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• Why Java applications fail to scale linearly: A simple explanation

  The process of scaling up Java applications often runs into the problem of diminishing returns, where adding another processor no longer adds significant benefit. Why won't Java programs scale? Here's your answer.  Continue Reading

• Java EE 7 migration: Risk mitigation strategies

  Some enterprise Java shops are weighing the risks of a migration to Java EE 7 against the potential benefits, which are incremental and cloud focused.  Continue Reading

• Why now is the right time to start processing big data

  A trifecta of factors have recently come into play to create just the right conditions to make processing big data a feasible project to tackle.  Continue Reading

• Why mobile developers embrace the cloud. Why others PaaS on it

  Enterprise Java developers may be less likely to adopt a cloud platform on the server side than in a mobile development project.  Continue Reading

• Has Computer Programming Really Changed Much Since Lovelace's Time?

  Everyone always talks about these new computer programming languages, and how great one is over the other. But really, has computer programming really changed that much over time?  Continue Reading

• Is Telecommunications the Boom Industry for 2012?

  TSS readers from around the world, working for the smallest of companies to the largest, related to technology or telecommunications, represented the largest number of the respondents with 27%. A close second was “Other” at 24% with “Financial ...  Continue Reading

• The Expense of a Line of JavaScript Code

  Again unscientifically, a Javascript line of code seems more expensive (a factor of2-3) than the Java equivalent. It seems to me that the Javascript part of the project we build always takes longer. One explanation can be linked to the relative ...  Continue Reading

• Modularizing the Hibernate SessionFactory with the Spring framework

  This paper outlines a method for modular application development using Spring and Hibernate. The approach described has similarities to the OSGi or Spring DM approach.  Continue Reading

• Rod Johnson speaks of method deprecation and backwards compatibility

  "Generally with deprecation, we do take a more proactive view than Java as a whole." -Rod Johnson  Continue Reading

• Cloud Computing vs SOA - SOA Was Just a Fad says SpringSource's Rod Johnson

  If you look at the industry over the past few years, the way in which cloud computing is spoken of today is the way in which SOA was spoken of four or five years ago. I think with respect to SOA, it really was a fad. It was something that is very ...  Continue Reading

• Applying control theory concepts in software applications

  Control theory is a discipline originated in mathematics and engineering science but was adopted also in psychology, social sciences and other research domains. It deals with influencing the behaviour of dynamical systems. In this article it is ...  Continue Reading

• Spring IoC vs.Google Guice: Comparing inversion of control containers

  Comparing Spring vs. Google Guice: By Example  Continue Reading

• Spring vs. Guice: The Clash of the IOC Containers

  Spring and Google Guice are two powerful dependency injection frameworks in use today. Both frameworks fully embrace the concepts of dependency injection, but each has its own way of implementing them. Although Spring provides many benefits, it ...  Continue Reading