Programming Languages

7 simple rules for hiring great developers

Here's how to hire real talent, even if you're competing with top shops

Why Silicon Valley can’t find Europe

Moot aims to revolutionize online discussion technology

JavaScript-based platform features better integration with websites, allows search engines to crawl discussion content

New API will simplify Google Drive integration with Android apps, says Google

The Google Drive Android API lets apps combine local and cloud-based storage

How to screw up your MongoDB schema design

Some RDBMS skills port over easily -- but schema design isn't one of them

Java gives Android development an edge

Android's popularity rests in part on the large base of developers already coding in Java

Java gives Android development an edge

Evans Data survey also finds app dev is quicker for Android than for rival OSes, due to improved tooling and cross-platform development

Here to stay: 4 reasons to stick with JavaScript

JavaScript has the staying power to outlast newer languages like CoffeeScript and Dart

Here to stay: 4 reasons to stick with JavaScript

All eyes are on Node.js, TypeScript, CoffeeScript, ClojureScript, and Dart, but they're shaping up as transitional tech at best

Full speed ahead: Oracle to ship Java 8 in March, even with bugs

Company to focus on 'showstopper' bugs between now and then in JDK 8, and wait to fix lesser bugs later