If you're an Android developer looking to get started creating apps for Windows 8, look no further than this resource center made just for you. You'll get tools on how to build Windows Store apps using a variety of programming languages, including blog posts, coding road maps, and much more. 

In this expert e-guide, discover the new generation of best practices for mobile application lifecycle management. Explore the need for a modified approach in terms of people, process, and tools. Read on for best practices and more information on addressing the mobile development skills gap, the myth of being "more agile," and more. 

The SANS/CWE list of the Top 25 Most Dangerous Programming Errors is already becoming the "standard" for developing secure applications in many large enterprises. In this webcast, review the prevalence of attacks that use vulnerabilities listed in the Top 25 and learn how to safeguard your code to avoid the most dangerous programming errors. 

This article aims at answering the question, "Is parallel programming hard?" You'll take a look at the distinctions between parallel and sequential programming as well as the three main problems programmers face when it comes to parallel programming. 

Hacking, cracking, and cyber crimes can wreak havoc on an organization. This white paper discusses ten common methods hackers use to breach your existing security, and what you can do to protect yourself. 

The upsurge in cloud computing presents development teams with challenges that may require them to rethink established ways of building applications. Read this SearchSOA.com E-Book to get an overview of issues and strategies surrounding application development in the cloud. 

Read this article to learn how to alert a BlackBerry smartphone user from a Background application. 

This webcast introduces a program that can help you easily create games for a variety of platforms, including Windows 8 and Windows Phone, up to 80 percent faster than coding for native languages.  Watch to learn how using one source code, you can produce ready-to-run executables and store-ready apps for multiple platforms. 

In this SearchOracle.com expert e-guide, read a Q&A that dives into the topics covered at the annual summit held this January by the business intelligence (BI) special interest group within the Independent Oracle Users Group (IOUG), including  advanced Oracle analytics, connectors to Hadoop, the R statistical programming language, and big data. 

The State of Software Security is a semi-annual report that draws on continuously updated information in Veracode’s cloud-based application risk management services platform. Unlike a survey, the data comes from actual code-level analysis of billions of lines of code and thousands of applications. 

The future is hybrid app development, in which Java code, Javascript, and HTML5 are combined to create mobile applications. This expert e-guide provides insight into how your development team can benefit from a hybrid development approach, and outlines the unique skills and employees that your team will have to assemble for a successful project. 

Read this white paper to learn the advantages of column-based databases, and see if it's right for your organization. Some of the key findings include how column-based databases perform faster and require less maintenance, while also performing better with analytic applications. 

This week’s Computer Weekly kicks off our Buyer's Guide to private cloud. It also contains our RSA conference coverage of the latest IT security trends and the future for Microsoft's Trustworthy Computing initiative. And we discuss the role of apprenticeships in encouraging more young people to work in IT.