Software Development

Embarcadero moves RAD Studio beyond Windows

RAD Studio XE8 paves the way for app tethering and proximity-based beacon networks

Little-known real-time standard impacts broad span of Java applications

New compilers prepare devs for the next generation of JavaScript

Babel and xto6 help developers move to ECMAScript 6 code and prepare for ECMAScript 7 features

When organizational debt slows software projects down

When companies embark on new software projects, they too often ignore organizational idiosyncrasies that make software tougher to deliver. Having a culture that is particularly tied to broken processes is one such issue that should be addressed.

Black Duck’s mission: To seek out insecure open source code in the enterprise

Black Duck Hub integrates with other tools to audit enterprise use of open source code for known vulnerabilities

iTunes and Linux music managers

In today's open source roundup: Run iTunes in Linux or use iTunes alternatives. Plus: Ten Linux distros worth checking out. And DistroWatch reviews Void Linux

Microsoft closes acquisition of R software and services provider

Revolution Analytics provides services for the open source R programming language for statistical computing and predictive analytics

3 UX ideas for the new generation of mobile apps

Financial services tech firm FIS is trying out three approaches to smarter mobile apps that any developer should consider

JavaScript experts: Microsoft’s new Spartan browser rocks

Nobody knows JavaScript like the folks at Famo.us, and the JavaScript engine and rendering pipeline in Windows 10's Spartan browser blew them away

Dawn of the data center operating system

How microservices architecture and Linux containers will tame distributed computing for developers and ops