A number of programming languages, including Scala, Clojure, Groovy, JRuby and Jython offer alternatives to Java. Another relatively new language, Mirah, brings some of Ruby’s best features to the JVM.
Analytics firm Distimo has released a new report that compares the Windows Phone 7 app store with others, including its predecessor Windows Marketplace for Mobile. Contrary to earlier reports, Distimo
While more and more developers are using the cloud for development, not all of them know what they are getting into. Key issues to consider are: choosing which platform to
The Top 10 Strategic Technologies for 2011 were recently announced by Gartner, the self proclaimed world’s leader in information technology research and advisory company. Training.DevX.com explores this list, discussing how
Crunching data or having access to vast amounts of data is crucial for many applications, particularly batch jobs which have the tendency and are suitable to run in cloud environments.
Apple iPad and iPhone owners can now download iOS 4.2. The release adds a number of new features, including AirPlay, AirPrint, and access to Find My iPhone. It also brings
As vice president of engineering for Facebook, Mike Schroepfer oversees a team of 500+ developers. In this interview he explains that they usually use small teams of three to five
This week, Training.DevX.com explores this topic, and the answer? It depends… First things first, developers should take stock of their goals and where they want certification to take them—be it
When Ruby on Rails 3.0 was first released, it wasn’t as fast as previous versions of the Web development framework. Now Rails has released version 3.0.3 that brings back some
For teams that are looking to agile to help improve their productivity, agile (which is not a methodology), has contained under its umbrella attractive methodologies to help teams improve their
For years, the cloud has been used to share resources, software and information, but its role in application lifecycle management (ALM) has been spotty to non-existent of late with a
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To cut to the chase, those of you who have worked on enterprise or service oriented projects before already know this. These types of projects are characterized by a large
At the Web 2.0 Summit, Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen called attention to the ongoing battle between Adobe and Apple. “There’s a war happening for developers; there’s a war to try
Speaking at the All About Mobile conference, RIM’s Rana Puri offered several tips to smartphone app developers. Cautioning of the dangers posed by fragmentation, Puri warned, “You need to know
Sencha has unveiled version 1.0 of its cross-platform Web application tool, Sencha Touch. At the same time, it dropped the price for a commercial license from $99 to $0. By
Every year, agile software vendor VersionOne releases a “State of Agile Survey.” This year’s results showed a marked increase in the level of experience with the development methodology, particularly when
Analysts and other experts say that developers are beginning to use cloud-based technologies in three key ways. First, teams are using public cloud services like Amazon EC2 for testing purposes.
Online job board oDesk regularly publishes an Online Employment Report which lists the most in-demand skills based on data from site job postings. The latest version shows a 710 percent
Ever since the release of ASP.NET MVC there is a constant buzz to evaluate its features and compare it with traditional Web Forms development. This article compares both these frameworks
My favorite session at the Las Vegas Dev Connections conference last April was the part given by Markus Egger on the topic of Cognitive Friction. I’m embarrassed to say that after 15 years
Harris Interactive has released a new poll which reveals that 38 percent of mobile app users are unhappy with “most” of the apps they’ve tried. That could be bad news
After a few years on the job, developers often find themselves asking: what’s next? For some, the answer could be to go to business school to earn an MBA. Today,
According to Plato, humans were originally created with four arms, four legs, and two heads.? These were very powerful beings that eventually rebelled against the Greek gods.? The answer Zeus
Recent Apple announcements related to Java had some Mac developers wondering if future versions of OS X would support Java. Now Apple has answered that question by announcing its support
In this article, open source heavyweight Bruce Perens explains the complications resulting from a lawsuit between Red Hat and Acacia. Acacia had sued Red Hat for violating a patent on
When Ram Arumugam answered his phone at a noisy kids soccer arena, a voice said, “Ram, this is Steve.” It was Apple CEO Steve Jobs calling to discuss an e-mail
Intel, hardly a household name in software, has lately been building its software credibility in the developer community, especially among developers using its multi-core processors. Intel’s interest in developer tools
With the cost for all-day meetings reaching into the thousands of dollars, project managers are well-advised to make sure their meetings are as efficient as possible. In this article, experts
According to developer Tim Caswell, “One of the secrets to being a super effective JavaScript developer is to truly understand the semantics of the language.” In order to help others