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• Valhalla and value types to change the way developers code in Java

  In 2014, just as Java 8 was released, JavaOne was looking towards the future and talking about what was coming with Java 9. In 2015, Java 9 is still in the future, but that hasn't stopped the architects at Oracle from prognosticating about what ...  Continue Reading

• Introducing Amazon Echo - Adding voice recognition to your Java programs

  Want to add voice recognition to your Java apps? You can do it with Amazon echo.  Continue Reading

• IoT device startup creates customizable sensors

  Learn how Notion, an Internet of Things startup, built a sophisticated tier of server applications to empower a new generation of customizable sensors.  Continue Reading

• Addressing the SPI performance issues you don't realize you already have

  New frameworks like Angular and Ember make creating applications with a single-page-interface (SPI) easier than ever. But quite often the performance feedback never gets back to the server, especially given the fact that all of that code runs on the...  Continue Reading

• How to create secure and bug free software using customer-driven development

  When using the Agile method, development is largely customer-driven. How do you ensure the success of such a project? Here are some tips on how to develop secure, bug free software.  Continue Reading

• Docker containers are growing up and embracing open standards

  In this new world where containers are challenging virtualized environments, Docker has had to grow up fast, and not only is it growing up, but it's opening up to new standards as well.  Continue Reading

• OpenStack develops its own static code analysis tool for Python

  For OpenStack, necessity proved to be the mother of invention, leading to development of a static code analysis tool for Python called Bandit.  Continue Reading

• Six Steps to Accelerating Mobile App Testing

  With software testing being one of the most time consuming steps in the application lifecycle management (ALM) process, everyone is looking at ways to speed up testing. In this article, we look at six ways to accelerate mobile application testing.  Continue Reading

• When loose coupling and SOA style software layering doesn't make sense

  Loose coupling and adding in SOA style layers don't make sense unless an application is going to be distributed. If enterprise wide distribution isn't in your application's future, stop adding in extra complexity, and collapse those layers into ...  Continue Reading

• The challenge of managing distributed data can only be solved with NoSQL solutions

  Managing data over large geographic areas where latency and reliability problems exist is a major challenge for relational databases, but fortunately, NoSQL databases are solving the problem of managing distributed data.  Continue Reading

• Cutting costs in the cloud with modern PaaS based solutions

  Cloud computing has been an incredibly disruptive technology, but more than SaaS and PaaS, enterprises are cutting costs and realizing new efficiencies by leveraging Platform as a Service (PaaS) based solutions.  Continue Reading

• A new approach to condensing data leads to a 99% compression rate

  Given the enormous thirst for data, coupled with the finite existence of copper and fiber optic cables that link clients and servers together, the need for powerful compression algorithms is self-evident. Has XLABS solved the problem with a 99% rate...  Continue Reading

• The next generation of cloud management and monitoring (CMM) tools with Aternity

  Cloud management and monitoring (CMM) presents new challenges in this world of distributed data, distributed compute nodes and abstract hypervisors. Aternity is helping to solve many of these problems with their latest offerings.  Continue Reading

• Failing to integrate security with DevOps? Do so at your own peril

  Security is often considered as an afterthought in the software development lifecycle. But organizations need to keep up with vulnerabilities as they move to more agile DevOps practices. Read on for some best practices in building a security ...  Continue Reading

• Mobile development looks inwards as internal facing apps gain traction

  As enterprise moves forward to provide employees with the apps they need for maximum productivity, everything is on the table for reinvention. A mix of standardized and customized solutions will be required by big business to meet the needs of an ...  Continue Reading