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Every week, I share the most interesting and useful tech articles that I\u2019ve found over the past week. This week\u2019s top articles focus on 15 hot\/cold programming trends, mobile strategy priorities in 2014, and more. I hope you find them useful:<\/p>\n
Enterprise architecture: getting organized for the coming year<\/span><\/a> IT\u2019s famous last words: If it ain\u2019t broke, don\u2019t fix it<\/span><\/a> 3 mobile strategy priorities for 2014<\/span><\/a> Every week, I share the most interesting and useful tech articles that I\u2019ve found over the past week. This week\u2019s top articles focus on 15 hot\/cold programming trends, mobile strategy priorities in 2014, and more. I hope you find them useful: Enterprise architecture: getting organized for the coming year Why is architecture so important? Well …<\/p>\n
\nWhy is architecture so important<\/span><\/a>? Well planned, modern architecture gives businesses the ability to add new features and capabilities as needed, without tearing anything down or starting over. In other words, modern enterprise architecture is the difference between an agile business, and one that stagnates.
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\n15 hot programming trends–and 15 going cold<\/span><\/a>
\nWe\u2019re currently seeing a fundamental shift in web app development. Driven by recent trends like the rapid rise of mobile devices and cloud services, the world of development is undergoing some significant changes, which I\u2019ve covered in more detail in this article<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n
\nWhile many IT departments adopt an \u201cIf it ain\u2019t broke, don\u2019t fix it\u201d mentality, that\u2019s not the way to survive in today\u2019s ever-evolving world of technology. Rather, you must constantly adapt. You must create a flexible foundation that lets you adapt to change on the fly.<\/p>\n
\nAccording to recent research, less than half of all enterprises have clear mobile strategies in place. If your company falls into that category, what\u2019s holding you back? I realize that some companies hold back because they don\u2019t see a need to create dedicated mobile apps. But, even if that is the case, you still must (at the very least) create applications that adapt to any device<\/span><\/a>. After all, you can\u2019t control which device a user will use to access your applications. These days, you must create applications that automatically respond to any screen size or device.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"