Digital transformation, accelerated by the pandemic, has placed new pressures on the web app development industry. Amid scarce resources — one source pegs the software developer shortage in the U.S.

Google has taken the wraps off of “Project IDX,” which will provide everything you need for development – including Android and iOS emulators – enhance it with AI, and deliver it to your web browser.

On Wednesday, a collaborative whiteboard app maker called “tldraw” made waves online by releasing a prototype of a feature called “Make it Real” that lets users draw an image of software and bring it ...