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WSO2 Web services framework builds bridge between Ruby and enterprise apps: WSO2 has built a bridge between Ruby-based applications and enterprise-class Web services with the introduction of its Web Services Framework for Ruby (WSF/Ruby) 1.0. WSF/Ruby, an open-source framework for providing and consuming Web services in the Ruby object-oriented programming language, offers support for the WS-*...; Tags: Web, Web Service, Client, Ruby, Simple Object Access Protocol, WSO2, WSF/Ruby, SOAP, Web Services, Scripting Languages, Channel Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Marketing, Dana Gardner; Blog posts 2008-01-14

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PrinterSetup project for CUPS: A recently released printer utility for larger Mac deployments is in "prototyping phase." For those managing mass-quantities of Macs and Unix machines, this project could be useful. PrinterSetup is a component of PrintingWorks, an open-source CUPS "print accounting solution" by Lucid Information Systems. The docs say it's...; Tags: Apple Macintosh, PrinterSetup, Printers, Hardware, Peripherals, David Morgenstern; Blog posts 2008-05-12
WeBuilder 2008 (exe): WeBuilder is revolutionary all-in-one Web code editor that enables you to edit HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, ASP, Ruby and other web documents within single program. Clean and convenient interface, quick startup, true flexibility, and powerful features allow you to create and edit HTML, CSS, JavaScript, VBScript, WML, PHP, ASP, ASP.Net,...; Tags: HTML, Ruby, Blumentals Software, WeBuilder, Scripting Languages, CSS, Software/Web Development, Web Development; Software downloads 2008-05-08
Marvel Vs. Capcom 2 Free Edition (rar): A MUGEN fighting game (150 MB) . The game includes an arcade mode, team battle, survival, and watch mode. The game uses interlaced graphics :( There's a whopping 56 characters. 28 from each universe: Akuma, Amingo, Anakaris, B.B. Hood, Blackheart, Cable, Cammy, Captain America, Captain Commando, Charlie, Chun-Li, Colossus, Cyclops,...; Tags: SpiDoL Games, Games, Personal Technology; Software downloads 2008-05-07
Profits-strapped Sun continues decade-long pitch to developers on Java dominance: Leading up to the JavaOne developers conference, Sun Microsystems posted an embarrassing quarterly profit loss, is making OpenSolaris more open than ever, bringing the OpenSolaris platform value to the Amazon Web Services cloud, and is still using variations on the projectile theme to send T-shirts into the international crowd of...; Tags: Developer, Sun Microsystems Inc., NetBeans Ecosystem, Programming Languages, Java, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Dana Gardner; Blog posts 2008-05-06

The changing SAP culture: The changing SAP cultureHow will SAP attract developer talent?The #1 issue I see with SAP, as an outsider, is that it is a closed, proprietary system with which it is impossible to get experience. People who implement SAP scream and scream for developer talent who can make it sing and...; Tags: Programming languages, Enterprise software, SAP AG, ABAP; Discussion threads 2008-05-06
PHP delivers key patches: PHP delivers key patchesForget PHPRuby based frameworks are going to take the market by storm.; Tags: Patches, Scripting languages, PHP, patch management; Discussion threads 2008-05-03
News to know: Sun; Microhoo; Vista; Linux security; Spigit: Notable headlines: Larry Dignan: Sun plans layoffs following weak quarter; Blames U.S. economy Nate McFeters: Multiple Linux flaws show that Linux also has kernel issues More bad news for McAfee, HackerSafe certification Steve Ballmer's defining hour Mary...; Tags: Security, Adobe Systems Inc., Larry Dignan, Sun Microsystems Inc., Microsoft Windows Vista, Apple Inc., Linux, Virtualization, UNIX, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware; Blog posts 2008-05-02
Why Client-server fails: Why Client-server failsControlling the what happens on the client.You control what happens on the client by requiring of it the least possible functionality ("fill this form in"), and placing no application logic there.If you do validation on the client, this is only as a convenience to the user, and all...; Tags: Servers, Nothing, client-server; Discussion threads 2008-04-29
Is it too late for open source Java?: Is it too late for open source Java?There is no Java in AJAXJavascript in AJAX is not Java at all. It is just an unfortunate naming coincidence.This discussion is a "Tempest in a tea pot"Most companies want vendor support and neither Ruby or Python are first class citizens in the...; Tags: Programming languages, Scripting languages, Development tools, Java, programming language, programming, Ruby, open source; Discussion threads 2008-04-24
Is it too late for open source Java?: Sun says it is working hard to make Java completely open source so Linux shops can use it. But is it already too late? Developers who commented on Slashdot recently said it is. They said the company's previous proprietary attitude caused them to turn...; Tags: Open Source, Programming Languages, Java, Scripting Languages, Linux, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Operating Systems, Software, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-04-24
Twitter turmoil: when does it end?: The news that Twitter's lead architect Blaine Cook and Lee Mighdoll, VP engineering have left should be no surprise. Let's be blunt. Despite the neutral language used in various posts, they were fired. One has to wonder whether Jack Dorsey is next, especially as he doesn't seem to understand the...; Tags: Twitter, Project Management, Tools & Techniques, Manufacturing, Strategy, It Operations, It service Management, Management, Dennis Howlett; Blog posts 2008-04-24
Live Mesh: Microsoft hews to open standards rule: As reported pretty much everywhere already (I rarely "scoop" things, a trait that would make me a bad journalist were I ever to become one), Microsoft has provided more details about the new platform that it is calling "Live Mesh." They will likely have the same problem explaining it that...; Tags: Open Standard, Microsoft Corp., Live Mesh, RSS, .Net, Application Servers, Scripting Languages, Middleware, Internet, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Enterprise Software, Software, Web Development, John Carroll; Blog posts 2008-04-23
Komodo Edit (Mac OS X/Intel) (3): Komodo Edit is a free, open source, multi-platform, multi-language editor for dynamic languages and Ajax technology, including Perl, PHP, Python, Ruby and Tcl; plus support for browser-side code including JavaScript, CSS, HTML and XML. Background syntax checking and syntax coloring catch errors immediately, while autocomplete and calltips guide you as...; Tags: Apple Macintosh, ActiveState Tool Corp., Komodo Edit, Apple Mac OS, Scripting Languages, CSS, AJAX, Apple Mac OS X, Programming Languages, Operating Systems, Desktops, Development Tools, Software, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Internet, Web 2.0, Software Development, Hardware; Software downloads 2008-04-18
Komodo Edit (Windows) (3): Komodo Edit is an open sourced, multi-platform, multi-language editor for dynamic languages and Ajax technology, including Perl, PHP, Python, Ruby, and Tcl; plus support for browser-side code including JavaScript, CSS, HTML, and XML. Background syntax checking and syntax coloring catch errors immediately, while autocomplete and calltips guide you as you...; Tags: ActiveState Tool Corp., Komodo Edit, Scripting Languages, CSS, AJAX, Programming Languages, Development Tools, Microsoft Windows, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Internet, Web 2.0, Software Development, Operating Systems, Software; Software downloads 2008-04-15
Frustrations with development languages: Last week's discussions of Java suggested to me that most of the response people have to programming language choices is driven first by the lack of real choices and secondly by issues of scale and perception. Setting aside embedded uses of Java, I get the clear impression...; Tags: Business Application, Programming Languages, Java, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Paul Murphy; Blog posts 2008-04-14
Frustrations with development languages: Frustrations with development languagesWhat's left?It seems that you don't like any programming language....Seriously the "failure" of Java EE you refer to isn't necessarily a failure of Java, it is likely a failure of software management by the IT department concerned. Many companies tend towards highly complex solutions and "smart" ways...; Tags: Programming languages, Development tools, Scripting languages, Ada, Java, programming; Discussion threads 2008-04-14
Google App Engine creation process live on Twitter: I'm watching Dion Hinchcliffe and a small group of other observers and developers create a Google App Engine GAE application live via Twitter. We're on the cutting edge of using social media and near-real time collaboration tools free to learn and use GAE for free, and then...; Tags: Developer, Google Inc., Twitter, App, Google Accounts, Dana Gardner; Blog posts 2008-04-12
Google: App Engine 'not fit for business': Google: App Engine 'not fit for business'This is a game changer. Never in our history has it been so easy to createapplications and make the available to the world. This will be a viral hit much like YouTube. Google will probably leave the consumer version free and add supported, only...; Tags: Scripting languages, Development tools, Google Inc., App Engine; Discussion threads 2008-04-11
Gangsta cloud wars could pivot on the traffic-driving power of Google and Microsoft/Yahoo: As Phil Wainewright points out, the platform as a service PaaS wars are ramping up with the arrival of Google App Engine. And while there will be preferences around Python or Ruby, stack or ala carte -- there's one ingredient that Google and Microsoft/Yahoo sure to follow suit can bring...; Tags: Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Cloud, Corporate Communications, Channel Management, Marketing, Dana Gardner; Blog posts 2008-04-08