Scala, the next Java?

Scala is a commercial open-source software stack, which simplifies the development of high concurrency systems and builds on your Java investment

User Experience 2.1

Some time ago I had a bit of a rant about how the overall user experience available in the web today simply doesn't match the expectations of Web 2.0. Slow response times—or, even...

Snippets from Sybase

Well, I'm at the New York Stock Exchange, where Sybase is hosting the launch of its time-series version of RAP and the security is a bit OTT (although it is pretty close to where the World...

Rational RSDC, Jazz and Second Life

A chance to talk with Danny Sabbah (General Manager, Rational Software) at the London Rational Software Developers Conference (RSDC) is not to be missed—but more of that anon. First, I...

EGL – A Different Programming Language

Things come full circle and as the focus of systems development moves towards automating busines process, there's again a need for a business-friendly procedural coding language something like COBOL....

An XML Information Processor

When everyone and their dog are claiming to be "XML standards based" it was refreshing to talk with Ben Walshaw (Head of Technical Services, Emea, JustSystems Europe (UK) Ltd) about a genuinely innovative XML development.