Scripting/Other Languages

Scripting/Other Languages

Mobile developers ride 'app economy' gravy train
Demand for iPad, iPhone, and Android apps has created nearly half a million jobs for developers of mobile and social apps.
Paul Krill, February 2012

The rise of Node.js: JavaScript graduates to the server
Microsoft and others have already adopted this technology to extend JavaScript beyond the browser. Still, software developers should beware the limits of Node.js.
Paul Krill, February 2012

Programming Opa: Web development, reimagined
MLstate's Opa streamlines Web app development with a single language for client and server, but the bright promise is not without pitfalls.
Rick Grehan, February 2012

What JavaScript's inventor really thinks about Google Dart
Brendan Eich says that Google's language is not likely to get browser support and that browsers probably would not be extended to support native code.
Paul Krill, January 2012

Node.js inventor extends JavaScript programming beyond browsers
Interview: Ryan Dahl discusses why his invention is catching fire with developers.
Paul Krill, January 2012

Ruby on Rails 3.2 said to speed Web app development
The new version of the Ruby on Rails framework features enhancements like a faster dev mode that could aid Web development.
Joab Jackson, January 2012

Consumerization: The view from IT you may not like but need to hear
A CTO argues why IT's seemingly silly and overly strict rules are in fact necessary and good.
Galen Gruman, January 2012

Mobile UIs: It's developers vs. users
Increased emphasis on distinctive smartphone UIs means even more headaches for cross-platform mobile developers.
Neil McAllister, January 2012

jQ.Mobi JavaScript framework boasts faster mobile apps
The JavaScript framework simplifies Web development and boosts performance for iOS and Android.
Paul Krill, January 2012

Resistance is futile: IT will love consumerization too
Appliance and workload-optimized systems in data centers are a logical outcome of the consumerization of IT
Savio Rodrigues, January 2012

Oracle's latest Java moves frustrate users and vendors
Modularization, licensing, and security issues top the list of complaints against Oracle as it seeks to upgrade and monetize the Java platform.
Paul Krill, January 2012

Picking the top technologies in a wild year
The 12th annual InfoWorld Technology of the Year Awards boldly choose the best of the best, including CloudBees, Node.js, and Heroku.
Eric Knorr, January 2012

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

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

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

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