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  • Heroku, Engine Yard bolster language support on clouds

    <a href="http://www.javaworld.com/javaworld/jw-06-2011/110607-paas-for-developers.html">Platform-as-a-service</a> cloud vendors Heroku and Engine Yard have been branching out to accommodate more developers by backing more programming languages.

    Written by Paul Krill01 Oct. 11 01:22
  • Objective-C, C#, D language: Winners in programming popularity

    Objective-C, used for developing Apple iOS applications, climbs to No. 6 in the monthly Tiobe Programming Community index for most popular programming languages, after being ranked at number 8 a year ago. Also posting gains, C# rose to No. 4, a jump of two spots a year ago, while PHP dropped from No. 4 at this time last year to No. 5.

    Written by Paul Krill13 Sept. 11 08:04
  • Enterprise Java upgrade geared to PaaS clouds

    The next version of enterprise Java will be fitted with capabilities for PaaS (platform-as-a-service) cloud computing, an Oracle official said Thursday afternoon in offering specifics on what to expect in the upgrade.

    Written by Paul Krill24 June 11 10:41
  • Java founder Gosling leaves Google for startup

    After only a few months at Google, Java founder James Gosling has left the search engine giant to go to a small startup company specializing in ocean-based robotics.

    Written by Paul Krill31 Aug. 11 05:20
  • Java 7: What's in it for developers

    Although the release late last month of Java SE 7 did not come off without a hitch -- serious bugs turned up in the release candidate and had to be fixed in the Update 1 release -- the platform nonetheless offers developers a variety of enticing capabilities that range from programming improvements to boosts for sound applications and multicore systems.

    Written by Paul Krill24 Aug. 11 20:15
  • Kotlin project adds another language option to JVM

    Just when it seemed like developers already had a plethora of language options on the Java Virtual Machine, JetBrains with Project Kotlin is readying a general-purpose statically typed language for the JVM that is geared to performance-critical applications.

    Written by Paul Krill22 Aug. 11 20:07
  • Java standards process to get an upgrade

    The much-criticized JCP (Java Community Process), which maps out procedures for amending officially sanctioned Java technologies, is set for a facelift that includes greater transparency and the possible loss of voting privileges for JCP members who disregard their responsibilities.

    Written by Paul Krill14 June 11 08:02
  • Mobile, cloud are changing application development

    Mobile and cloud computing are beginning to change the way that developers work at enterprise-level and smaller businesses, according to a report released this week by Forrester Research.

    Written by Paul Krill15 April 11 02:32
  • Eclipse rekindles Java relationship

    After years of making accommodations for such&amp;nbsp; platforms as AJAX, the Eclipse Foundation will return to its Java roots this June

    Written by Paul Krill26 March 11 09:16
  • Oracle and IBM find solidarity in Java

    Oracle and IBM officials took the stage together Wednesday to champion Java and stress that their own interests mandate continued vitality of the platform.

    Written by Paul Krill24 March 11 09:15
  • JavaFX rich client environment due to hit public beta this spring

    JavaFX 2.0, an upgrade to the Java-based rich client application environment started by Sun Microsystems, is due to move to a public beta phase this spring with general availability planned for later in the year, Oracle said on Friday.

    Written by Paul Krill19 March 11 08:05
  • Oracle upgrades GlassFish Java app server

    Oracle is announcing on Wednesday an upgrade to the commercial version of the GlassFish Java application server, which is gaining more enterprise capabilities.

    Written by Paul Krill03 March 11 10:26
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