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Apple’s Swift language achieves 1.0 release milestone

Apple's follow-up to Objective-C reaches GM status for iOS and will do the same on the Mac when Yosemite ships this fall

Java, C++ slip in popularity as domain-specific languages spread

Mixed signs for the two programming languages, but expert sees good signs for at least one veteran

JHipster links Java and JavaScript for Web development

JHipster integrates easy client-side scripting with Java's extensive backend ecosystem

Compiler wars: LLVM and GCC compete on speed, security

Newest revision of LLVM compiler framework battles with GCC on performance

Compiler wars: LLVM and GCC compete on speed, security

Newest revision of LLVM compiler framework battles with GCC on performance, but it has lots of ground to cover

GitHub’s new CEO: We’re serious about the enterprise

GitHub brought social coding to the masses, now it hopes to bring it to the enterprise

Big Java news in late summer 2014

String deduplication and Java modularity spark new interest as JavaOne nears

The star of JavaOne is … JavaScript?

How Red Hat can catch the developer train

Developers love open source. So why don't they love the open source leader?

Microsoft frees Visual Studio Online for occasional contributors

The company made the move because enterprise software projects now involve more line-of-business participants