Tools & Methods

Beyond jQuery: JavaScript tools for the HTML5 generation

For those looking beyond jQuery, many JavaScript libraries are tuned for mobile devices, Canvas-based animation, HTML5 video, local databases, server interaction, and more.
Peter Wayner, January 2012

Mobility, cloud, analytics to reshape IT in 2012
Gartner says IT spending will be flat in 2012, but IDC is estimating 6.9% growth, driven by smartphones, tablets, social networking, and big data.
Ann Bednarz, January 2012

10 programming languages that could shake up IT
IT currently is awash in programming languages, which for some equates to burden of choice. But Neil McAllister sees the future in these cutting-edge experiments. Find out how emerging languages such as Chapel, Opa, Fantom, and Go could rewrite application development, starting in 2012.
Neil McAllister, January 2012

Learn Scala with Specs2 Spring
Using Specs2 Spring to test your Java apps is one way to start learning Scala's object-functional programming patterns, without leaving the Spring framework or tossing out perfectly good Java code.
Jan Machacek, December 2011

2011: When cloud computing shook the data center
Despite a year of surging private cloud activity and major build-outs in public cloud capacity, the cloud's promised simplification remains elusive.
Eric Knorr, December 2011

Mozilla's 3 bold bets to keep the Web open
Google's latest agreement with Mozilla will ironically fund three new areas of competition between Google and Mozilla.
Savio Rodrigues, December 2011

LinkedIn open sources search engine
The social networking company has released software it acquired with the IndexTank purchase earlier this year
Joab Jackson, December 2011

Near misses and lost opportunities: Application development in 2011
Neil McAllister finds that his 2011 forecasts proved mostly accurately, which wasn't always good news for developers and the tech industry.
Neil McAllister, December 2011

Atlassian brings crash reporting, issue detection to iPhone and Android apps
Jira Mobile Connect for iOS and Android platforms will send error reports to app makers via the Jira issue-tracking tool.
Paul Krill, December 2011

Apache forges ahead with OpenOffice.org suite
Apache plans a developer release while asserting trademark protection.
Paul Krill, December 2011

The 10 dumbest tech moves of 2011
InfoWorld's Robert Cringely names 10 technology decisions that landed with a thud in 2011.
Robert Cringely, December 2011

IBM predicts 5 tech changes for the next 5 years
IBM's annual "Five for Five" predictions reflect the company's research and development in multifactor biometrics, real-time analytics, and ... mind control?
John P. Mello Jr., December 2011

First look: Oracle NoSQL Database
Oracle's take on the distributed key-value data store is enterprise ready and practically ACID. Could this be the NoSQL data store for the buttoned-down business crowd? [Originally published on InfoWorld, November 16, 2011.]
Peter Wayner, December 2011

Adobe's no-choice embrace of HTML5
As Flash gives way to open technologies, Adobe is retooling to support the new developer reality.
Paul Krill, December 2011

The tech jobs hiring boom is real -- for these skills
After some tough years for IT and tech pros, high demand for tech workers is here in some areas -- and is expected to continue.
Bill Snyder, December 2011

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