Development Tools

IntelliJ gets a makeover for speed, Java 8

IntelliJ 12 IDE now features a rebuilt compiler

Open source Java projects: Storm

Parallel realtime computation for unbounded data streams

Amazon connects node.js to AWS services

A new Amazon SDK allows node.js developers to access Amazon Simple Storage Service and Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud services

RIM preps developers for BlackBerry 10 QWERTY smartphone

Developers will be able to trade in their Alpha C devices for a limited-edition BlackBerry 10 smartphone

Red Hat rolls out private PaaS

The company is taking the wraps off its OpenShift application development tool optimized to run in the cloud

Type-safe Empty Collections in Java

Microsoft updates Visual Studio 2012 with better testing tools, Windows XP support

The update allows developers to write C++ applications for Windows XP and more thoroughly test their work

Brightcove, Application Craft aim at PhoneGap with cloud-based development tools

Adobe hasn't been developing PhoneGap plug-ins fast enough, according to the two companies

VMware updates micro version of Cloud Foundry PaaS

Micro instance allows developers to more easily test an application that's still under development with Cloud Foundry on a single machine

HP simplifies automated software testing suite

HP's updated Unified Functional Testing provides a way to test all layers of an application from a single screen