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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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!
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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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 »
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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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 »
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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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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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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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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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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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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