RedMonk Programming Language Rankings: CoffeeScript and Java Make Gains

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:23:00 +0000

Here's a tip: If you want to gain traction with developers, having a name that calls caffeine to mind may not be a bad thing. OK, that may not be why CoffeeScript and Java are making gains on GitHub and Stack Overflow according to RedMonk's February 2012 language rankings , but it probably doesn't hurt. RedMonk is using a ranking system developed by Drew Conway that pulls data from GitHub and ...

Bloomberg Open Sources its Market Data Distribution Technology

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:14:14 +0000

In an effort to spur innovation, Bloomberg LP is opening its market data interfaces to everyone—without cost or restriction. Their application programming interface, known as BLPAPI (Bloomberg LP API), is ...

ActiveState Delivers Komodo 7 IDE for Dynamic Language Development

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:12:38 +0000

ActiveState , a provider of software development environments for dynamic language programmers, has announced version 7 of its Komodo integrated development environment (IDE), for Python, PHP, Ruby, JavaScript, Perl, Web and cloud development.

Brocade Leveraging Perl to Boost ADCs

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:31:39 +0000

EnterpriseNetworkingPlanet: Perl isn't just for apps, it's for big service provider networking gear now too.

Brocade Opens Up ADX with Openscript

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:09:26 +0000

Following on the heels of it's 12.3 ADC release that improved IPv6 performance, Brocade is providing more scriptable extensibility via Perl but it staying away from the firewall moniker unlike rival F5.

Bloomberg Opens Its Data Distribution Technology

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:15:00 +0000

Bloomberg is opening its market data interfaces for use by technology professionals globally, without cost or restriction, the company announced today. Bloomberg’s application prog

ActiveState Releases Komodo 7, "World's Fiercest IDE"

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:01:00 +0000

VANCOUVER, BC-- - ActiveState , whose software enables developers and enterprises to innovate from code to cloud smarter, faster, and safer, announced today the release of Komodo IDE 7: The world's fiercest ...

Brocade ADX 12.4 Improves App Delivery

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:09:06 +0000

Brocade introduced a new application delivery controller that enables service providers to manage application delivery in a way that servers or endpoint devices no longer can. A key feature of the Brocade ADX 12.4 is what the company calls an OpenScript Engine, which enables enterprise service providers to build customized versions of network applications using the open-source Perl programming ...

On Learning to Code

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:39:55 +0000

If you check out the homepage for Code Year -- where many thousands of people are following the weekly tutorials in Javascript -- you'll see this line from Douglass Rushkoff: "If we don't learn to ...

Can a Raspberry Disrupt PC Divisions at Dell, HP, and Apple?

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:13:26 +0000

We could be staring at a major paradigm shift, again ...