Java

Java 9 module plan picks up a packager

The improved Java packager would include features to align with a modular Java platform

6 things all good software code has in common

Not all software is created equal, so here are six common traits of the code you want to write

GitLab one-ups GitHub with open source enterprise code hosting

GitLab is setting out to expand its reach with enterprise customers

Facebook extends React Native to Android

The JavaScript development technology lets developers create Web, iOS, and Android apps with the same core set of code

Oracle says Java 9 modules will be a boon for developers

Modularity to bring improved scalability and performance to Java 9

Google open-sources language-agnostic, scalable software tool

Bazel, Google's in-house software building and test system, is being open-sourced and available in beta

Oracle says Java 9 modules will be a boon for developers

An Oracle official expects the module system planned for Java 9 to bring improved scalability and performance to the popular enterprise platform

IBM snaps up StrongLoop to add Node.js smarts to Bluemix

StrongLoop enriches IBM's support for Node, bolsters IoT initiative

Java reigns, but Go language spikes in popularity

Tiobe tweaked its algorithm to remove statistical noise, leading to leaps for Go and Scala and drops for F# and OpenEdge ABL

Sources: Oracle releases Java evangelists