[Report] The EU App Economy: 530,000 jobs and rising
The rise of app ecosystems has put the US in the front seat of the mobile industry, a place once held by Europe with its strong pedigree...
Developer Economy & Software Developer Trends
What is changing in the developer economy, and what do the latest software developer trends mean in practice? This collection explores shifts in the global developer community, new ways of building software and the technologies shaping developers’ work. Read accessible explainers on developer growth, emerging builder communities, annual trends and the findings behind headline industry changes. For the underlying population estimates and methodology, explore SlashData’s global developer population research.
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The hierarchy of developer needs: Creativeness, not money is the top motivator
What motivates developers? Is it fame or fortune? Our new Developer Segmentation 2013 report addresses this questions, presenting a...
Developer Economics: App market forecasts 2013-2016
The global app economy was worth $ 53Bn in 2012, and expected to rise to $ 143Bn in 2016. As part of our new Developer Economics: App...
VisionMobile publishes Developer Economics Q3 2013
We’re proud to present our latest Developer Economics report – the 5th in our highly acclaimed developer research series! The full report...
[Report] Developer Economics Q3 2013 – State of the Developer Nation
We’re happy to announce the launch of our new Developer Economics report, based on the largest, most global developer survey (6,000+...
Apple & Samsung's "Profit Share" Trap
[Are the smartphone wars about profit share or market share? Guest author Sameer Singh argues that the case for profit is fundamentally...
[Infographic] Developer Economics 2013: Dev tools are the foundation of the app economy
We’d like to present our latest infographic, based on the latest Developer Economics report – themed around developer tools. This...
Connecting the next 5 billion users: Emerging markets and the need for new business models
[With so much excitement about smartphone growth, we often forget that the biggest opportunity still lies ahead, in connecting the next 5...
Which apps make more money?
[How do app developer revenues vary by country, or platform? Does the number of platforms make a difference to app revenues? Which models...
Developer Economics 2013 – Key Insights
[We’ve just published Developer Economics 2013: the tools report. This report [vm_form_download link_text='(free download)’...
Developer Economics 2013 Published
We’ve just published Developer Economics 2013: the tools report. This report [vm_form_download link_text='(free download)’...
The changing landscape of app discovery
[The explosive growth of app ecosystems is creating serious bottlenecks in app discovery that only popular apps can overcome. Having 700...
