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Weekly Poll: Windows 8... When?

Today's Windows 8 release got us wondering, "When did we actually start using Windows 7?" I, personally, got my Windows 7 key pre-release from being a member...

12 replies - 9564 views - 10/25/12 by Bill Armstrong in Articles

Python for Data Analysis

I recommend using Python for data analysis, and I recommend Wes McKinney’s book Python for Data Analysis. I prefer Python to R for mathematical computing...

0 replies - 15791 views - 10/24/12 by John Cook in Articles

JavaOne 2012 Report 3 Analysis & Conclusions

The Conference This year’s conference, in my opinion, was the best that Oracle have produced in the three years that it has taken over the stewardship of...

0 replies - 1525 views - 10/24/12 by Peter Pilgrim in Articles

A Heisenbug

Wikipedia defines a Heisenbug as: A software bug that seems to disappear when one attempts to study it. Sometimes one has...

2 replies - 2088 views - 10/24/12 by Jens Schauder in Articles

JavaOne 2012: NetBeans.Next - The Roadmap Ahead

I walked the few steps necessary from Continental Ballroom 4 and one NetBeans topic (Project Easel) to Continental Ballroom 5 to see another...

0 replies - 1400 views - 10/24/12 by Dustin Marx in Articles

Has Your Cell Phone Been Stolen Before?

Apparently the modern day purse/wallet snatching has been some what replaced by something much more attractive to thieves across the country, Cell phones....

1 replies - 3327 views - 10/24/12 by Shawn Deena in Articles

NoSQL is a Stupid Name

So, I've finished my first full week in the new job and I've learnt lots of new stuff. Which is great, because that's usually why you change...

9 replies - 7384 views - 10/24/12 by Trisha Gee in Articles

Do These Design Patterns Stand the Test of Time?: Abstract Factory

Amazon tells me that I purchased this book in Sep 2004, and have since then misplaced it, for some reason. I remember how important this book...

0 replies - 4203 views - 10/23/12 by Ayende Rahien in Articles

CI Tools: Anti-Patterns

The benefits of continuous builds are so obvious, widely documented and experienced nowadays that anyone with even a passing interest in agile...

0 replies - 5237 views - 10/23/12 by Ben Wootton in Articles

Amazon Web Services Failed, but AirBNB Didn't Have To

Yesterday part of Amazon Web Services failed, taking with it a slew of startups that use its Cloud infrastructure. AirBNB was one of the biggest, but Heroku,...

0 replies - 5093 views - 10/23/12 by Sean Hull in Articles

Defining the Enterprise Cloud Service: Strong Encryption Throughout

Curator's note: This post was written by David Baker.  During the past few weeks, I’ve written about what it takes to build a cloud service that’s ready...

0 replies - 2384 views - 10/23/12 by Eric Berg in Articles

My Scala vs. Clojure Impression Illustrated with Pictures of Cathedrals

(By kristobalite) Clojure: Clean Structured Focused (By agiamba) Scala: Adorned Overflowing Magnificent Clojure...

11 replies - 9362 views - 10/23/12 by Jakub Holý in Articles

JavaOne 2012 Report Part 2

The theme of this year’s JavaOne was Make The Future Java. Was this tagline a clever choice of words? Maybe an implied call to action? It would appear...

0 replies - 1226 views - 10/23/12 by Peter Pilgrim in Articles

JavaOne 2012: Community Keynote

The third and final keynote, the Java Community Keynote, started the final day of JavaOne 2012. Although the first two keynotes were held in the...

0 replies - 1740 views - 10/23/12 by Dustin Marx in Articles

Google Still Doesn’t Get It

Curator's note: Andy is the CEO of OSI (Open Software Integrators). He's a forward-thinker and exceptional blogger.  Undoubtedly I’ll be trolled by people...

6 replies - 8714 views - 10/23/12 by Andrew C. Oliver in Articles