Programming Languages

Dubious features of Java 8

Early reactions weigh the flip-side of change, as developers get real about new features in Java 8

Beware of NoSQL standards in Oracle’s clothing

Yes, NoSQL is ripe for standardization -- but not by Oracle

Don’t want to mix programming languages? You already do!

Fifty years on, mainframer remembers ‘a fantastic time to be an engineer’

Following Famo.us, Ludei takes a swing at PhoneGap too

Ludei CocoonJS boasts better deployment of HTML5-based mobile applications, with speed and dev tools as selling points

Controversial Mozilla CEO Brendan Eich resigns

Eich steps down as Mozilla CEO as company affirms its support of marriage equality

The platform-as-a-service winner is … Puppet?

How did a devops framework come to rule PaaS?

Microsoft extends its JavaScript framework to rivals

The company's intent is to get open source WinJS on Android, iOS, and Firefox

Microsoft open-sources Windows Library for JavaScript

The Windows WinJS JavaScript library can now be used to help build apps for non-Microsoft browsers

Sorry, JavaFX — Java 8 won’t help you matter

Why Java 8 is no fix for JavaFX