Operating Systems

In October, we discussed reasons why Edge has struggled to gain momentum. Are November's StatCounter browser statistics better for Microsoft's flagship brow

Edge adoption has grown sedately over the year and dropped in September. Craig discusses why few of us are prepared to give Microsoft's browser a chance.

Michael Grogan explains how to install programs in Linux using terminal commands.

The browser market barely changed during February, so Craig discusses the most popular Operating Systems in relation to web development.

Jérémy Heleine introduces the Raspberry Pi, a tiny computer that can be used for all sorts of projects and for learning about computers and programming.

Tanay Pant presents a step-by-step guide to creating a simple 3D game using the Unity 5 gaming platform.

Virtual reality isn't just a new user experience – it requires a new understanding of UX by the people who make it. Aja takes six UX lessons from VR.

Adam Bolte looks at how to determine the best location to load your environment variables and programs for altering your shell or desktop environment.

Shaumik Daityari looks at the subtle differences you might face when shifting your development environment from Ubuntu to OS X, and vice versa.

Lesley Lutomski introduces the Linux operating system and what you need to know to give it a try and install it on your computer.

A glimpse into the Windows 10 upgrade notification and the benefits and PC compatibility of the operating system

Matthew Setter explains how he sets up his Mac OS X development machine, from text editors like Sublime Text, to version control tools like SourceTree

Tim Evko argues that the wearable revolution could be no more than a passing fad — and web developers shouldn't waste their time.

Welcome to 2015. Bizarrely, IE8 usage in the USA trebled during December. A statistical setback or something more sinister?

Facebook recently released OSQuery - a way to inspect your operating system's state with SQL as if it were a relational database. See how!

Zack Wallace goes through all the tools he has in his development setup on his Windows-based environment for working with PHP, MySQL, CSS and JavaScript.

Craig takes his regular look at the web browser usage charts provided by StatCounter. The desktop market may be in a summer slump but mobile is moving fast.

From operating system to web browser to version control software, Shaumik Daityari explains how he sets up a new machine for development.

Testing multiple versions of Internet Explorer is possible from any OS including Mac and Linux using free VMs from modern.ie.

April 8, 2014 marks the end of support for Windows XP. What does this mean for developers who are still supporting Internet Explorer 8.0?

Learn how to make sure your Vagrant VM has Phalcon installed and loaded on boot

Read What's New in Chrome 31 and learn with SitePoint. Our web development and design tutorials, courses, and books will teach you HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, Python, and more.

Read Browser Trends November 2013: Ongoing IE Increases and learn with SitePoint. Our web development and design tutorials, courses, and books will teach you HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, Python, and more.

Read How to Explain Your SQL EXPLAIN Queries and learn with SitePoint. Our web development and design tutorials, courses, and books will teach you HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, Python, and more.

Read Browser Trends August 2013: The Summer Slowdown? and learn with SitePoint. Our web development and design tutorials, courses, and books will teach you HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, Python, and more.

Read Browser Trends July 2013: IE's Worst Month Ever? and learn with SitePoint. Our web development and design tutorials, courses, and books will teach you HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, Python, and more.

In the Windows Store, there is a certification process where your app is tested and reviewed before being published. Here are 10 tips from a Microsoft Developer Evangelist on passing certification.

Read Browser Trends June 2013: Chrome Outnumbers Firefox 2 to 1 and learn with SitePoint. Our web development and design tutorials, courses, and books will teach you HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, Python, and more.

Read Windows 8.1: Back to Basics? and learn with SitePoint. Our web development and design tutorials, courses, and books will teach you HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, Python, and more.

Read Browser Trends May 2013: IE8 Drops Below 10% and learn with SitePoint. Our web development and design tutorials, courses, and books will teach you HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, Python, and more.