Integrated development environments aren’t just a passing trend—they’ve become essential toolboxes in the designer’s arsenal. Still, some myths have emerged that need to be debunked. What’s an IDE?

Historically, development tools have been tied to a specific operating system. Yet, some vendors have seen success in building products that target multiplatforms. A new phenomenon, a modular ...

Back in the early days of Java, developers created applications using nothing more than notepad and the DOS command prompt. Thanks to the advent of IDEs, those days are gone forever. Short for ...