Web Development News
Google Ramping Up Chrome Releases
Already the pace setter in stable updates in the browser space, Google is planning to begin releasing new versions of Chrome twice as quickly.
The Open Source Software That Runs Facebook
The head of Facebook's open source products details how the company delivers social networking to 500 million people.
Microsoft Visual Studio Power Tools Get Update
New improvements, features and big fixes are on tap for users of Productivity Power Tools for Visual Studio 2010.
Microsoft Ramping Up Windows Phone 7 Rollout
As it moves gears up for the holiday release of a new crop of mobile devices, Microsoft is accelerating the distribution of test copies of Windows Phone 7 handsets.
Puppet System Configuration Gets Bumped to 2.6
The popular, open source configuration management tool receives a handful of enhancements -- including basic Windows support -- while its backer, Puppet Labs, gets new financing.
Rackspace Teams With NASA in Cloud Play
Space agency and cloud player join forces in the OpenStack project, an effort to build an ecosystem around large-scale computing and storage services.
Will New PDK Attract Perl Developers?
An update to the Perl language has been out since April, but developers are slow to adopt it. Will a new kit change that?
A Look Inside Novell's openSUSE Build Service
Novell's openSUSE community Linux distribution gets a lift from the recently unveiled openSUSE Build Service 2.0, which offers developers new features to improve their workflow.
New Linux Kernel, Btrfs in Novell openSUSE 11.3
The community Linux distribution gets a slew of enhancements, like new support for a filesystem that's gaining ground among major Linux players.
Say What? The Week's Top Five IT Quotes
The technology world's most quotable quips and comments from around the Web.
Microsoft Ships Windows Phone 7 Dev Tools
A beta version of developer tools for Microsoft's ambitious Windows Phone 7 is now available that developers can use to build apps for the new device.
Will Tools Alliance Lead to Better Software?
Coverity and Armorize bring their specialty code-analysis tools together for a joint solution designed to improve performance and security.
Wind River Pushes Linux Security Further
The soon-to-be-released EAL 4+ certified 'secure' embedded Linux from Wind River could result in new market opportunities.
The Planet Jumps on KVM Virtualization
The hosting provider is taking a different approach with its new cloud hosting service based on Linux KVM virtualization.
Is This the End of the Line for Python 2.x?
The final Python 2.x release is now available, but does that mean developers need to jump to Python 3.x now?
Microsoft Unveils Tech Certification Program
The new Microsoft Technology Associate certification is available to college students who don't have an IT major.
Faster Apache Cayenne 3 for Java Framework
The open source Java framework sports enhanced performance and ease of use.
Oracle's Agenda Favors NetBeans and Eclipse
Now that Oracle owns Sun Microsystems the database giant's plans for supporting Java developers are becoming clearer.
Silverlight Gains PivotViewer Visualization
The free Silverlight control is designed to help users better analyze complex sets of data.
Apache Tomcat Update Adds Java Features
Four years after its last major release, the Apache Tomcat project has unveiled Tomcat 7, a significant update that delivers several new Java features.
