Java yields to other languages on the Java Virtual Machine
Move over, Java. There's more to the Java Virtual Machine than just the Java language these days -- and the field of languages for JVM is growing.
View ArticleLatest Grails framework is set for the JVM
SpringSource, which is now a division of VMware, released on Wednesday the 1.2 version of the Grails dynamic language framework for the Java Virtual Machine.
View ArticleEngine Yard offering support services for JRuby
Cloud platform vendor Engine Yard is offering professional support for JRuby, which is a version of the Ruby programming language running on the Java Virtual Machine.Commercial JRuby support from...
View ArticleOracle answers VMware SpringSource acquisition with new WebLogic tools
Oracle has taken up a drumbeat similar to something that VMware has been preaching for many years: the idea that virtualization will eventually make today's complex operating system obsolete.
View ArticleJRuby upgrade features Java accommodations
JRuby 1.5, an upgrade to the Ruby language variant that runs on the Java Virtual Machine, will be made available Wednesday, featuring better accommodations for Java and build tools and improved Windows...
View ArticleTop five scripting languages on the JVM
Anyone who has followed software development tools during the last decade knows that the term "Java" refers to a pair of technologies: the Java programming language and the Java Virtual Machine (JVM)....
View ArticleJRuby upgrade called biggest release ever
JRuby 1.6, the latest version of the Ruby language variant for the Java Virtual Machine, is due in a release candidate stage Tuesday and is being called the biggest release of the platform ever.
View ArticleMicro Focus extends Cobol to Java and the cloud
Micro Focus on Thursday announced it is extending its Cobol platform to Java and the Microsoft Windows Azure cloud platform, with the launch of Micro Focus Visual Cobol R3.
View ArticlePervasive's parallel development API paired with Hadoop MapReduce
Pervasive Software is unveiling on Wednesday version 5.0 of its DataRush parallel application software, which now works with the popular Hadoop MapReduce framework for processing large volumes of data...
View ArticleKotlin project adds another language option to JVM
Just when it seemed like developers already had a plethora of language options on the Java Virtual Machine, JetBrains with Project Kotlin is readying a general-purpose statically typed language for the...
View ArticleScala: The Android programming language you didn't know you had
Scala, a statically typed language running atop the Java Virtual Machine, is emerging as a development option for building Google Android applications.While developers already are aware of Java and C++...
View ArticleClojure inventor Hickey now aims for Android
Clojure, pronounced "closure," is a functional programming language that's geared toward the JVM (Java Virtual Machine) but also accommodates Microsoft's Common Language Runtime and JavaScript...
View ArticleOracle and ARM to tweak Java
Oracle and ARM are working together to make the Java programming language more suitable for ARM processors in order to encourage its use for embedded systems and enterprise software.The work will...
View ArticleFacebook invents a PHP virtual machine
Social networking giant Facebook has taken another step at making the PHP Web programming language run more quickly. The company has developed a PHP Virtual Machine that it says can execute the...
View ArticleHSA targets native parallel execution in Java virtual machines by 2015
Industry consortium HSA Foundation intends to bring native support for parallel acceleration in Java virtual machines, which would make it easier to tap into multiple processors like graphics...
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