March 2009

March 18, 2009 18 Mar'09
Microsoft announces Silverlight 3, Expression Blend 3 at MIX09

With its beta of Silverlight 3 and preview of Expression Blend 3, Microsoft has kicked off MIX09 with plenty of exciting news for RIA and Web application developers. Continue Reading
March 03, 2009 03 Mar'09
Microsoft's Oslo modeling platform, the M language and .NET

Microsoft's Oslo modeling platform aims to shift development practices away from low-level implementation and toward business' data. The relationship between Oslo and the .NET Framework isn't fully clear yet, but some hints are out. Continue Reading
March 03, 2009 03 Mar'09
Microsoft releases new CTP of Oslo SDK

The January 2009 release is giving developers a better idea of how Oslo's tools and languages will look, but its relationship to Windows and the .NET framework is still up in the air. Continue Reading

Microsoft doubles down on Kubernetes with Azure Monitor, AKS

Microsoft's new monitoring tools for AKS and decision to sunset Azure Container Service trumpets the rise of Kubernetes as the de...

Microsoft ups its AI game with Azure Machine Learning service

Microsoft looks to keep up in the AI race with a machine learning service that competes with offerings from AWS and Google, among...

Pivotal Function Service aims at multi-cloud, serverless

Serverless might rule in the public cloud, but the new Pivotal Function Service targets enterprises that also have private clouds...

SearchSoftwareQuality

How to create test data that yields accurate QA results

Testers need valid data to prevent app defects, which means they must simulate real data types and structure them as closely as ...

Foster cross-team collaboration with IM, mind maps and more

Build a collaborative workspace that's more than just an HR slogan. These tools get teams to talk and tackle problems together.

Which APM tool works for devs, CIOs? New Relic vs. Stackify

Stackify Retrace and New Relic tools typify a divide between developers and CIOs on application monitoring. The products share ...

TheServerSide.com

What is the preferred developer operating system?

Does the developer operating system play a part in the SDLC equation anymore? Well, it depends on what you're programming. Mobile...

Avoid boilerplate code with this typable Spring beans tutorial

Java is always criticized for being bloated. But there are ways to minimize all the fill-in code. This Spring beans tutorial ...

Why there's not really a best first programming language to learn

Some consider Java to be the best first programming language for developers to learn. But does it really matter? Most languages ...

SearchCloudApplications

Microsoft Azure Dev Spaces, Google Jib target Kubernetes woes

Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud both added cloud application development tools that improve and simplify the process of creating...

With progressive web applications, developers blur the lines

With progressive web applications, single-page apps, motion UI and other innovations, app development meets the moment, giving ...

Web app development morphs as apps and websites merge

The lines between web and mobile app and websites are blurring, so development silos are out, and boning up on building ...