Mobile Java

Sencha CEO: Treat HTML5 apps as a programming platform, not a Web page

Tools vendor executive Michael Mullany also sees excitement about Firefox OS but says more work is needed on Tizen.
Paul Krill, April 2013

Why developers are turning to API services
As outside services are increasingly integrated into enterprise and consumer applciations the demand for API management tools is also growing, especially for cloud and mobile apps.
Paul Krill, April 2013

Java 8 release delayed until next year
The GA version of Java SE 8 needs more work to improve the Java security model and has been pushed into the first quarter of 2014. A developer release is still promised in September, however.
Paul Krill, April 2013

Code for America: Think global, code local
Code for America is recruiting developers to apply simple Internet technologies to everyday municipal interactions. Could open source code and culture be key to solving public problems?
Andrew C. Oliver, April 2013

Review: Four killer cloud IDEs
Find out how browser-based JSFiddle, Icenium, Cloud9, and Codenvy stretch, scale, and compare from client-side JavaScript and HTML5 to server-side Java and Web stacks.
Peter Wayner, April 2013

Objective-C's dip in popularity tied to decline in iPad and iPhone
Tiobe official says Objective-C's dip is tied to an overall decline in iPad and iPhone sales, while devices in the Java Android space are on the rise.
Paul Krill, April 2013

Open source plug-in speeds mobile app development
Cloudbees and Soasta have announced the Soasta CloudTest Plugin for Jenkins, which aims to connect the dots between mobile and Jenkins CI for easier testing and deployment to the cloud.
Paul Krill, April 2013

Google simplifies integration of SMS and voice with App Engine
New Python and Java libraries enable developers to add voice and SMS to GAE Web apps with just a few lines of code, via Twilio's cloud-based communications platform.
Mikael Ricknäs, April 2013

Open source Java iOS tools compared
Find out how Avian, Codename One, J2ObjC, RoboVM, and XMLVM resolve the challenges of Java-to-iOS native client development, including garbage collection versus automatic reference counting (ARC).
Steven Hannah, March 2013

10 steps to becoming the developer everyone wants
You live to code and people depend on you to solve tough programming challenges, so why isn't your career advancing faster? Here's how to hit the next level when talent, skill, and ambition aren't quite enough.
Andrew C. Oliver, March 2013

JavaScript's popularity rankings vary widely
For measuring JavaScript's popularity the Tiobe programming language index says one thing, but GitHub's rankings tells a different story.
Paul Krill, March 2013

The rise of cloud-based IDEs
Development tools in the cloud enable programming from anywhere, but they're not suited for every application development scenario.
Paul Krill, March 2013

Gosling: New Java proposal could ease ports to iOS
Java founder sees promise in JNI, which modifies standard Java to package runtime, as well as native and Java application code.
Paul Krill, March 2013

Epic codefest: 7 programming languages in 7 days
If the future of programming is polyglot then being able to rapidly pick up and use new programming languages should be gold on your resume. Find out what happened when a software team was challenged to learn and apply seven languages in seven days.
Andrew C. Oliver, March 2013

Google stacks PaaS play with real tech support, souped-up App Engine
New support options for Google Cloud Platform give App Engine users more memory and Java 7 support.
Ted Samson, February 2013

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