InfoQ Homepage News
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SOA Link Adds Testing/QA Partners
The SOA Link initiative, started by SOA Registry vendor Infravio in May, expands to include testing and QA vendors iTKO, Mindreef, and Solstice.
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BEA updates Aqualogic Service Bus
BEA has released its AquaLogic Service Bus v2.5. The update features a host of smaller feature updates including improved standards support for UDDI and SAML 1.1
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ZK Ajax Java Web Framework: Ajax with no Javascript
The ZK Ajax Framework allows developers to achieve Ajax style UI experiences in web applications without having to code in Javascript. Leveraging both a client and server engine, ZK enables developers to code the interaction of their UI's in pure Java.
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Six Ruby Presentations (with slides) from European Ruby Meeting Now Online
The audio and slides of six presentations made at a recent Ruby on Rails meeting, hosted by Greenpeace in Amsterdam, have just been made available. Topics include integration with legacy Java apps, CMS development, and Unicode.
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InfoQ Article: Will the Enterprise change Ruby, or will Ruby change the Enterprise?
Ruby is often criticized for lacking the features required for developing large applications and maintaining them over long periods of time with large teams. Are we missing something fundamental for widescale adoption of Ruby in the enterprise?
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David Heinemeier Hansson's RailsConf Keynote Address Now Online
A defining keynote address by David Heinemeier Hansson, the creator of Ruby on Rails, has been made available in video format to watch online.
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Increase Your Personal Resilience to Change
"Highly resilient people are best suited for a world of constant change. They don't fight against disruptive change... they adjust to new situations quickly." Sounds useful for members of Agile teams which want to "embrace change", even more so for those experiencing the drastic change from traditional to Agile methods. Bob Weinstein's article lists some ways to increase your own resiliency.
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InfoQ Book Review: Collaboration Explained
David Spann introduces Jean Tabaka's book: "Collaboration Explained" in which she shares stories and facilitation techniques to make groups more effective, and provides templates to get them started.
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Easy Continuous Integration for your Rails Project
Jay Fields of ThoughtWorks describes his team's continuous integration setup.
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Google's Lean Software Process
On the Manageability.org blog, Carlos E. Perez asked "how closely do Google's development practices match Lean software development?" and compared their process against the seven Lean Software practices: Eliminate Waste, Amplify Learning, Empower the Team, Deliver as Fast as Possible, See the Whole, Build Integrity In, Decide as Late as Possible.
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ThoughtWorks Responds to $43M Lawsuit Rumours
"We are not for sale; we are not closing our doors," ThoughtWorks told InfoQ. For the last 3 years TW has been in negotiations in and out of court over $43M owed to Schroder Venture Partners. Rumours circulated over the weekend that TW would have to sell itself after a Dow Jones article claimed that a recent court order 'forced' TW to repay Schroder.
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ScrumWorks Release 1.7.0 adds Tagging
Danube Technologies' latest ScrumWorks release 1.7.0 includes an important feature for enterprise users who need to trace back to multiple backlogs or integrate with other project tools - tagging and filtering with user-managed "themes".
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Buildix: Agile Java Toolset on a Disk
Buildix version 1.1, released today, provides teams with rapid and straightforward setup of a complete Agile Java development environment, including Continuous Integration, Source Control, a Wiki and a Bug-Tracker. The Thoughtworks developers who created it call it "an Agile development platform on a disk".
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One Week Left to Apply for Microsoft Certified Architect Program
The Microsoft Certified Architect (MCA) program has proceeded past its initial beta and is accepting additional appolicants for its final pre-launch stage, but interested applicants must apply by July 14th to be considered for this round.
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Is Java EE 5 lightweight enough?
An article yesterday asked if Java's complexity is its worst enemy, quoting Richard Monson-Haefel saying "They should retire Java EE and work with the open source community to come up with a better solution. Steve Anglin distilled the the problem to a simpler question: "Is the new lightweight Java EE 5 light enough?