But a new offering currently being tested by IBM is aiming to overcome that issue by making it possible for anyone with or without development skills to build basic applications online, with the help of an AJAX-driven browser interface.
The formal name for the offering is IBM Development Engagement Service, but it's also being referred to as DevEngage. If it catches on, it could help disrupt the traditional model of hiring developers to build simple applications.
"DevEngage is an ideal tool for SMBs because it allows someone to create their own application and to solve their own problem without having to send a request or create a mockup of what it is they are looking for," Cynthya Peranandam, emerging technology strategist for IBM alphaWorks, told internetnews.com. "The request or mockup might take longer than it does to just go in and build an application with this tool."
