Java platform to get modularity, OSGi support
Java modularity is just one piece of Sun's effort to 'rightsize' the Java platform.
Paul Krill,
May 2008
Ruby faces off against PHP, Java
Rubyists compared PHP and Java during a panel session at the CommunityOne conference in San Francisco on Monday.
Paul Krill,
May 2008
Low marks for Eclipse 'integrated everything environment'
Still tops for tools integration, a recent survey shows Eclipse losing ground to other IDEs in ease of use, debugging, documentation,
and built application performance.
Paul Krill,
April 2008
Is Agile at a standstill?
Scott Ambler's SD West conference hit a low note on Monday, with news of Agile's slump.
Paul Krill,
March 2008
Guess who's learning Cobol?
With 75% of business data still processed using Cobol, a new generation of programmers is needed to replace retirement-age
boomers.
Tam Halbert,
February 2008
Android's cross-platform potential in doubt
Android dangles the prize of "write once, run anywhere" development, but can it deliver?
Ephraim Schwartz,
February 2008
Android clicks to life at Mobile World Congress
Fast development cycle makes Android a 'disruptor' in packed mobile phone market.
Peter Sayer,
February 2008
JEOPARD to leverage multicore for real-time
The Open Group has partnered with a consortium of European real-time technology developers, industrial manufacturers, universities,
and research organizations to build a framework for Java-based, real-time applications on modern multicore chips and parallel
processor systems.
Paul Krill,
February 2008
Grails 1.0 released
Nearly 3 years in the making, 1.0 release is a milestone.
Paul Krill,
February 2008
Java EE 6 profiles bright for Spring
Java EE 6 profiles could enable standardized combinations of technologies without the weighty legacy of the full Java EE platform.
Paul Krill,
January 2008
SpringSource acquires Covalent
Merger deepens support for Spring-plus-Tomcat as a lightweight alternative to Java EE.
Paul Krill,
January 2008
Are you a rock star coder?
What do you have to do to land a hot job? Hiring trend suggests singing lessons, for starters.
Mary Brandel,
January 2008
The future is now -- Java development in 2008
Andrew Glover turns back the hour glass for a retrospective on the major developments of last year, and reveals what those
events tell us about Java development in 2008.
Andrew Glover,
January 2008
Do we need a mobile developer alliance?
Industrywide alliance would empower mobile developers dealing with fragmentation and other issues.
Paul Krill,
January 2008
JBoss alumni launch open source startup
A startup founded by former JBoss developers will launch LoopFuse OneView to help businesses zero in on their best sales leads.
James Niccolai
,
January 2008
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