Yesterday at Yahoo’s annual Hadoop developer conference, the company unveiled a new beta of the open source distributed file system. The new release incorporates two other open-source tools: the Kerberos
Earlier this week, someone leaked a Microsoft partner slide show detailing the plan for the next iteration of the company’s operating system — Windows 8. From an application development perspective,
For the first time since 2006, the Apache Software Foundation has released a major update to the popular Tomcat open source Java Web server. “Developers can rely on Tomcat 7
Rhomobile has taken the wraps off Rhodes 2, an updated version of its smartphone app development framework. Aimed primarily at enterprise applications, Rhodes 2 will make it easier for ERP
Should developers use Flash or HTML 5? User interface expert Anthony Franco says it depends on what you’re building. For applications that won’t be accessed by mobile users, he recommends
Some Visual Studio developers report that they’ve been getting error messages after cutting or copying small amounts of text. The messages read: “Insufficient available memory to meet the expected demands
Many developers have begun open source projects without ever intending to make a profit. But for those who do hope to someday reap financial rewards, what are the options? InfoWorld
Everyone knows that Apple has the largest mobile app store, but a lot fewer people could tell you that GetJar is number two. Despite its status as a relative unknown,
Every year, the Eclipse Foundation coordinates a release train of Eclipse-related projects. This year’s release, named “Helios” includes 39 separate projects and more than 33 million lines of code. Notable