Application development and testing in the cloud are gaining popularity. Cloud development typically includes integrated development environments, application lifecycle management. Gartner: Clients expressed “sharply increased interest” in cloud computing to enhance the development and maintenance of custom Web applications. Developers might find that the configuration they use in production is hard to replicate on cloud services. Developers accustomed to noncloud development might also encounter surprises when it comes to building Web applications in cloud. Some cloud-based apps aren’t ideal for the cloud, developers say.”]

