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Stories by: Paul Krill

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    Java compiler would enable high-quality code, efficient memory use 10 February, 2012 22:13:23

    Momentum is building for the Graal project, an implementation of a dynamic compiler in Java to produce excellent code quality without compromising compile time and memory usage in the Java Virtual Machine.
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    The rise of Node.js: JavaScript graduates to the server 07 February, 2012 22:11:23

    Although it is just three years old, Node.js is gaining traction as an application development platform, letting developers extend JavaScript beyond the browser and into servers. But questions remain about JavaScript's appropriateness on servers and developers' readiness to use it.
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    Java tops C in language popularity assessment -- but not by much 07 February, 2012 07:54:00

    Java is barely hanging on to its ranking as the most popular programming language, edging out C in this month's Tiobe index of programming language popularity.
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    Google finally scans malware-ridden Android Market 03 February, 2012 22:10:27

    In an effort to improve security in its Android Market, Google has been using a service providing automated scanning of applications submitted to the mobile application store, Google revealed on Thursday afternoon.
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    Google helps translate JavaScript to its Dart alternative 31 January, 2012 08:48:24

    Promoting its own alternative language to JavaScript, Google is working to bridge JavaScript to Google Dart, with the release Monday of a mapping application that the company is calling its JavaScript to Dart Synonym app.
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    What JavaScript's inventor really thinks about Google Dart 26 January, 2012 22:03:44

    Google's Dart language, which attempts to address JavaScript's supposed weaknesses, is getting a mixed reaction from the inventor of JavaScript itself, Brendan Eich.
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    Node.js inventor extends JavaScript programming beyond browsers 26 January, 2012 00:32:40

    The open source project Node.js was invented by Joyent software engineer Ryan Dahl three years ago next month. It essentially allows JavaScript to be used outside of a browser. Node leverages Google's V8 JavaScript virtual machine to interpret JavaScript, and it uses an event-driven non-blocking I/O model that cloud services vendor Joyent -- a principal Node advocate -- says makes it ideal for data-intensive and real-time applications running across distributed devices. It is also championed by companies such as Microsoft and Mozilla.
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    Google looks to speed up the Internet 24 January, 2012 22:09:00

    Google technicians want an overhaul of the Web's TCP (Transmission Control Protocol) transport layer and are suggesting ways to reduce latency and make the Web faster.
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    jQ.Mobi JavaScript framework boasts faster mobile apps 19 January, 2012 22:16:43

    JQ.Mobi, an HTML5-optimized rewriting of the JQuery JavaScript library, is available in a beta version as of this week for Android and Apple iOS software developers, with proponents citing dramatic speed improvements and size reduction.
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    BYOD movement is forcing IT to adapt 16 January, 2012 22:12:43

    IT departments in the age of mobile computing must adapt to newly empowered users who select not only their own devices but their applications as well. This adapation -- as difficult as it may seem -- has a strong benefit: Enabling a modern workforce, said Maribel Lopez, president of Lopez Research at the AppNation conference last week in San Francisco.
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    Pyxis Mobile becomes Verivo Software, broadens its scope 11 January, 2012 06:12:42

    Pyxis Mobile is changing its name to Verivo Software in an effort to reflect the company's evolving mission in the mobile computing space.
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