Development Tools

GopherJS nudges Google Go past Dart in JavaScript Web development

With GopherJS, front-end code can be written in Go language, then compiled to JavaScript

RoboVM beckons Java 8 programmers to iOS

RoboVM lets developers use lambdas and defaults, and it provides full access to the hardware and native iOS APIs

12 things I hate about Hadoop

Why Redis beats Memcached for caching

Redis is the newer and more versatile datastore, but Memcached still has its place

Salesforce.com gives mobile app development a ‘Lightning’ strike

The next generation of the Salesforce1 development platform is announced at Dreamforce

Learning a second programming language? Try these 5 sites

These sites let you see the same concept, design, or algorithm implemented in multiple languages

Learning a second programming language? Try these 5 sites

Want to switch between programming languages? These sites show developers how to bridge the gap between languages and frameworks

Google asks Supreme Court to decide Android copyright case

Bossie Awards 2014: The best open source application development tools

InfoWorld's editors and contributors pick the essential tools for software developers in 2014. Find out which languages, frameworks, and libraries deserve top place in your open source toolbox.

Micron provides a software view into new coprocessor

A software kit for programmers should give developers an idea how the co-processor could work