Open source Java

Feature - The key to success as a software consultant is using a productivity log that can demonstrate how much time and effort has been put into a project, while also explaining away non-productive time consuming activities.

Feature - While many NoSQL solutions are open source, the lack of standards means any organization embracing a given solution may never have the ability to easily change to another competing solution.

Feature - Given the fact that Android is targetted towards the smartphone market, you wouldn't expect any significant interest in Android from the embedded market. However, making Android 'headless', and working with it on an embedded device has a variety of...

Feature - Not all open-source licenses are created equal, and if an organization doesn't pay enough attention to the fine print, they may be looking at a cease and desist letter. Here we provide some advice for organizations looking to ensure that they are in full...

Feature - Choosing between schemaless NoSQL databases and strong-schema relational designs isn't an either-or decision, as this case study points out. When dealing with their big data problem, Craigslist decided that their MySQL servers could use a little help...

Feature - Ubuntu moves forward by harnessing the power of the open source community. It's a model that is extremely dissimilar to what we see in enterprise development, but there are allegories between the two. Here, we take a look at what enterprise development...

Feature - Nothing is more visible to both clients and senior management than an applications that doesn't work. And the risk for failure is never higher than it is the moment after deployment. So how do you ensure deployment always goes smoothly. There is no...

Feature - In service oriented architectures (SOA), there is no guarantee as to where a given service might be located. If applications invoke multiple services that are hosted in different locations, this can trigger problems with latency. In this article we look...

Feature - We've seen plenty of people getting rich selling silly apps to iPhone users. But what about selling serious applications and components to enterprise developers? Both the Liferay and the OSGi community think they can make some Java millionaires by...

Feature - How do cloud computing technologies impact the day-to-day development patterns of typical Java developers?