Overview of NetBeans IDE 8
NetBeans IDE 8 delivers full support for the latest Java 8 technologies. This includes new enhancements for Maven and Java EE, new tools for HTML5, and improved support for PHP and C/C++.
Core Software Design Principles
Creating code is easy, creating good code takes a lot of time, effort, discipline, and commitment. The code we create are truly the manifestations of our designs. Creating a lightweight design can help make the code more extensible and reusable. In this presentation we will take an example oriented approach …
Pitfalls Of Building Large Scale Applications
Relying on network reliability and topology are just a few mistakes most engineers make. Common fallacies of distributed computing are one of the most important factors that engineers need to keep in mind when building large scale enterprise software.
MySQL, SQL and NoSQL
Predictions are hard to get right, especially when they involve the future. Rather than predict the future, I’ll explain how I view the relational and NoSQL database worlds today, especially the MySQL product and community, but including open-source and proprietary data management technologies about which I know enough to get …
Language and Library Features of Java SE 8
Java Language Architect Brian Goetz explains the new language features of Java 8. Java 8 incorporates important new language features that give you easier ways to construct programs. Lamba expressions define a new syntax for inline code blocks that gives you the same flexibility as anonymous inner classes, with much …
Software Eats the World
Marc Andreessen started an interesting discussion with his article “Why Software Is Eating The World” in the Wall Street Journal. The message is that software is changing the business models of all industries. This is backed by the fact that 70% of all Fortune-1000 companies have vanished from this list …