TalkingTech
The view from the top of IT with TechWorld Editor Rohan Pearce
There has been no lack of ink spilled on the legal battle between Oracle and Google surrounding Google’s use of Java APIs in its Android OS.
By Julie Samuels | 10 May, 2012 10:23
Google built Android using parts of Java that didn't require a license and it had the full support of Sun Microsystems in doing so, a lawyer for Google said in court Tuesday.
By James Niccolai | 18 April, 2012 03:03
A study of how 31 popular open-source code libraries were downloaded over the past 12 months found that more than a third of the 1,261 versions of these libraries had a known vulnerability and about a quarter of the downloads were tainted.
By Ellen Messmer | 27 March, 2012 04:45
The company is planning aggressive moves for the critical software platform in the next few years. Here's a rundown.
By Paul Krill | 31 January, 2012 14:57
Oracle said that no court has ever found that APIs for software like Java are ineligible for copyright protection, in its objection to Google's request that the court make a summary judgment on Oracle's copyright allegations.
By Nancy Gohring | 23 August, 2011 10:55
Would the Java community thrive as well under Oracle's control as it did under Sun Microsystems'? Vendors of Java products seem split about the question.
By Joab Jackson | 22 January, 2010 11:29
Komodo IDE 5 from ActiveState is the most comprehensive code editor and debugger available for enterprise teams that develop applications using a range of dynamic languages. Komodo's strong debugging skills are blended with broad-based coding support for Perl, PHP, Python, and Ruby, not to mention Tcl, Java, C, C++, Visual Basic, and many more. With powerful HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and XML support, Komodo is a great Web 2.0 companion as well.
By James R. Borck | 27 February, 2009 08:48
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