Programming Languages

Last call for client-side Java

As browser makers move to block vulnerable plug-ins, Java's future as a client-side platform is uncertain

New iPad complicates life for HTML5 developers

The new iPad offers no expanded HTML5 support, and iOS 5.1 complicates HTML5 data storage

Last call for client-side Java

As browser makers move to block vulnerable plug-ins, Java's future as a client-side platform is uncertain

JavaFX Scene Builder Released

First look: Visual Studio 11 beta leaner, meaner for Metro

Metro-style development support and monochrome obsession are featured in Microsoft's all-encompassing Windows development tool

OpenStack supporters downplay Citrix defection

As Citrix drops OpenStack, competition between two projects could heat up

Oracle’s latest JavaFX move: Too little, too late

Oracle's backing is welcome, but the window has perhaps already closed on any opportunity for platform's dominance

Oracle’s latest JavaFX move: Too little, too late

Oracle's backing is welcome, but the window has perhaps already closed on any opportunity for platform's dominance

Yahoo open-sourcing Mojito JavaScript framework

With Mojito leveraging Node.js platform, developers get client- and server-side app deployments for devices

10 hard truths developers must learn to accept

From scope creep to bitrot to users with minds all their own, programming offers an array of bitter pills to swallow