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Talend Releases a Cloud Version of its Unified Integration Platform
Talend announced at the Cloud Computing Expo last week that it was releasing a Cloud-based version of its Enterprise Unified Integration Platform.
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QCon San Francisco November 14-18 - tracks announced & registration open
QCon San Francisco 2011, taking place November 14-18, is now open for registration ($700 savings until June 22nd). QCon is an enterprise software development conference for team leads, architects, and project managers covering architecture & design, Java, Mobile, functional programming, Lean and Kanban, Cloud Computing, Big Data & NoSQL, emerging languages, and other timely topics.
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Asynchronous Patterns in ASP.NET Web Forms vNext
Asynchronous programming is all the range these days and for good reason, when properly used it can significantly improve the throughput of I/O bound applications. And while some may think this of the realm of new and esoteric languages, even Web Forms is getting in on the game.
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Yet More Trouble with REST APIs?
George Reese, writing recently on his and Adrian Cole's experiences on using REST and SOAP APIs for developing Cloud applications, caused quite a stir in the community. What started as hints-and-tips has turned into a debate over whether there are real problems and misunderstandings around developing APIs with REST, irrespective of Cloud?
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Learning from History - or not
Consultant and author Gerald M. Weinberg has been in the computer industry for over 50 years; he raises concerns about the seemingly inevitable hype cycle associated with new techniques and how the industry so seldom seems to learn from previous cycles. In a similar vein Elisabeth Hendrickson recently blogged about the impact of "fake agile". They also provide some advice on how to improve.
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Will Machiel van der Bijl make manual Software Testing obsolete?
Machiel van der Bijl from the University of Twente in the Netherlands recently introduced a Model-based testing approach which is supposed to automate software testing.
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Microsoft’s Silence is Infuriating .NET Developers
Earlier this month Microsoft unveiled a new touch-centric UI for Windows 8. According to the presentation this new UI allows Windows 8 applications built using just HTML5 and JavaScript. This is great news for web developers looking to do more with the Windows platform, but Microsoft is refusing to say whether or not .NET can also be used for this new application model.
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Lambda Syntax Survey
The lambda syntax is under discussion again at lambda-dev mail list, but this time, they're actively courting opinions. Four alternate syntaxes are proposed, and there's a survey to fill out to record your thoughts. Please take time to look at the syntax and vote on your favourites.
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The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of REST APIs
A new blog post by George Reese provides a wealth of recommendations on best practices and common pitfalls of REST APIs implementation.
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Eclipse Community Survey 2011
The Eclipse Foundation has announced the results of its yearly community survey, which looks at various aspects of development in and around the Eclipse ecosystem. However, it also reflects the changing developer biases around the globe as well, such as the increasing use of DVCS and of mobile development platform preferences.
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Packaging Visual Studio Help Files
If you are offering a commercial or open source library for .NET developers, including an integrated help file is a great way to show your professionalism. It can also be handy when working on a framework that is reused across a company’s internal applications. In a recent article Jeff Braaten explains the process of creating Visual Studio Help Files.
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Tools for Porting Android Apps to Windows Phone 7
Microsoft attracts Android developers to Windows Phone 7 (WP7) with an API mapping tool and a WP7 Guide.
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NetRexx Open-Sourced
NetRexx, the JVM hosted runtime for the Rexx programming language designed by Mike Cowlishaw, has been open-sourced by IBM. Rexx is a scripting language which precedes Python, Ruby and other popular scripting languages by over a decade, and was originally designed for running on mainframes (VM/MVS), but found popularity in OS/2 and even AmgiaOS 2.0 under the name ARexx.
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World IPv6 Day: Conclusions
World IPv6 Day proved to be a success. Major service providers and websites are ready for IPv6, but some experience response times lower than when using IPv4. Experts draw attention to a possible security flaw in IPv6 implementations.
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How To Think Like A Cloud
At the Interop 2011 conference in Las Vegas, Alistair Croll of Bitcurrent delivered a talk titled “How to Think Like a Cloud.” This session pointed out the differences between a traditional application development approach and a utility computing mindset.