Dr. Dobb's Database http://drdobbs.com//database Dr. Dobb's Copyright 2011, United Business Media. en-us Project of the Month: TestNG http://drdobbs.com/testing/232600389 Not every coder uses xUnit frameworks for testing. Many prefer TestNG, which gets around xUnit limitations, supports testing at multiple levels (unit, functional, integration, end-to-end), and greatly facilitates data-driven tests. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:31:00 -0500 Low-Cost, Low-Power Servers Begin Their Ascent http://drdobbs.com/go-parallel/article/tools/232500406 As the cloud is quickly demonstrating, small, seemingly underpowered servers are quite enough for most development tasks. Buying one of these low-cost, low-power units makes clear how much developer-friendlier they are than datacenter solutions Tue, 24 Jan 2012 10:55:00 -0500 Supercomputing, The Cloud, Big Data, and NoSQL http://drdobbs.com/blogs/tools/232400331 Sometimes technology that has become trendy is a branch on an evolutionary tree; other times it's a revolutionary departure from the long-established status quo. Fri, 13 Jan 2012 04:54:00 -0500 Iron Speed Database Apps Go Mobile http://drdobbs.com/mobile/232400321 Full-text database search capability plus enhanced charting features Thu, 12 Jan 2012 16:52:00 -0500 How To Push Database Tables Into Cloud Apps http://drdobbs.com/cloud/232400319 Rollbase 3.3 offers minimal coding and no need to migrate any data Thu, 12 Jan 2012 16:39:00 -0500 IBM Releases Eclipse EGL Web Developer Tools http://drdobbs.com/database/232400043 First open source version of the EGL development tool Tue, 10 Jan 2012 05:45:00 -0500 The Best of 2011 http://drdobbs.com/232301271 The most popular articles of last year from <i>Dr. Dobb's</i>, plus some additional pieces picked out for your thoughtful consideration by our staff Wed, 04 Jan 2012 08:17:00 -0500 What's the Best Paradigm for Data Compression Routines? http://drdobbs.com/blogs/cpp/232301211 General purpose data compression routines tend to be used on binary streams of data, either from files or in-memory objects. So what is the best general paradigm for input and output when compressing data: iostreams or iterator? Tue, 03 Jan 2012 09:20:00 -0500 Vulcanized Rubber Elasticity For Java App Hosting http://drdobbs.com/cloud/232301194 Jelastic PaaS bounces with open source Apache CouchDB Tue, 03 Jan 2012 06:38:00 -0500 Oracle Revs Up Solaris Studio 12.3 http://drdobbs.com/open-source/232300973 Software developers offered new code analysis tools and extra speed via advanced compiler technology Thu, 22 Dec 2011 05:17:00 -0500 Oracle Tuxedo 11g Dresses For Dinner http://drdobbs.com/database/232300821 Optimized integration with Exalogic Elastic Cloud, better migration for mainframe apps Mon, 19 Dec 2011 18:58:00 -0500 Version Numbers: Sequenced Meaninglessness http://drdobbs.com/tools/232300656 There once was a time that version numbers on software technology communicated useful information Mon, 19 Dec 2011 07:30:00 -0500 Megatrend: Cheap RAM Reshaping All of Computing http://drdobbs.com/architecture-and-design/232300106 The ability to put massive amounts of RAM in servers is changing what we can do in real time and how we address business issues. Every developer is being affected Wed, 07 Dec 2011 10:21:00 -0500 Lua and Ruby Languages Added To ITTIA DB SQL http://drdobbs.com/database/232200414 Dynamic scripting languages help customize apps when code is executed at runtime Tue, 29 Nov 2011 18:46:00 -0500 McObject: Version 4.5 Users Served http://drdobbs.com/database/232200017 <i>eXtreme</i>DB embedded database gains speed Mon, 21 Nov 2011 15:07:00 -0500 Developing Smarter Products Using Insight and Product Innovation (IPI) from IBM http://drdobbs.com/embedded-systems/231903386 Fully 66% of products developed in the past year included some kind of embedded information technology. Additionally, Product development has also evolved from being primarily managed within a single company to a more collaborative model involving design partners and suppliers. As a result, innovative product development requires an approach that supports tight collaboration and increasingly complex value chains&#8212;an approach IBM calls Insight and Product Innovation (IPI). Join our informal discussion of IPI and how it can help you design, deliver and manage smarter products. Event Date/Time: Tuesday, December 6, 2011 / Time: 10:00 AM PT / 1:00 PM ET Fri, 18 Nov 2011 07:45:00 -0500 Quest's Quest: The Developer-DBA Big Data Skillset Problem http://drdobbs.com/database/231903312 Quest positions Toad for Cloud Databases as big data panacea Thu, 17 Nov 2011 12:31:00 -0500 Project of the Month: OpenStack, A Universal Cloud Front End http://drdobbs.com/web-development/231902601 OpenStack provides an easy-to-use GUI front end and a command line front end for all major cloud platforms and all major VM formats Tue, 08 Nov 2011 10:33:00 -0500 Full-Text Search with InnoDB http://drdobbs.com/database/231902587 MySQL's latest InnoDB engine can now do extensive, high-performance, full text search. A quick primer delivers all the goodies Tue, 08 Nov 2011 08:00:00 -0500 Pagoda Box Enshrines Multiple Tiers http://drdobbs.com/tools/231902242 PHP PaaS launches at ZendCon Thu, 03 Nov 2011 07:28:00 -0400 Data Persistence in the Cloud with Amazon Web Services http://drdobbs.com/web-development/231901042 Amazon's Cloud offers its own SimpleDB hash map, or relational databases, or NoSQL. All of them easy to configure with a little guidance. Tue, 18 Oct 2011 07:59:00 -0400 Java SE 8 Roadmap Now On Horizon http://drdobbs.com/jvm/231900886 Mac OS X releases and "general update" are on the way Sun, 16 Oct 2011 06:44:00 -0400 Rules, Active Databases, and Distributing Logic http://drdobbs.com/blogs/database/231900871 Discussions about system architecture often reveal a dichotomy of belief about the best use of a database. Fri, 14 Oct 2011 12:21:00 -0400 Google Updates Developer Cloud Toolkits http://drdobbs.com/parallel/231900798 Google App Engine, Cloud Storage, and Prediction API all open for business Thu, 13 Oct 2011 20:04:00 -0400 Solaris 11 Pushing Apps To Parallel Powered Clouds http://drdobbs.com/parallel/231900797 Oracle positions new OS version with improved Java app performance in a cloud-compliant package Thu, 13 Oct 2011 19:41:00 -0400