Sun Microsystems: A Lesson in Failed Cosmetic Surgery
Sun Microsystems, one of the world’s largest server and software makers, finds itself in an awkward position: It might soon have enough cash to buy... more »
5 commentsSave Tags: java, news, trends
Both Groovy 1.5.7 and 1.6-beta-2 are out!
This is with great pleasure that the Groovy development team and G2One announce the joint release of both Groovy 1.5.7 -- current stable and... more »
0 commentsSave Tags: groovy, news
Develop Web 2.0 apps using JPA, AJAX, and Dojo tools
This article will explain how to create a simple end-to-end Web application using the JPA, AJAX, and Dojo tools available in IBM Rational Application... more »
0 commentsSave Tags: announcement, how-to, news, web 2.0
Apple patents OS X Dock
Apple has patented the OS X Dock, nearly a decade after the operating system made its public debut with a new slant on the taskbar. The late... more »
1 commentsSave Tags: apple, gui, news
MySQL Cofounder David Axmark Leaving Sun
David Axmark, a cofounder and former lead engineer for MySQL, has resigned from Sun Microsystems a few weeks after another cofounder said he may also... more »
1 commentsSave Tags: database, news
13 Flash CS4 Tutorials and Resources you may not know about ?
new Flash CS4 software release Tutorials you may not know about ?
0 commentsSave Tags: flash-flex, news
Snapshots of Groovy 1.5.7 and 1.6-beta-2
Guillaume Laforge has posted on the Groovy lists that snapshot packages of the upcoming 1.5.7 and 1.6-beta-2 versions are up for grabs.
0 commentsSave Tags: groovy, news
Mono delivers Foundation-free open .NET alternative
The open-source implementation of Microsoft's .NET is due to hit its second release today, with many .NET 3.5 features and a few notable... more »
2 commentsSave Tags: .net, news, open source
Census Reveals the Top 20 Open Source Packages
The other day we reported findings from the Open Source Census--a global effort to track the number of installations of open source packages on... more »
3 commentsSave Tags: news, open source, reviews
jQuery.embrace().extend();
I ended up giving 9 talks and was on 2 panels in 3 days - completely exhausting. We were able to get video of a bunch of the jQuery Conference so we... more »
1 commentsSave Tags: frameworks, javascript, news
Cool Jobs: Wanted RCP Developer for Diesel Games
There is a steady stream of interesting Eclipse related jobs on the eclipse.employment newsgroup. Take today, Diesel Games is looking for an RCP... more »
0 commentsSave Tags: eclipse, java, news
Introducing nWP, the Java counterpart of WordPress
We liked the functionality of WordPress, but not its PHPness. So we automatically migrated it and obtained a pure Java open-source blogging engine.
0 commentsSave Tags: java, news, open source, php
The Latest on JavaFX - Open Sourcing, the Preview, and 1.0 - RIA Weekly #22
Recently, I had the chance to sit down with Sun’s Jacob Lehrbaum. We start out discussing the larger context that RIA technologies are finding... more »
1 commentsSave Tags: java, news, ria
Conduit for Flash Pixel Bender
Adobe's new Pixel Bender technology in Flash Player 10 is great because it allows totally custom realtime graphics filters and fast parallel... more »
0 commentsSave Tags: flash-flex, games, news, ria
How Google developed Chrome
Google's Darin Fisher, a software engineer on the Chrome project, talks about how the Web browser was developed and tested. As you might suspect,... more »
1 commentsSave Tags: c-and-cpp, news, python, web design
Amazon launches pre-emptive strike against Microsoft’s planned cloud platform
On October 1, Amazon announced that it plans to offer developers this fall the ability to run Windows Server or SQL Server via the Amazon Elastic... more »
0 commentsSave Tags: microsoft, news
JBoss Introduces Feature Packs
We’ve recently introduced the concept of a Feature Pack (FP). A Feature Pack will contain one or more new features / APIs or significant upgrades to... more »
0 commentsSave Tags: frameworks, java, news, open source
Apple Drops iPhone Non Disclosure Agreement (NDA)
Apple Drops iPhone Non Disclosure Agreement (NDA)
1 commentsSave Tags: apple, mobile, news, other languages
Software Development Organizations Overlook the Value of Automated Testing
Seapine Software quality-ready survey results show that many organizations lack automation
0 commentsSave Tags: agile, announcement, news
'Dublin' App Server coming to.NET 4.0
bloid 
via devsource.com
Microsoft has announced new application server technology, codenamed “Dublin,” that will surface in Windows Server. The company also announced... more »
0 commentsSave Tags: .net, news, server, windows
India's outsourcing bubble is bursting
Once a high-flying tech hub, Bangalore is seeing more sober days in the wake of the credit crisis.
1 commentsSave Tags: news, trends
Clouds no Longer Pass by Windows
Amazon today announced that later this year, Windows Server woud be available on EC2. No details on cost and licensing etc. but this is major. Up... more »
0 commentsSave Tags: frameworks, news, windows
GIMP Gets an Interface Makeover in New Version 2.6
We've written about GIMP, the outstanding open source graphics program originally developed at U.C. Berkeley, several times before. The application... more »
0 commentsSave Tags: news, reviews, web design
Google selects Code Jam finalists
About 488 programmers from North America, Central America, and South America made it to the semifinal round of competition in the Code Jam 2008... more »
0 commentsSave Tags: news
Adobe AIR Application Installations Surpass 25 Million
Adobe reported that there have been more than 25 million installations of applications deployed on Adobe AIR in the first six months since its... more »
0 commentsSave Tags: news, ria, trends
