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IRQA - A Requirements Definition and Management Solution for Systems Engineering Projects

Topics
Team Collaboration,
Tools,
Embedded Software Dev

Visure Solutions recently announced the availability of IRQA which denotes a solution for requirements definition and management (RDM). A sound process using professional tools is important for ensuring the quality of product and solution development with respect to the requirements specification.

jQ.Mobi – jQuery Optimized for Mobile Devices

Topics
HTML5,
Open Source,
iOS,
Cross Platform,
Javascript,
Mobile

appMobi has open sourced jQ.Mobi, a rewrite of jQuery, competing with jQuery Mobile for developer mindshare.

Phalanger Roundup

Topics
PHP,
.NET,
Web Frameworks

Phalanger 3 is out with improved support for PHP namespaces, Mono/Linux, and C# interoperability.

WebLogic 12c Taking Java EE 6 to the Cloud

Topics
Cloud Computing,
Java,
Application Servers

At the beginning of December, Oracle released WebLogic Server 12c. The new version of WebLogic is the first release of the application server to fully support the Java EE 6 standard, originally approved in December 2009. In addition, WebLogic Server 12c is a key part of Oracle's entire cloud strategy. InfoQ spoke to Vice President of Development at Oracle, Cameron Purdy to find out more.

Seven Options for Handling Interruptions on Agile Teams

Topics
Agile in the Enterprise,
Agile Techniques,
Agile

Interruptions are something that every team has to deal with and, if not managed appropriately, they can potentially have a detrimental affect on their ability to deliver. In a recent post on the Agile Advice blog, Mishkin Berteig described seven options that teams could consider to deal with interruptions when using Scrum or iterative Agile approaches.

Most-Wanted Features in Entity Framework

Topics
.NET Framework,
Data Access

The EF team has setup a uservoice forum to let users request and vote for features. We are highlighting the current top 7 most-voted-for feature requests, along with possible workarounds you can use today.

webOS Is to Run on Many Devices and Enyo on All Major Browsers

Topics
Javascript,
Mobile,
Open Source

HP has decided to broaden the reach of webOS by adopting the standard Linux kernel, and it’s Enyo development framework is going to run on all major browsers. Enyo 2.0 has been open sourced.

Amazon Launches DynamoDB

Topics
NoSQL,
Cloud Computing,
Big Data

Amazon Launches DynamoDB On January 18th, Amazon Web Services launched DynamoDB, which as explained by Werner Vogels, AWS’ Chief Technical Officer in his blog, is an NoSQL database designed for Internet scale web applications.

Preview of Visual Studio 11: Agile Support, Group Collaboration, and Clone Detection

Topics
IDE,
.NET

VS11 will provide new tools that expedite unit testing, refactoring, and easier communication across the entire development team. These new components are intended to benefit everyone from developers, and testers to those deploying and maintaining the resulting application.

Too Much Technology?

Topics
Product Management,
Technology

As technologists we often never question how technology is affecting us and our world. This interview with Eric Brende presents an a different view on progress, innovation and technology.

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Educational Content

Mobile Web Development with HTML5

Keith Donald and Josh Long discuss the mobile browsers, the hardware constraints, the existing simulators, emulators and JavaScript frameworks, and the HTML5 support for doing mobile development.

Understanding the Magic of Lean Product Development

Don Reinertsen examines lean methods including queue management, batch size reduction, WIP constraints, cadence, and the governing economic tradeoffs.

Crossing the Bridge to Agility with Michele Sliger

Michele Sliger helps bridge the divide between traditional project management and Agile so that classically trained PM’s can successfully apply Agile practices, and more importantly, an Agile mindset.

How to Change the World

Jurgen Appelo discusses introducing change inside organizations by viewing them as adaptive systems and social networks and using the Change Management 3.0 model.

Event-Driven Programming in Clojure

Zach Tellman explains how to deal with asynchronous programming difficulties in Clojure using an event-driven data structure.

The Future of F#: Type Providers

Joe Pamer presents what Type Providers coming in F# 3.0 are: a mechanism for accessing a multitude of external data source.

Devops Fools, Tools and other Smart Things

Patrick Debois discusses the role of tools in creating a new devops culture that needs to be build inside organizations around the idea of craftsmanship.

The Rise of OAuth

Craig Walls talks about securing the modern web and how OAuth can help with that, showing how to secure and consume resources with OAuth.