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  • An Introduction to Scala for Java Developers

    Scala combines the object-oriented and functional programming paradigms, using a concise syntax that is fully compatible with Java and runs on the JVM. This article provides an introduction to Scala.

    Thomas Alexandre
    on Aug 16, 2011

  • New Book: Building Applications in the Cloud

    Christopher Moyer has written a new book, “Building Applications in the Cloud: Concepts, Patterns, and Projects”. This book revolves around fundamental differences between the on-premise and cloud infrastructures, and architecture and design patterns that can be used to build and host scalable, reliable applications in the cloud.

    Roopesh Shenoy
    on Aug 09, 2011

  • HTML 5 or Silverlight?

    While HTML5 is still a draft standard, its ultimate role as the dominant cross-platform solution is certain. Even Microsoft calls HTML “the only true cross-platform solution for everything.” But in many ways it is still severely limited when compared to Silverlight. Daniel Jebaraj of Syncfusion weighs in on the future of Silverlight and HTML5 with guidance on how to choose between the two.

    Daniel Jebaraj
    on Aug 08, 2011

  • Extending Oozie

    In this article authors show how leverage Oozie extensibility to implement custom language extensions. This approach can be viewed a specializing workflow language for a given company/line of business.

    Boris Lublinsky Mike Segel
    on Aug 02, 2011

  • QoS for Applications: A Resource Management Framework for Runtimes

    This article draws an analogy between QoS for networks and for applications, resulting in a mapping guide between the two and introducing a production solution for Java, (J)Ruby, and (J)Python apps.

    William Louth
    on Jul 26, 2011

  • Oozie by Example

    End to end Oozie example, including process design, resource coordinator and workflow implementation

    Boris Lublinsky Mike Segel
    on Jul 18, 2011

  • Introduction to Oozie

    Basic introduction to Oozie - a framework allowing to combine multiple Map/Reduce jobs into a logical unit of work.

    Boris Lublinsky Michael Segel
    on Jul 12, 2011
  • Web Development

    Virtual Panel: State of the Art in JavaScript Unit Testing

    Unit testing is a commonly accepted practice in order to deliver maintainable code. This is especially true for a dynamic language like JavaScript and there are currently several frameworks and libraries for a team to choose from. InfoQ had a Q&A with the creators of some of the leading JavaScript unit testing frameworks about their projects and what they offer to developers.

    Dio Synodinos
    on Jul 07, 2011

  • Twitter Shifting More Code to JVM, Citing Performance and Encapsulation As Primary Drivers

    While it almost certainly remains the largest Ruby on Rails based site in the world, Twitter has gradually been moving more and more of its stack to the JVM. Last year the company announced that its back-end message queue had been re-written in Scala, and more recently it moved the search stack to Java, making Twitter search around three times faster.

    Charles Humble
    on Jul 04, 2011

  • Busy Java Developer’s Guide to Flex

    Flex is a set of tools designed to make it easier for developers to build SWFs without having to use the Adobe Flash tool. This article explores Flex from a Java guy’s perspective, then shows how to set up the environment and examines topics like how to integrate Flex code with existing Java applications, as well as its applicability for use as a mobile device client technology.

    Ted Neward
    on Jun 21, 2011

  • Git, Gerrit Review and Jenkins or Hudson CI Servers

    Together, Gerrit and Jenkins/Hudson allow you to propose changes and have those proposals automatically compiled/tested/verified before a human review even starts. This article shows how to install and configure Gerrit and how to hook it up to Jenkins/Hudson to build all proposed changes.

    Alex Blewitt
    on Jun 10, 2011

  • Joe Duffy on the Future of Concurrency and Parallelism

    Joe Duffy, author of Concurrent Programming on Windows, talks about the future of concurrency and parallelism. This interview covers his thoughts on the language designs, libraries, and patterns that are becoming increasing important in modern programming.

    Jonathan Allen
    on May 31, 2011
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