To be successful, a Web application must be fast, instantly useful, playful and search-engine friendly with a clean user interface,
according to venture capitalist Fred Wilson from Union Square Ventures.
Juan Carlos Perez,
February 2010
Real-world advice for Web app developers
Hopeful entrepreneurs and developers attending the Future of Web Apps conference in Miami Beach received a heavy dose of real-world
advice from successful peers, including some tips that at first pass seem counterintuitive.
Juan Carlos Perez,
February 2010
Proactive performance monitoring for Web apps
Gaining deep insight into Web application performance is essential to maintaining the quality of service users expect in the
Web 2.0 era. But more often than not, that is easier said than done -- especially when your Web app is operating under heavy
load.
Martin Heller,
February 2010
Oracle set to merge Java virtual machines
Oracle's plan to merge the Sun HotSpot Java Virtual Machine with the JRockit JVM is still evolving, but a single JVM based
on both technologies is expected in 18 months to two years, an Oracle official said during a Webcast this week.
Paul Krill,
February 2010
Oracle revises plan to shut down Project Kenai
In a revision of what the company had said previously, Oracle now will enable projects hosted on the soon-to-be-shut Project
Kenai site to be moved to the java.net site.
Paul Krill,
February 2010
Sun's Scott McNealy: 'Thanks for a great 28 years'
Sun founder Scott McNealy yesterday holstered the snark and poured his heart out in a farewell letter to company employees
and stakeholders.
Paul McNamara,
January 2010
Java's future uncertain under Oracle's grip
Would the Java community thrive as well under Oracle's control as it did under Sun Microsystems' control? Vendors of Java
products seem split about the question.
Joab Jackson,
January 2010
Oracle to provide Sun road map next week
Oracle will provide more details about its plans for Sun Microsystems at an event next Wednesday. Meanwhile, European regulators
today signed off on the deal after much back and forth between the two sides.
James Niccolai
,
January 2010
European Union clears Oracle's purchase of Sun
The European Commission granted Oracle an unconditional approval to take over Sun Microsystems on Thursday, following a controversial
and widely criticized examination of the deal.
Paul Meller,
January 2010
Apache hones Java RIA effort
The Apache Software Foundation on Tuesday is making Apache Pivot, a platform for building rich Internet applications in Java,
an Apache Top-Level Project and also is releasing version 1.4 of the technology, the organization said Tuesday.
Paul Krill,
January 2010
REST: Tying AJAX to the cloud
In December, I said that 2010 could be the year of AJAX and REST services. I wrote at some length about my own journey, which
generated quite a bit of discussion, so I thought I would follow up that post by going into more detail about how I tie AJAX
to the cloud.
Martin Heller,
January 2010
Rails 3 beta eyed for late January release
Ruby on Rails 3, an upgrade to the popular Web development framework that merges Rails with the alternative Merb framework,
is due to be offered as a beta release by the end of this month, the founder of Rails said on Monday afternoon.
Paul Krill,
January 2010
JetBrains and Electric Cloud offer new build tools
JetBrains and Electric Cloud have announced new build tools that are free for some users.
Martin Heller,
December 2009
Sun updates Java Store beta
Sun Microsystems unveiled last Friday an updated beta release of Java Store, a storefront for discovering and acquiring Java
and JavaFX applications.
Paul Krill,
December 2009
Sun offers enterprise Java technologies but is silent on Oracle
Sun Microsystems officials introduced last week upgrades to three Java-based technologies, including the company's latest
implementation of enterprise Java. But they were silent on the elephant in the room: how the company's efforts might be impacted
by the planned acquisition of Sun by Oracle.
Paul Krill,
December 2009