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The universe of software development is moving fast, and chances are it’s not going to slow down. But Infragistics Ultimate controls and productivity tools smooth the transition between platforms and help you save time and money as you race to build and support desktop, web, and mobile applications. With the release of Infragistics Ultimate 17.1, Infragistics is expanding today’s most popular UI control suite, with support and capabilities across the application development lifecycle.  In this episode of the Infragistics Podcast, product owners Brian Lagunas (Xamarin), James Bender (Ignite UI), and George Abraham (Indigo Studio) talk about just a few of the new features we’re excited about.

Since 1947 you and I have not evolved at all, relatively speaking. On the other hand, the evolution of technology has increased almost exponentially. Our technology is now so intricate, its ability to process information so great, that our own human perceptual and cognitive abilities – honed over millions of years – pale in comparison. Once the evolution of technology and of people diverged, our technology stopped being “personal.” In this episode of the Infragistics Podcast, Kevin Richardson, Ph.D. talks about how you — whether you have the word "designer" in your title or not — can make technology personal...again.

This spring brings a new wave of college computer science graduates onto the job market, and it’s theirs for the picking. Infragistics Podcast host Elden Nelson talks with Dean Guida, founder and CEO of Infragistics, about what young developers are looking for as they start their careers today. Dean shares some advice on what smart companies can do to attract and retain the rising generation of developers — based on his 28 years leading Infragistics, his many conversations with customers and partners, and what he’s learned from watching his son do career searching in a hot seller’s market for fresh computer science graduates.

Dave Broschinsky, UX Principal at LANDesk, talks about the foundational aspects of prototyping — why it’s important, how you explain what it is, what kinds of prototypes you use in a project and when, how to share what you learn from the prototypes, when to bring developers into the process, and a lot more.

James Bender, product manager for Ignite UI at Infragistics, shares his three top tips for building web apps. Drawing on his consulting background, James shares some best practices for planning your project, thinking about your data, and thinking about performance, plus a bonus fourth tip for thinking about your end user.

Jason Beres, Senior VP of Developer Tools, talks about where Infragistics has been and where it’s headed — both the next year and in the long term. Learn about the company’s evolution from a fine-grained focus on developer tools to its current forward-looking long-term vision for supporting the enterprise.