http://www.javaworld.com/ Keep up with Java news, blogs, and technical articles from JavaWorld. Copyright(C) 1994 - 2011 InfoWorld, Inc. Network World, Inc. Copyright(C) 1994 - 2013 Network World, Inc. http://www.javaworld.com/javaworld/jw-05-2013/130522-android-studio-eclipses-eclipse.html?source=nww_rss Android mobile developers have reason to celebrate with Google's new Android development environment, which pairs rich layout and build capabilities with IntelliJ IDEA's famous ease. Peter Wayner 2013-05-22T09:08:01-04:00 http://www.javaworld.com/javaworld/jw-05-2013/130521-jira6-comes-with-new-ui-and-speed-boost.html?source=nww_rss Jira 6 comes with a new UI, performance improvements, and the first interface designed specifically for mobile clients. Joab Jackson 2013-05-21T12:22:11-04:00 http://www.javaworld.com/javaworld/jw-05-2013/130517-google-woos-developers-at-googleio.html?source=nww_rss As hardware and design becomes less of a differentiator for smartphones and tablets, Google shifts focus to better app tooling for Android. Mikael Ricknäs 2013-05-17T10:58:39-04:00 http://www.javaworld.com/javaworld/jw-05-2013/130517-google-trades-ant-for-gradle-for-android-builds.html?source=nww_rss Friday's Google I/O presentation on the Android SDK build system featured the new Gradle plug-in, which Google now prefers to Ant. Paul Krill 2013-05-17T04:06:02-04:00 http://www.javaworld.com/javaworld/jw-05-2013/130516-free-online-classes-for-software-developers.html?source=nww_rss If you do the work, you can get a computer science education online rivaling that of the Ivy League. Here's a nice little curriculum for you. Andrew C. Oliver 2013-05-16T09:29:11-04:00 http://www.javaworld.com/javaworld/jw-05-2013/130516-larry-page-talks-about-google-and-oracle-today.html?source=nww_rss In a Google I/O Q&A session, Google CEO Larry Page noted that strained corporate relationships have slowed web advancement and stymied Google product interoperability. Still, "Opportunities in computing abound," he said. Paul Krill 2013-05-16T03:21:45-04:00 http://www.javaworld.com/javaworld/jw-05-2013/130515-android-tooling-but-no-new-android-os-at-googleio.html?source=nww_rss Developers hungry for Key Lime Pie 5.0 might have left Google I/O hungry but Android Studio, based on JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA for Java (Community Edition), received a warm welcome. Paul Krill 2013-05-15T03:05:34-04:00 http://www.javaworld.com/javaworld/jw-05-2013/130513-software-development-s-new-frontiers.html?source=nww_rss Modern software development requires a nimble approach -- which means mixing methodologies and hiring cross-functional coders, for a start. Find out how forward-thinking developers are beating out the old-guard in emerging app markets. Serdar Yegulalp 2013-05-13T03:22:37-04:00 http://www.javaworld.com/javaworld/jw-05-2013/130510-world-wide-web-turns-twenty.html?source=nww_rss CERN first made available the Web's source code 20 years ago. Simon Phipps discusses what we can still learn from that spirit of openness today. Simon Phipps 2013-05-10T12:41:13-04:00 http://www.javaworld.com/javaworld/jw-05-2013/130509-14-software-developer-personality-archetypes.html?source=nww_rss Are you a Developer Diva? Perhaps a Holy Priest of technology? Or maybe you're the Hipster Hacker from Hell? See if you can spot your own worst enemy in any of these 14 software developer personality archetypes. Andrew C. Oliver 2013-05-09T03:02:36-04:00