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Gerrit at the Eclipse Foundation
The Eclipse Foundation has made Gerrit available for projects using the Git version control system at https://git.eclipse.org/r/. This allows patches to be sent directly in the form of commits which can be applied to a Git repository, although the Eclipse IP Process needs to be updated to make it widely useful. Read on to find out what this means for Eclipse projects.
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Apollo 1.0 Released, Next Generation ActiveMQ
Apache Apollo 1.0, ActiveMQ subproject, was just released. Apollo's new threading model which is geared to multi-core microprocessors makes it faster, more scalable and more reliable than ActiveMQ. Apache Apollo now has JMS support along with a set of JMS benchmarks that show it is a clear competitor in the messaging space.
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ASP.NET MVC Model Binding
Model Binding is a feature that simplifies controller actions by using the request data to create strongly typed objects. Jess Chadwick takes a deep dive into this feature in an MSDN article and explores complex scenarios, as well as creating custom model binders when the default model binder is not enough.
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Preview the Next JavaScript in Google Chrome
Google Chrome and V8 now support some of the features planned for the next version of JavaScript, known as ECMAScript 3.1 “Harmony”. To try out these features you can use dev channel release of Chrome with the “Experimental JavaScript features” flag turned on.
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PrimeFaces 3.0 Released: Ajax, Mobile and IE 9 Components for JSF2
PrimeFaces 3.0 was recently released offering an extensive suite of JSF2 Ajax enabled components, a separate version for iPhone/Android devices and support for Internet Explorer 9.
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SQL Server Unit Testing with tSQLt
tSQLt is a free, open-source framework for unit testing in SQL Server. By writing tSQLt test cases, developers can create fake tables and views based on production data, then compare expected versus actual results. Tests can be created directly in SQL Server Management Studio.
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Secure Code Development: A Casualty With Agile?
Agile teams are known to produce reliable and high quality code quickly. However, it is also a fact that pressure to deliver quickly might result in short cut reviews, curtailed testing and lack of attention to secure code. Is secure development as good as wishful thinking with Agile?
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Microsoft Details Windows 8 for ARM
Microsoft has detailed Windows 8 for ARM: architected for low power consumption, apps that can only target WinRT, restricted desktop that allows only Office 15 and some Windows components to run.
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Per Aspera ad ACTA��Worse than SOPA and PIPA?
According to news magazines, people worldwide are more and more against ACTA. The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement is intended to reduce copyright infringement and stealing of intellectual property rights. However, opponents fear the loss of civil rights. And the treaty may also have a large impact on software engineers.
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Microsoft Deprecates Legacy Workflow Foundation Libraries in New Beta Release
In a recent blog post, Microsoft announced that the first generation objects of their WF technology are being deprecated in the upcoming .NET 4.5 release. WF, which is a workflow engine leveraged by .NET developers as well as a handful of Microsoft server products, has multiple new capabilities in .NET 4.5 while officially putting application that leverage the old .NET 3.0 objects on notice.
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Sparx Systems Has Released Enterprise Architect 9.2
Sparx Systems, an Austrian based vendor of UML tools, has recently published version 9.2 of Enterprise Architect. The new version adds features like enhanced simulation capability and support for describing ontologies.
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CMU SEI Hosts Free Virtual Software Architecture Event on 28th February
The Carnegie Mellon University Software Engineering Institute is organizing a free virtual event on software architecture. The show will provide information on tools and methods on 28th February, 1 pm to 4:30 p.m. ET.
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Lighter Configuration Files and Better ASP.NET Support with WCF 4.5
Ido Flatow has been posting a series on the upcoming changes to WCF in .NET 4.5. Most of these changes revolve around making configuration files lighter and easier to work with in both stand-alone and IIS hosted modes.
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MapReduce Patterns, Algorithms, and Use Cases
In his new article “MapReduce Patterns, Algorithms, and Use Cases”, Ilya Katsov gives a systematic view of the different MapReduce patterns, algorithms and techniques that can be found on the web or in scientific articles along with several practical use case studies.
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Microsoft Publishes C++ AMP Spec, Wants to Lower Barriers to Data-Parallelism
Hoping to make programming data-parallel hardware easier, Microsoft has published its open specification for C++ AMP. By building its implementation directly into Visual Studio 11 Microsoft seeks to improve access to the GPU for developers.