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Programmer personality types: 13 profiles in code
From Underdocumenters to flat-out Fakers, the world of software development is full of characters. Here, InfoWorld's Peter Wayner offers 13 developer personality profiles based on coding style.
Peter Wayner, February 2012

Develop an environment-aware Maven build process
Including environment variables in your Maven build process could boost your team's efficiency at every stage of the software development lifecycle. Java developer Paul Spinelli demonstrates his custom approach to environment-aware Maven builds.
Paul Spinelli, 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

Here's how to solve America's developer shortage
Employers say they can't find enough workers to staff IT jobs. Maybe they've been going about it all wrong.
Neil McAllister, 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

10 new open source projects you may not know about
Black Duck Software's 2011 open source 'Rookies of the Year' list includes Orion, Cloud Foundry, and OpenShift, among others.
Katherine Noyes, 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

Enterprise Hadoop: Big data processing made easier
Amazon, Cloudera, Hortonworks, IBM, and MapR mix simpler setup of Hadoop clusters with proprietary twists and trade-offs
Peter Wayner, January 2012

Still don't think open source hurts commercial software? Guess again
Enterprises in cloud environments are mostly opting for open source Java app servers over commercial counterparts.
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

How to retool your IT skills for the cloud
Cloud computing experts explain how IT pros can adapt their skills for the cloud and the impact cloud computing will have on five different IT jobs.
Meredith Levinson, January 2012

How to get developers to document their code
Poorly documented code? Chances are the problem lies not in your programmers, but in your process.
Neil McAllister, January 2012

Bitcoin for beginners, Part 3: The BitCoinJ API
Set up BitCoinJ in an Eclipse development environment, then walk through short exercises that will familiarize you with this lightweight implementation of the Bitcoin transaction protocol.
Dirk Merkel, January 2012

9 hot technology startups to watch in 2012
These networking and IT startups could hit the big time in 2012 with game-changing innovations in a wide array of fields.
Brad Reed, January 2012

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