Programming Languages

7 tools for taming big data with Hadoop

Harness Hadoop with top-flight tools for reporting, analysis, visualization, integration, and development

Use Memcached for Java enterprise performance, Part 1: Architecture and setup

How is Memcached different from traditional Java caching?

Welcome to the Google-Oracle patent circus

The two tech giants are slugging it out over Java in a San Francisco courtroom, but it's hardly the Greatest Show on Earth

Is it time to de-Flash your site?

Flash is a problem for iDevices, which makes mobile access to a website problematic. Here's what smart shops are doing about it

Sencha Architect 2’s new GUI makes mobile app development visual

A developer can put together an application using the tool's drag-and-drop capabilities, but writing code is also made easier

Oracle says Google knowingly ‘broke the rules’ with Java

Oracle and Google were in court Monday for the start of an eight-week jury trial over Google's use of Java in Android

JW soapbox: Let’s stop the FUD about JavaFX and deprecate the Java Plug-in

Why HTML5 is no JavaFX killer, and why it's time to let the Java Plug-in go

Deleting All .class Files with Groovy

High stakes for open source in the commercial cloud

Push for open source in public clouds is less about users' flexibility and freedom, more to do with competitive power

How the Oracle-Google trial could affect all developers

Trial over Android set to start on Monday, and its outcome could set a precedent about copyright protection for software APIs