Author: Rebecca

The results of a recent survey have shown that even among those that do, they don’t develop many.

A recent survey conducted by a Progress company called Telerik has revealed that the majority of developers haven’t actually developed mobile apps, and among those who do, they usually produce only about one per year.

Among the issues standing in the way of these mobile app developers are UX and process constraints.

Over the last few years, there has been a common mindset that has caused people to believe that the only way ahead is through mobile apps. Another belief is that pretty much every person working in IT is desperately scrambling from the world of PC or traditional server applications in order to step into mobile applications. People seem to think that, unlike PC software, apps for smartphones and tablets can be slapped together in a matter of moments and can be issued as fast as the developer wants. However, the truth of the matter is quite unlike the common belief.

The survey asked 3,000 IT professionals about whether or not they have ever developed mobile apps.

The pros that do end up creating mobile applications are continually facing struggles such as delays from limited resource, stagnating progress, and even the ever changing and fad-focused demands of the market. The user experience (UX) has also become quite the issue, despite the fact that it is greatly misunderstood, and has become one of the primary struggles that are faced by developers.

The Telerik survey showed that 57 percent of all IT professionals have never taken part in the creation of a mobile app. This indicates that despite the fact that the common perception is that virtually all developers are running toward the mobile environment, that ecosystem remains one that is quite specialized.

From among the 43 percent of software developers who have actually taken a focus toward mobile apps, the average output of functional applications in a given year is one. Some of them reported that they hadn’t created any in quite some time. Progress – or the lack thereof – is one of the largest barriers to the ability of developers to create new applications, followed by ever changing tech and practices, a lack of time or tools, and limitations to the budget.

The City Council has now approved a location based tech to screen the pavement in Italy’s capital.

The Rome City Council has now decided that it will be using types of tracking and geolocation technology in order to be able to gain a better understanding of the state of the pavement throughout its streets.

The location based tech is meant to help to detect issues like potholes and other kinds of defect.

Among the problems that the geolocation technology will be used to track and detect will include issues with signage, sewer defects, and potholes in the pavement. Over time, it will generate enough data to populate a database that will allow trends to be rapidly identified and tracked so that interventions can be implemented in a much more prompt and effective manner than is possible through the use of the current system.

The funding is now being put aside in order to ensure that this geolocation technology can go forward.

The Rome City Council has decided to set €109 million aside over a span of the next three years. The goal is to be able to effectively and efficiently survey and maintain the most vital road arteries throughout the capital.

According to the public contracts councilor, “This is truly a revolution that will make our streets safer.”

That is considered to be a very important goal in virtually any city, but in Rome, it can be particularly challenging, simply considering the sheer volume of streets, traffic, and the age of the infrastructure that is already in place throughout the city. Being able to identify problems quickly allows them to be repaired with greater promptness, which reduces the risk of having the issues worsen to the point that they could become damaging or dangerous to vehicles and the people within them.

Geolocation technology is rapidly increasing in the number of ways that it is being used. Rome has come up with a novel way to employ this technology in order to be able to keep up its city and enhance the safety of its roads. It is clear that other urban centers will be watching the success of this program in order to help to decide whether or not it will be a worthwhile investment for themselves.