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.NET Scientific Computing with Meta Numerics
Meta Numerics is a .NET library for scientific computations offering support for complex numbers, matrixes, advanced functions and statistical operations.
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JavaRebel 2.0 supports WAR/EAR hot-deployment and Spring integration
The latest version of JavaRebel, a JVM plugin used for dynamic deployment of application code changes, supports WAR/EAR hot-deployment and integration with Spring and Struts 2 frameworks. ZeroTurnaround development team recently announced the release of JavaRebel 2.0 version.
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Interview: Tools for the Open Web
Dion Almaer and Ben Galbraith open with a definition of the Open Web, the tension arising from multiple Web technologies, the diversity and "polyphony" of Open Source, the future of Web development tools, and the debate associated with the possible evolution of Javascript. The potential impact of HTML 5 on tool and Web development in general is discussed.
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Spring Tool Suite 2.0 Released with OSGi, Dm Server, and XML Editing Enhancements
SpringSource has released version 2.0 of the Spring Tool Suite with OSGi, SpringSource Dm Server, and XML editing enhancements.
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Annotated Burn-Down Charts Help During Retrospectives
A sprint burn-down chart tracks the size of the sprint backlog over the course of the sprint. During the sprint retrospective, the burn-down chart can provide valuable data about how the sprint went. Mike Sutton uses annotations to capture more data on the burn-down chart, making it even more useful during the retrospective.
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Workspaces for Effective Agility
Author and Agile consultant, Mike Cohn recently wrote a blog entry summarizing a chapter in his new book Succeeding With Agile talking about the ideal Agile workspace. He points to things that need to be visible in the space an Agile team works in to help them be more effective.
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Iron Speed Designer 6.0 Has Been Improved
Iron Speed Designer is a Web 2.0 application generator enabling developers to visually create web pages for .NET/IIS without needing to know HTML or ASPX. The latest version, 6.0, has an improved layout editor, new page types, new workflow page types and live page preview.
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SOA & The Tarpit of Irrelevancy
A new three-part post by Neil Ford discusses both the rationale behind SOA implementations and the role large vendors play in distracting them.
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Information Radiators: Is low tech really better?
The Extreme Programming Yahoo Group has been discussing the pros and cons of low tech information radiators, such as task boards, compared to high tech tools. The original poster preferred a physical task board to a spreadsheet, but found himself unable to explain why to his boss. The ensuing discussion uncovered a variety of reasons to choose simple physical means of reporting information.
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Backlog Lacks the Backbone
Backlogs have been under criticism for some time now. Mary Poppendieck goes to the extent of suggesting that product backlog should be eliminated if it is not satisfying the desired purpose. On similar lines Jeff Patton suggested using story maps instead of flat backlogs which help focus on the system being developed.
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Scott Guthrie on Web Technologies During MIX 09
In an interview held by Channel 9, Scott Guthrie talks about MIX 2009, Silverlight 3, upcoming VS 2010 Tools for Silverlight, and Expression.
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Using T4 in ASP.NET MVC
ASP.NET MVC is using T4 (Text Template Transformation Toolkit) to generate the code behind the scenes when a Controller or a View is added to a project. T4 is a fully customizable text generator based on templates.
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SonarJ Community Edition Offers Architecture Analysis and Management for Java Applications
SonarJ Community Edition offers architecture analysis and management for small to medium size Java applications. hello2morrow, the company behind SonarJ software, recently launched the free version of the architecture analysis tool. The community edition can be used to analyze Java applications with upto 500 internal classes (approximately 50 to 60 KLOC).
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Sandcastle’s Team Manager Dismisses Rumors About Project Termination
To dismiss any rumors about the termination of the Sandcastle project, Anand Raman, Group Manager within the Microsoft Developer Division, has posted an update on the current status of the project. Sandcastle is a tool used for generating MSDN-like documentation by reflecting over the source code of a .NET project.
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Code2Plan, a Free Visual Studio Agile Project Management Add-in
Jesse Johnston and Denis Morozov created code2plan, an Agile software project management tool, as a beta Visual Studio add-in and released it for free. The tool also runs as a stand-alone application that can be used to track projects, iterations, user stories, features, tests, defects and builds.