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Modest Update to VS2013 Raises Expectations for Update 2
The first update to Visual Studio 2013 has been released. This workmanlike update provides IE9 support and stability fixes to the recently released VS2013 suite.
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Big Data: Do Languages Really Matter?
Big Data is a field where even a single millisecond loss can be significant over billions of events. Yet, languages often regarded as slow like Python have gained a lot of popularity in the past year. Recent articles and discussions in the Big Data community have started reigniting the debate around the choice of a programming language for data science and Big Data.
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Scala Turns Ten Today
Ten years ago today, the first release of the Scala language was announced on the comp.lang.scala newsgroup. It's come a long way in ten years; what will the next ten years be like? InfoQ looks back.
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Will 2014 Be the Year of Android-Enabled Cars?
Google has officially entered the in-car computer arena by announcing the Open Automotive Alliance (OAA) together with Nvidia and several automobile manufacturers, including Audi, GM, Honda, and Hyundai. The Alliance's mission, according to its official announcement, is bringing the Android platform to cars by the end of 2014.
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Koa Web Framework 0.2.0 Release
The NodeJS based Koa web application framework has released version 0.2.0. Koa is the successor of the popular Express MVC platform, but relies heavily on newer ES6 constructs. This release is marked as an important one in that that it reaffirms the team’s design choices from the initial 0.1.0 release, solidifying Koa's API for future releases and production use.
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Google Improves Hadoop Performance with New Cloud Storage Connector
With a new connector, it is now possible for Hadoop to run directly against Google Cloud Storage instead of using the default, distributed file system. This results in lower storage costs, fewer data replication activities, and a simpler overall process.
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Math.js: Versatile Math Library For JavaScript
Math.js is an open source Math library for JavaScript and Node.js for working with numbers, big numbers, complex numbers, units and matrices. It also features a flexible expression parser. InfoQ got in touch with the project founder, Jos De Jong, to know more.
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Typemock Isolator v7.4.3 Adds FastFix, Improved SmartRunner and Visual Studio 2013 Support
Typemock Isolator v7.4.3 for .NET has been released with support for FastFix, improved smartrunner in addition to Visual Studio 2013 and TFS 2012 integration.
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Java 8 On Track for March Release
After a slight delay the long anticipated release of Java 8 is now on back on track and scheduled for release on March 18.
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JArchitect v4.0 Released
Version 4.0 of JArchitect by CoderGears, a tool used to manage Java code bases and application development, is now available. JArchitect allows architects and developers to analyze a code base, automate code reviews, and facilitate refactoring and migration.
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Om: Enhancing Facebook's React with Immutability
Om is a new a ClojureScript interface for Facebook’s React HTML UI library. Om uses Clojure(Script)'s persistent data structures and requestAnimationFrame to further improve React's rendering. InfoQ talked to Om's creator, David Nolen, about Om and the benefits of functional concepts for application programming.
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Dart 1.1 Pushes Performance Even Further
The recently released Dart 1.1 comes with better performance for the dart2js compiler and improves support for the server-side development. The language itself is pretty much on hold.
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Apps Have to be iOS 7 Compatible by February 1st
Apple recently announced that iOS applications have to be iOS 7 compatible by February, 1st. To submit new applications or application updates to the iTunes Store, developers have to build their applications with XCode 5 and apps have to be optimized for iOS7. Compatibility with iOS 7 includes changing the UI according to the current Human Interface Guidelines and adapting API changes.
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Rust 0.9 Released With Revised Threading Model
The Rust team has released the latest version of its next generation programming language. New in this release is a redesigned threading system and several refinements as the language moves towards its 1.0 release.
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Upcoming Book by Gojko Adzic on Improving User Stories
Would better user stories improve software delivery? Gojko Adzic thinks applying small changes to the way teams manage their user stories can have a huge impact on the actual outcomes of their software delivery. He announced that he wants to write a book about improving user stories if at least 5000 people show that they are interested by pre-registering themselves in January.