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News & Views

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

Flexing NoSQL: MongoDB in review
MongoDB shines with broad programming language support, SQL-like queries, and out-of-the-box scaling. Check the InfoWorld Review score card to see how MongoDB stacks up among NoSQL data stores.
Andrew Glover, 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

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

5 hot specialties for software developers
Want to escape the outsourcing axe? Today's IT trends are creating lucrative niches for ambitious developers.
Neil McAllister, 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

Git gets equipped for the enterprise
AccuRev will release Kando, a connector that enables many of its own enterprise features to work with the Git open source version-control software.
Joab Jackson, January 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

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

Oracle proposal would create single committee to oversee Java specs
Java EE/SEE and ME specifications would all be under one committee's auspices if the proposal is accepted.
Chris Kanaracus, 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

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

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