TalkingTech
The view from the top of IT with TechWorld Editor Rohan Pearce
Oracle, Microsoft, and Apple all have a programming language ranked prominently in an industry index that monitors language use, but Google's efforts have yet to yield results, according to an official with Tiobe, which publishes the monthly Tiobe Programming Community Index.
By Paul Krill | 13 March, 2012 02:06
Property portal Realestate.com.au has been re-engineered from the ground up with its legacy Perl codebase being replaced with Java and Ruby on Rails.
By Rodney Gedda | 17 November, 2010 09:45
The KDE project has released the sixth generation of version 4 of its open source software compilation (SC) and desktop environment with KDE SC 4.5 now available for download – including a Webkit option for the native Web browser.
By Rodney Gedda | 11 August, 2010 05:50
What is the best way to prevent spam and viruses from entering your inbox? According to its makers, the open source Anti-Spam SMTP Proxy (ASSP) server project takes the honours because of its design and feature set, and best of all it is free and cross-platform.
By Rodney Gedda | 30 April, 2009 11:09
Version 6 of the popular Perl programming language will not be compatible with previous versions, but will open up a new world of custom “languages” and interpreters, according to its founder Larry Wall.
By Rodney Gedda | 04 December, 2008 15:57
A couple of cool things that have caught my eye over the last few weeks.
By Mark Gibbs | 16 January, 2009 10:10
What will the world of dynamic programming languages and Web applications look like in five years? This is one of those highly personal and deeply philosophical questions best saved for after dessert is served, the drinks are poured, and the sidearms are safely locked away.
By Peter Wayner | 14 October, 2008 08:47
The former second-class citizens of the programming world have leaped to the fore, changing the face of enterprise software development. With the rise of Web 2.0, scripting languages (also called dynamic languages) are now often considered important tools in a developer's arsenal. That's a far cry from than their old reputation as lesser tools for those who can't handle "real" programming.
By Lynn Greiner | 01 September, 2008 14:45
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