DevX: Open Source Articles
When To Use Open Source in the Enterprise -- And When To Avoid It
Open source software has matured, it's better supported and more organizations are giving it a try.
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Does NoSQL Spell the End of Relational Databases?
There will always be a place for relational databases, but non-relational solutions are proving to be fast, flexible, and scalable for many tasks.
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OSCON: Open Source Coders 'Lazy' About Social Web Services
Gnome Foundation director takes developers to task for not creating enough open source tools for Web services.
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Microsoft Switches Iron Languages to Apache License
The move could make IronPython and IronRuby more business- and developer-friendly.
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Puppet 2.6 Expands Open Source System Configuration
Puppet Labs nets $5 million in additional funding as a new release of its widely used system configuration and management tool debuts with loads of new features and the promise of more to come.
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Apache Unleashes New Tomcat Open Source Web Server
Tomcat 7 promises faster, more reliable application development.
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New Version of Rhodes, the Cross-Platform, Rails-like Mobile App Development Framework
The Rhodes application development framework is now available free under an open source license.
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Profiting from Open Source -- Without Selling Out
Is it possible for application developers to make money from open source software without tricking customers with a "bait-and-switch"?
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Why the Eclipse Way Works So Well
After seven consecutive years of release trains running on time, what is Eclipse doing right to coordinate and release so many projects at the same time? It all comes down to agility.
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Microsoft Offers Developers New Outlook Tools Under Apache Open-source License
Application development tools make it easy to read and understand data in .pst files.
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