As software has moved from running on local machines to running in the browser a number of important things have happened. One of the most important changes is software has become media. And software that runs on the web is part of the media landscape. But I think all software should be characterized and thought of as media. MORE >>

Even though I love technology, I always cringe when an entrepreneur starts his pitch by touting his new technology. He has forgotten that new technologies are perceived by most customers as causing more pain than the problems they hope to eliminate. Let me be clear – technology and market-driven need not be mutually exclusive! MORE >>

They had a vision for a new way to develop software and created a new kind of company to pursue it. They took an old technology category and turned it on its head. We just invested $100M in GitHub. In addition to the eye-popping number, the investment breaks ground on two fronts: It’s the largest investment we’ve ever made. The No. MORE >>

few software companies bitched about the Salesforce case study. The New Technology EliteWhile the feedback to The New Polymath was overwhelmingly positive, I was a bit surprised what prompted some of the negative comments. More than a few outsourcing firms complained about. MORE >>

A number of years ago, I wrote a blog post talking about the need to teach middle school and high school students how to write software.  So began my quest to see more computer science and software engineering in the NYC public school system.  The Academy Of Software Engineering is not a "specialized school." MORE >>