Next-Generation Object-Oriented Databases: An Interview with db4objects' Anat Gafni
Object-oriented databases complement relational databases in important ways, says Anat Gafni, VP of Engineering at db4objects, the company behind the... more »
0 commentsSave Tags: database, opinion, trends
PHP Has No Culture of Testing
Charles Nutter, a Sun engineer who has worked on the JRuby project, commented on PHP in a panel discussion at Sun's CommunityOne conference. I will... more »
0 commentsSave Tags: opinion, php, tools, trends
javaone 2008 summary/reflection
JavaOne 2008 is over. I’m still processing everything I’ve seen, but so far I didn’t see to much I didn’t know about before; certainly nothing... more »
0 commentsSave Tags: groovy, java, ruby, trends
Which is the most popular version of PHP today
Which is the most popular version of PHP today and will release of PHP 6 increase the adoption of PHP 5.
0 commentsSave Tags: php, trends
The New Yorker publishes an article proving the patent system is broken
Quotes Bill Gates: "They also came up with this idea to stop hurricanes. Basically, the waves in the ocean have energy, and you use that to lower the... more »
0 commentsSave Tags: opinion, trends
James Gosling Interview at JavaOne 2008 - Scala, Multi-core, Working Below the VM, and Epigraphs
While we may have recorded this episode at JavaOne 2008, we spent most of our time talking about more general programming and Java concerns: Scala and... more »
0 commentsSave Tags: java, opinion, other languages, trends
Exceptional Java - Less than perfect exceptions hierarchy
As I said before, I am a supporter of checked exceptions in Java. I think they are a great idea that supports serious software development in the real... more »
0 commentsSave Tags: java, opinion, standards, trends
Open Source - A "Freemium Business Model"?
Give your service away for free, acquire a lot of customers very efficiently through word of mouth, referral networks, organic search marketing, etc,... more »
1 commentsSave Tags: open source, trends
Hi, my name is Resource. I am seventy-five percent billable.
I had lunch with a former colleague recently, and we were discussing the type of work environments that are conducive to productivity and employee... more »
0 commentsSave Tags: methodology, opinion, trends
What happens when you blindly outsource to India? This!
A look at what can happen when you don't know what you're doing
4 commentsSave Tags: humor, opinion, reviews, trends
15 Great Examples of Web Typography
Welcome to iLT’s second quarter roundup of sites that use type well. It may be that not all the sites listed here are to your taste, but it’s hoped... more »
0 commentsSave Tags: css-html, opinion, trends, web design
Borland (Finally) Sells CodeGear to Embarcadero
Borland's management has been accusing the tool division for dragging down profitability for a long time. With this transaction, we will finally able... more »
0 commentsSave Tags: news, opinion, trends
John Resig: What's Next in jQuery and JavaScript?
The guys over at Ajaxian asked me to do answer a couple questions for them (on video) so I set about forming it into a mini-presentation. I discuss a... more »
0 commentsSave Tags: frameworks, java, opinion, trends
JavaFX Gets Video Capabilities
Get ready for high quality video on the screens of your life. Sun has entered into a multi-year agreement with On2 Technologies, to provide immersive... more »
2 commentsSave Tags: java, trends
JavaOne: Neal Gafter on Closures
I was excited to see Neal talk about closures and I think he did a pretty good job staying focused on practical ways to use closures to reduce... more »
0 commentsSave Tags: java, standards, trends
git vs bzr vs hg: Distributed Version Control Systems: A Not-So-Quick Guide Through
Adoption and interest for Distributed Version Control Systems is constantly rising. InfoQ introduces the concept of DVCS and looks at 3 actors in the... more »
1 commentsSave Tags: open source, reviews, trends
What do you do when your startup fails?
When your startup fails...what are your options?
0 commentsSave Tags: opinion, trends, web 2.0
JavaOne: Brian Goetz on concurrency in Java 7
Brian’s talk focused pretty much exclusively on the new fork-join framework that will be added as part of the JSR 166 extension in Java 7.
0 commentsSave Tags: java, standards, trends
53 Killer Photoshop Illustrator Effects and Tutorials
An incredible amount of amazing colorful artwork and tutorials to inspire any designer.
0 commentsSave Tags: how-to, trends, web design
Java Exception Handling: Checked or Unchecked Exceptions?
This text discusses the differences between checked and unchecked exceptions in Java, and argues that unchecked exceptions are often a cleaner... more »
14 commentsSave Tags: .net, how-to, java, trends
Why we write code and don't just draw diagrams
Advocates of graphical notations have long hoped we would reach the point were we only draw diagrams and don’t write textual code. There have even... more »
0 commentsSave Tags: opinion, tools, trends
Spolsky's Paradox
What do you think will change in the way we hire software engineers in the next decade?
0 commentsSave Tags: opinion, trends
Updates on Modularity in the Java platform
An update on the JSR 294 (superpackages) and JSR 277 (modularity) direction for Java 7
0 commentsSave Tags: java, standards, trends
Microsoft withdraws Yahoo bid
According to TechCrunch, Microsoft has withdrawn Yahoo bid. But what looks like an end of the saga, may still have a couple of unfinished episodes... more »
0 commentsSave Tags: announcement, microsoft, news, trends
9 kick ass Open source E-commerce platforms reviewed
With e-commerce webdesign and development really taking off, its never been more important to choose a platform which suits you as a developer (i.e.... more »
0 commentsSave Tags: css-html, frameworks, trends, web design
