the hype, a Rapid Application Development (RAD) tool means never having to write code again. Instead of all that tedious writing, you click here and there, drag a little, drop a little ...

Google is adding the ability to securely run Linux applications inside a virtual machine within Chrome OS. The Linux support is designed for developers so they can use Chromebooks in addition to ...

The Linux Terminal app is now available for Pixel devices on the latest Android 15 update. The app lets users run Debian on their devices.

The Greenphone will come with a software development kit and Qtopia Phone Edition, an application platform from Trolltech designed for Linux-based mobile phones. The phone will have many features ...

Even though conventional Linux GUI toolkits haven't bought into bling just yet, application developers can take the first steps on their own by embedding OpenGL drawing areas in their programs ...

Open Source Development Labs, which promotes adoption of Linux, is planning a new system to better track and document changes to the operating system's kernel.

Linux application development could get a little easier following last week’s release of a specification designed by a group of technology vendors in an attempt to ensure that software works the ...