Java != Slow
I am not the biggest Java fan inside or outside of my company. But I detest being on the receiving end of a conversation that involves... more »
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Advice From An Old Programmer
author of the book Learn Python The Hard Way talks about programming: languages do not matter, what you do with them matters...
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Complete list of DZone MVBs (Most Valued Bloggers)
DZone's MVB program brings together a group of highly talented bloggers, authors, and technologists actively writing about topics of... more »
Scala is my next choice
I have done Pascal, C, C++, Java, PHP, Ruby, Groovy and recently Scala, which I found it to be a unique language compared to anything... more »
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Python up, Ruby down: If that runtime don't work, then its bound to drizzown
This past week, I switched from programming in Ruby to programming in Python. Why did I do that? Well, that’s a story with a bunch of background.
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NetBeans IDE 6.7 Release Candidate 1 Available for Download
The NetBeans team is proud to announce the availability of NetBeans IDE 6.7 Release Candidate 1!
Java on the Decline? Think Again
Some observations regarding Tiobe's unbiased assesment of language popularity, measured based on the world-wide availability of skilled... more »
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What's New in IntelliJ IDEA 10
Version 10 of the venerable Java-based IDE has just been released. Here's what's new.
The Evolution of a Python Programmer
From novice to enterprise programmer.
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13 reasons why Ruby, Python and the gang will push Java to die… of old age
Lately I seem to find everywhere lots of articles about the imminent dismissal of Java and its replacement with the scripting language of... more »
30 free programming eBooks
Since this post got quite popular I decided to incorporate some of the excellent suggestions posted in the comments, so this list now has... more »
Ruby is beautiful (but I’m moving to Python)
The Ruby language is beautiful. And I think it deserves to break free from the Web. Unfortunately, I think the future of Ruby is firmly... more »
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Why I switched from PHP to Python
When it came time to start putting code to paper at CrashCorp I was faced with the decision of choosing both a language and a platform.... more »
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Django 1.0 Released!!
" No, you’re not hallucinating, it’s really here. Around three years ago, Adrian, Simon, Wilson and I released some code to the... more »
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Python Is Not Java
I was recently looking at the source of a wxPython-based GUI application, about 45.5KLOC in size, not counting the libraries used (e.g.... more »
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12 cheat sheet for developers
A cheatsheet is a very important utility, a useful reference that a developer should have on the desktop . A cheatsheet can improve our... more »
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NetBeans 6.8 Beta Coming; Does Oracle Care?
NetBeans 6.8 passes milestone 2 and is preparing for a Beta release. New features listed. There is also concern among NetBeans... more »
Will Google App Engine Support Java? Can It?
This must come from the “They know something we don’t know” department, because Google’s newly announced Google App Engine lets you... more »
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Why I'm dropping Google Appengine for my primary project
A blog post detailing some of the challenges encountered by an early adopter of Google Appengine, and which barriers finally led him to... more »
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Learn 3D Modelling with Blender (6 videos, 77 minutes)
Glen Moyes introduces the Blender 3D Modelling toolkit, covering: terminology, the UI, placing and manipulating objects in 3D space,... more »
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10 Things to Learn Next Year
Sick of backward-looking end-of-year top 10 lists? Here are 10 things that I, as a developer, want to learn in 2011.
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Learn Python in 10 minutes
So, you want to learn the Python programming language but can't find a concise and yet full-featured tutorial. This tutorial will attempt... more »
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Why do most people seem to use inferior programming-languages?
If you read discussions about programming languages, one topic is quite common: "Why do people use an inferior language like... more »
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Java : the perpetually undead language
It has been quite some time that people have been coming out with statements of Java’s demise. But to see Elliotte Rusty Harold in his... more »
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Getting Started With Google App Engine and NetBeans Part 1
Get started on your Google App Engine application using the NetBeans IDE and this tutorial.
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