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.NET 4 Feature Focus: Parallel Programming
Microsoft is planning on releasing a wide variety of parallel programming libraries with .NET 4. These include Parallel LINQ (PLINQ), Structured Parallelism (Parallel.For), the Task Parallel Library, and the Coordination Data Structures.
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The Power of Done
Scott Schimanski recently added his voice to those talking about the power of a clear definition of "done." Scott points out there is both business and personal value in a well-defined meaning of "done". The business can count on shipping features that are done, without making any additional investment, while individuals really seem to enjoy the sense of accomplishment that comes with "done."
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Oracle BPM Roadmap Revealed
During Oracle’s Open World conference last month, Oracle has revealed their BPM strategy and roadmap. The centerpiece of this strategy is building a unified BPM platform based on the strength of existing Oracle’s assets and BEA acquisition.
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MPI.NET Released
MPI or Message Passing Interface is the de facto standard for distributed memory programming. Recently Microsoft released a version for .NET, but the server needed to use it doesn't come cheap.
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More Languages on top of Erlang Virtual Machine
Erlang virtual machine – BEAM – hosts an increasing number of languages. Reia, a Python/Ruby like scripting language and Lisp Flavoured Erlang have recently been released. Debasish Ghosh reflects on this trend while other authors try to outline other possible language variants inspired by Ruby or Haskell.
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Article: Java FX Technology Preview
InfoQ takes a look at the JavaFX preview release and talks to Sun Staff Engineer Joshua Marinacci about version 1 expected this autumn.
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Interview: Dave Laribee and ALT.NET
Greg Young grabbed some of Dave Laribee's time at the last ALT.NET conference in Seattle. Dave opens up about the intent of ALT.NET and how the community can get involved.
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Cascading - Data Processing API for Hadoop MapReduce
Cascading is a new processing API for data processing on Hadoop clusters, and supports building complex processing workflows using an expressive, declarative API.
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SSIS for Oracle and Teradata
In conjunction with Attunity, Microsoft has released SSIS Connectors for Oracle and Teradata.
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Is the Cloud Strategic to Virtualization?
Chris Preimesberger and Bob Waldie see 6 red flags to data center virtualization. Patrick Kerpan responded to these concerns by pointing to the Cloud as a possible mitigation factor. Have you experienced some of these red flags in your virtualization projects? Is the cloud on your radar? Will the cloud replace data centers?
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Interview with Clone Detective's Immo Landwerth
We interviewed Immo Landwerth of the open source project Clone Detective for Visual Studio. This project leverages ConQAT to analyze C# code for duplication.
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The Value Of Atom?
In a comment on a recent InfoQ article, Bill Burke asks about the value proposition of Atom and specifically whether or not it's just a "sexier replacement" for SOAP. Bill de hOra tries to help answer the question.
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Federal Funding Backs Agile Training in Oregon
Agile experts James Shore and Diana Larsen will benefit from federal funding to teach two courses in Oregon this month, from Employer Workforce Training Funds and the Oregon Department of Community Colleges and Workforce Development.
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Netflix Releases REST API
The Netflix team announces the release of the Netflix API. The release includes three components, a JavaScript API, REST Programming API and Atom feeds.
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C# Library for Amazon S3 Available on CodePlex
Affirma Consulting has developed a C# library which can be used to access Amazon's S3 services from a .NET application. The library, including examples, has been released on CodePlex.