Programming Languages

NIO.2 cookbook, Part 1

A cookbook of recipes for performing common tasks in NIO.2

Learn to crunch big data with R

Get started using the open source R programming language to do statistical computing and graphics on large data sets

Node.js gets a new master

Third-party Node.js Foundation takes over jurisdiction of the server-side JavaScript platform

Node.js gets a new master

A neutral third party, the Node.js Foundation, will take over jurisdiction of popular server-side JavaScript platform, though Joyent will remain heavily involved

5 projects that push Python performance

JavaScript ascends as Objective-C falls in language popularity

Monthly Tiobe index sees JavaScript reaching new heights. Objective-C? Java? C? Not so much

Is Pivotal’s Cloud Foundry open enough?

How well is the Cloud Foundry Foundation delivering on open source values?

Two years in the making, Node.js upgrade arrives

Version 0.12 of server-side JavaScript platform set to become available as reconciliation with io.js fork expected

Microsoft backs Java for cross-platform mobile apps

Developers can write in their favorite Java IDE, and JUniversal will translate it to the appropriate language for the platform

Free cloud service evaluates JavaScript code quality

Free for open source projects, BitHound analyzes JavaScript code to ferret out subpar Node packages