Programming Languages

Bossie Awards 2014: The best open source application development tools

InfoWorld's editors and contributors pick the essential tools for software developers in 2014. Find out which languages, frameworks, and libraries deserve top place in your open source toolbox.

Google Dart crashes into top 20 programming languages

The language's JavaScript compiler helps fuel interest; meanwhile, Java hits an all-time low in Tiobe's popularity index

Couchbase readies next-generation NoSQL storage engine

ARM’s Mbed falls short of true open source

Virtually all essential infrastructure is now really, actually open source. Did ARM not get the memo?

Frege joins Scala, Clojure among Java functional languages

The strictly typed, purely functional language is 'a Haskell for the JVM'

Frege joins Scala, Clojure among Java functional languages

The strictly typed, purely functional language is 'a Haskell for the JVM'

9 proposed Java 9 features devs will love

Popular updates like Project Jigsaw and the new JSON API get the hype, but Java 9 promises a goldmine of new features for developers who know where to look.

Build better HTML5 UIs with Mozilla’s latest Brick library

Brick 2.0 creates customizable Web UI elements via features in HTML5

Oracle to developers: Let Java be your IoT platform

From small devices to servers, Java is the top developer tool, says Oracle

Oracle to developers: Let Java be your IoT platform

From small devices to servers, Oracle aims to make Java the top developer tool for IoT