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Java vs. Node.js: An epic battle for developer mind share

Here’s how the enterprise stalwart and onetime script-kiddie toy stack up in a battle for the server room

Eich: JavaScript will deliver on Java’s broken promise

'I think JavaScript has an evolutionary destiny to be what Java was trying to be'

The Oculus Rift could change big data analytics forever

A pilot virtual reality headset distills big data findings into lifelike, real-time representations

5 projects that push Python performance

Amazon upgrades Ruby SDK to help developers write less code

Version 2 of the SDK, which supports more than 40 services, is now stable and available for download

Two years in the making, Node.js upgrade arrives

Version 0.12 of server-side JavaScript platform set to become available as reconciliation with io.js fork expected

IBM brings more Watson smarts to developers

Mobile apps can now utilize IBM's voice-to-text and text-to-voice translation services as well as a new set of analytics

Free cloud service evaluates JavaScript code quality

Free for open source projects, BitHound analyzes JavaScript code to ferret out subpar Node packages

First look: MongoDB 3.0, for mature audiences

At last, MongoDB is all grown up

Modularity in Java 9: Stacking up with Project Jigsaw, Penrose, and OSGi

Understanding the new modularity specifications and features coming in Java 9