Java focuses on modularity, real-time apps in 2015

TypeScript: Industrial-strength JavaScript Ruby pioneers come clean on the language's shortcomings InfoWorld's Developer World January 20, 2015 Java focuses on modularity, real-time apps in 2015 Modular Java, due in Java 9, makes for a sleeker footprint, while Safety-Critical Java targets secure real-time systems. READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. TypeScript: Industrial-strength JavaScript 2. Ruby pioneers come clean on the language's shortcomings 3. 14 nightmare clients -- and how to defang them Resource compliments of: LinkTek Declare war on broken file links! You're fighting a battle being waged against broken links contained within your company’s files! Your weapon is "LinkFixer Advanced". LinkFixer Advanced is a patented software tool that automatically fixes broken links within Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Acrobat, AutoCAD, MicroStation, InDesign, HTML, Windows Shortcut and other files. GET YOUR FREE TRIAL VERSION TODAY! TypeScript: Industrial-strength JavaScript Like it or not, JavaScript is the language of the Web, but it's tough to manage for enterprise-scale development. TypeScript offers an attractive alternative.READ MORE Ruby pioneers come clean on the language's shortcomings Ruby inventor Yukihiro Matsumoto and David Heinemeier Hansson, founder of the popular Ruby on Rails Web development framework, offered their perspectives on Ruby in emailed responses to InfoWorld questions. READ MORE 14 nightmare clients -- and how to defang them Here are 14 nightmare clients you may very well encounter on your quest for success as an independent software developer. May you have strength in recognizing, avoiding, and neutralizing them, when possible. READ MORE White Paper: NetApp Steps to Simplifying Private Cloud Deployment Today, all the rules are being rewritten, both inside and outside the data center. The reason: virtualization. Read this paper to see how enterprises can derive competitive advantage by using virtualization technologies to build the most agile infrastructures.VIEW NOW>> DAILY NEWS, DELIVERED TO YOUR INBOX FIRST THING Start your workday with Today's Headlines: First Look, and find out what the tech world will be talking about all day. Subscribe now! Join the IDG Contributor Network The IDG Contributor Network is a collection of blogs written by leading IT practitioners about the technology, business opportunities and challenges you face everyday. We invite you to participate by applying to be a contributor today.