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Amazon Web Services gets with the Golang program
Amazon Web Services already offers software development kits (SDKs) for Java, C#, Ruby, Python, JavaScript, PHP and Objective C programming languages. Now…
Read MoreProgress shells out $262.5M for Bulgarian app development tools provider Telerik
Progress Software, the Bedford, MA-based enterprise software infrastructure firm, is buying the Bulgarian UI framework and app development tools outfit Telerik for…
Read MoreGoogle urges Supreme Court to act on Oracle ruling, shut down copyright claims on APIs
Unless the Supreme Court steps in, companies like Oracle are set to own small pieces of code that are the basic building blocks used by developers in all sorts of technology. Here's Google's petition challenge to that.…
Read MoreTech world stunned as court rules Oracle can own APIs, Google loses copyright appeal
A court surprised many in the tech and legal community by deciding a basic tool of software architecture can be owned by Oracle.…
Read MoreApprenda brings Java support, better policy embrace, to the masses
Apprenda tailors its private PaaS for IT shops where adherence to corporate policies -- and support of Java as well as .Net -- are key concerns…
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Oracle and Freescale push Java for the internet of things
Oracle and Freescale have teamed up to make a universal translator appliance for the many protocols used by the internet of things. The first appliance will be aimed at the smart home.…
Read More7 big questions out of the Oracle-Salesforce lovefest
Larry Ellison and Marc Benioff shared their plans for an expanded alliance (and a truce) but what does the Oracle-Salesforce pact really mean?…
Read MoreVMware garage sale continues as it offloads WaveMaker to Pramati
Just two years after acquiring WaveMaker for its enterprise Java expertise, VMware is selling those assets to Pramati.…
Read MoreSingle-language no more: Apprenda adds Java to its .NET-centric platform
Apprenda is now embracing Java as well as .NET which could e good news for corporations like JPMorganChase that seek to extend the life of thousands of in-house applications.…
Read MoreApple disables Java 7 OS X plug-in after security threat found
Apple stopped developing Java for OS X in late 2010 and no longer includes it as pre-installed software on new Macs. But for those who manually installed the plug-in, Apple has blocked Java 7 for now.…
Read MoreScala programmers are in catbird seat, or are they?
Demand for programmers with Scala expertise continues to grow, according to job postings on Indeed.com. But things aren't that simple. If you cut the data other ways, you can pretty much see what you want to see.…
Read MoreHow Martin Odersky rewrote the rules of coding for a mobile world
The Scala programming language is one big reason why applications like Twitter, LinkedIn and Foursquare have taken off among mobile phone users. Meet Martin Odersky, the man behind the language.…
Read MoreWibiData open sources Kiji to make HBase easier
HBase is a great option for developing big data applications, but it's not necessarily easy to use. WibiData is addressing this by open sourcing a portion of its predictive analytics infrastructure that adds structure to data, followed eventually by a whole HBase development framework called Kiji.…
Read MoreGoogle App Engine taps Jenkins for continuous integration
Continuous integration (CI) tools are becoming a bigger deal in the software development world. That's why Google is helping App Engine developers use Cloudbees' Jenkins-in-the-cloud tool.…
Read MoreTypesafe brings SpringSource co-founder Rod Johnson aboard
Johnson's presence on Typesafe's board brings even more credibility to Typesafe's push to make Scala a top-tier language for scalable enterprise applications. The company will be at JavaOne promoting that vision.…
Read MoreSalesforce pushes Heroku into big biz with full Java stack support
Heroku is morphing from what was a Ruby-focused PaaS for web developers to a fully Java-supportive PaaS for big business. At least that's what Salesforce.com CEO Marc Benioff hopes as he integrates Heroku -- purchased in 2010 -- more tightly into the company's overall platform.…
Read MoreWill Go be the new go-to programming language?
The Go language is gaining momentum among PaaS and IaaS vendors, says Apcera founder and CEO Derek Collison. Research shows the language gaining ground, although it hasn't cracked the top 20. JavaScript and Java remain top dogs among overall programing languages.…
Read MoreQuick tip: Do you need Java on your Mac?
Java doesn't come pre-installed for on OS X as it once did. You may have manually installed it, but it's likely that besides a few web sites and an occasional piece of software you may want to run, you don't really need Java on your Mac.…
Read MoreBlaast opens cloud-based mobile app platform to global developers
Blaast, which puts a subscription spin on the provision of key apps to low-end phones, has signed up more carrier partners in Asia and is planning a data-frugal app for Android users in developing markets…
Read MoreTypesafe gets $14M to push Scala language as a better Java than Java
With its new funding from Shasta Ventures and Juniper Networks, Typesafe will keep pushing Scala and its related middleware stack as a mainstream development platform for enterprise applications. To date, Scala has been used mostly in web-scale apps like Twitter and Foursquare.…
Read MoreCumulogic launches Java PaaS technology for service providers
Startup Cumulogic releases its Java platform-as-a-service foundations on Wednesday. The company, with strong Sun Microsystems and Java DNA, hopes that major hosting companies, telcos, and other service providers will build their PaaSes atop its technology.…
Read More“Leap second” bugs take out some prominent websites
It was a rough weekend for the internet. While Friday's problems with Amazon Web Services and other sites could be chalked up to some wicked thunderstorms, several sites went down Saturday for periods of time thanks to problems with the "leap second."…
Read MoreStrike 3: Judge rules against Oracle in copyright part of “World Series” trial against Google
The world is safe for developers who use Java interfaces in designing Android smartphones.…
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