uccess in understanding and developing Web services can mean the difference between keeping and losing your IT job. The good news is that there are successful, time-tested models of development practices that can help developers create enhanced Web service applications and plan for their long-term success and maintenance. Over a
Which AJAX Library Is Right for Me? 12/05/06 Free AJAX libraries are multiplying like bunnies in the spring. Here’s some guidance to help you sift through the dozens of options and choose the one?or ones?that best suite your environment and objective. Putting AJAX Frameworks to the Test 12/05/06 Get a
A New Era for Rich Internet Applications Recent tool releases from prominent vendors offer designers and developers a variety of new and upgraded technologies for reshaping the design, implementation, and delivery of rich Internet applications (RIAs). DevX presents a series of articles that takes a look at these new tools,
The Road to Ruby Does the Ruby programming language offer enough power and elegance to make it a legitimate alternative to the current heavyweight languages? Many Ruby converts believe so, but don’t take their word for it. Find out for yourself. DevX has compiled a series of tutorials to lead
Java/.NET Interop: Bridging Muddled Waters Check your politics at the door. Java and .NET can coexist in your application environment, saving you time and money over rewriting apps to fit a hard-wired platform choice. Get a modern education in how to capitalize on existing code by using Java to communicate
DevX is pleased to conclude its special enterprise report on Java. Part III of our series includes a candid two-part feature by analyst and author Andrew Binstock on the increasing importance of the Java Messaging Service and how to select the right vendor for your needs; reviews of new tools
Field Guide to the Mobile Development Platform Landscape Get complete reviews of all the leading mobile development platforms: Android, BlackBerry, iPhone, Windows, webOS and Symbian, as well as the top contenders in the mobile database market. You’ll learn their features, requirements and support options — all the information you need
Even though chip clock speed has stopped its year-by-year improvement, today’s multicore chips can provide dramatic improvements in application performance?but you have to alter your code to take advantage of their power. Find out what you can do to gain multicore performance. Plan for the Future: Express Parallelism, Don’t Manage
C++0x: The Dawning of a New Standard It’s been 10 years since the first ISO C++ standard, and 2009 will bring us the second. In this special report, DevX delves into the new features being discussed by the standards team. Learn how these new features will revolutionize the way you