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Adobe PhoneGap, AppGyver Steroids, and Telerik Icenium simplify app development, but shine brightest at debugging and app distribution
Aura Collaboration Environment simplifies putting communication capabilities into business apps
Dynamic JVM language claims small share in Tiobe's popularity index, but ranking jumps dramatically over the past year
Case study of a rush job
When writing JavaScript front ends, is your workflow all over the place? Do you cling to repetitive actions instead of automating? Then this advice is for you
A new generation of Java application frameworks support programs that react to events rather than simply executing a string of commands
Free, open source D3, InfoViz, Processing.js, and Recline.js bring dynamic, interactive -- and jaw-dropping -- data-driven graphics to the Web browser
Major upgrade to Apple's IDE scores high with faster compiling, 64-bit support, easier debugging, source control integration, and automated testing
A new service, BrowserSwarm, tests JavaScript frameworks against many different combinations of browsers and OSes
JetBrains now offers a community version of its PyCharm Python IDE in addition to the paid professional version