Ajax: Tools of the trade
Ajax has effectively launched a new era in JavaScript development, bringing with it a plethora of robust tools for the JavaScript
programmer. Take a quick tour of the tools you could be using for JS development, debugging, testing, and more. You'll never
code JavaScript in just a text editor again.
Nathaniel T. Schutta,
May 2009
JetBrains readies Rails IDE
JetBrains, maker of the popular IntelliJ IDEA Java IDE, now is shipping an IDE for the Ruby world. InfoWorld's Paul Krill
reports.
Paul Krill,
April 2009
Embarcadero offers on-demand tools access
Embarcadero All-Access is a new license program targeting IT shops doing more with less. The program swaps tool suites for
one-stop access to database and development tools for multiple platforms.
Paul Krill,
February 2009
Client-side Java's evolutionary leap
Need perspective on the rapid evolution of client-side Java? Get it here, as Jeff Friesen invites leading lights in the Java
community to share thoughts, and some scoops, on recent developments and what's next for client-side Java development. Topics
include JavaFX, Swing, NetBeans 6.5, OpenJDK, and the Da Vinci Machine.
Jeff Friesen,
January 2009
Year in Review: Java development in 2009
Defying expectations of popular decline, the Java ecosystem keeps evolving in new and exciting directions. In this conclusion
to JavaWorld's year-end series, Andrew Glover looks ahead to what we can expect from Java technology and the Java industry
in 2009.
Andrew Glover,
January 2009
Open source Java projects: NetBeans plugins
NetBeans plugins let you do all kinds of things you can't do with NetBeans alone, and they're open source. Jeff Friesen introduces
five useful plugins, then gets you started with creating your own plugins for NetBeans 6.5.
Jeff Friesen,
December 2008
Year in Review: The Java tools roundup
As Agile techniques become more mainstream, tools for the software development lifecycle are adding new features and optimizations
to make developers happy. Find out what's new in build automation frameworks, testing tools, and IDEs, with this year-end
review from Java Power Tools author John Ferguson Smart.
John Ferguson Smart,
December 2008
Eye on multicore: RapidMind and JetBrains
New releases from JetBrains and RapidMind seek to address the need for parallel programming support in a multicore world.
Paul Krill reports on newly released IntelliJ IDEA v8 and RapidMind's contribution to the LLVM Compiler Infrastructure and
OpenCL standard.
Paul Krill,
November 2008
Jump into JavaFX, Part 1: JavaFX Preview SDK
Client-side developers are poised to take the plunge into JavaFX, so why wait for the official release? Get a running jump
with Jeff Friesen's easy introduction to the JavaFX Preview SDK, with NetBeans 6.1 and Project Nile.
Jeff Friesen,
November 2008
New Eclipse member looks to rival Visual Studio
Maven creator Jason van Zyl joins the Eclipse foundation to lead development of a plugin combining Maven and Eclipse for greater
usability.
Paul Krill,
July 2008
Low marks for Eclipse 'integrated everything environment'
Still tops for tools integration, a recent survey shows Eclipse losing ground to other IDEs in ease of use, debugging, documentation,
and built application performance.
Paul Krill,
April 2008
Eclipse IDE due for a trim?
Amid the talk about Eclipse 4, due in two years, Eclipse Test & Performance Tools Platform Lead Oliver Cole raised the
question of how much one IDE can do well, at EclipseCon 2008.
Paul Krill,
March 2008
Eclipse 3.3 or NetBeans 6.0?
Learn what differentiates these two free, open source Java IDEs and how they compare out of the box, then use Andrew's rating
chart to decide which IDE could best meet your needs.
Andrew Binstock,
March 2008
BEA touts Federation, adds Eclipse to IDE
July 10, 2006—Customers hoping to taste the fruit of BEA's acquisition of Plumtree Software almost a year ago will have to
wait a bit longer: a planned upgrade to its WebLogic Portal server will not include Plumtree technology.
Paul Krill,
July 2006
NetBeans attempts to eclipse Eclipse
NetBeans 5.0 is an intuitive, well-designed Java development
platform with superb collaboration capabilities and several
remarkable features, including the new Matisse GUI builder. The
limited number of plug-ins hamper wider acceptance, however, and
some of the new features have rough edges.
Andrew Binstock,
April 2006