Protools' blog

Code Beautifier And Formatter

2007-07-16T05:47:00.000+03:00

Well-documented and readable source code is essential for every collaborative project. Logically structured, well organized and nicely formatted, the code can speed up the bug hunting and help to keep the code clean, minimal and still functional. These aspects are particularly important if the code is being developed by a group of developers: in this context a common scheme for source code presentation is necessary. You don’t have to do everything by hand; in fact, there are many tools which can save a lot of time - for you and your co-workers.

The top 10 dead (or dying) computer skills

2007-06-22T04:59:00.000+03:00

Are your skills in need of upgrading?

Douglas Crockford - The Javascript Programming Language

2007-05-23T14:03:00.000+03:00

Video lessons about the Javascript language.

The Nuts and Bolts of PowerPC Assembly Language

2007-04-04T15:30:00.000+03:00

The POWER5 processor is a 64-bit workhorse used in a variety of settings. Starting with this introduction to assembly language concepts and the PowerPC instruction set, this series of articles introduces assembly language in general and specifically for the POWER5. Read more for links to all the parts in the series.

Those Who Can, Code; Those Who Can't, Architect

2007-03-11T14:12:00.000+02:00

"Architects seem invincible to failure and rise within the ranks of their organizations"

With Scheme would he have done better?

2007-03-07T00:58:00.000+02:00

Funny illustrations on how to resolve a problem. Check the ASM solution for sure.

Google Web Toolkit now open sourced

2007-01-01T18:57:00.000+02:00

The new version of GWT has been open sourced with Apache License 2.0.

.NET Framework 3.0 final has been released

2006-11-21T22:10:00.000+02:00

The .NET Framework 3.0 has officially been released! You can download the .NET Framework 3.0 components here.

Sometimes less is more

2006-11-05T23:11:00.000+02:00

A comprehensive comparison between Java and Ruby by code examples.

API directory

2006-11-05T20:26:00.000+02:00

ProgrammableWeb is where you can keep-up with the latest mashups, what's new and interesting with Web 2.0 APIs, and the Web as Platform in general. Currently covering 310 APIs and mashups.

Deconstructing .NET 3.0

2006-10-15T11:22:00.000+03:00

Matthew David introduces the new .NET 3.0 Framework, comparing it to previous releases and pointing out the fancy new features we can look forward to using.

New Google CodeSearch and keygens

2006-10-08T21:37:00.000+03:00

ust by searching for "keygen", "serial", "name", and some well known cracker groups you can come by the keygen sources (how serial numbers are generated) to some very popular programs. I found WinZip, Photoshop, mIRC, and a few others.

Comprehensive guide to .htaccess

2006-09-24T19:35:00.000+03:00

I am sure that most of you have heard of htaccess, if just vaguely, and that you may think you have a fair idea of what can be done with an htaccess file. You are more than likely mistaken about that, however. Regardless, even if you have never heard of htaccess and what it can do for you, the intention of this tutorial is to get you two moving along nicely together.

Learning Ruby: A Complete Guide

2006-09-24T19:30:00.000+03:00

A free, web-based course to Learn Ruby along with a live instructor.

Free textbook - Algorithms

2006-09-18T12:46:00.000+03:00

This book tells the story of the other intellectual enterprise that is crucially fueling the computer revolution: efcient algorithms. It is a fascinating story.

Everything You Need To Know About Registration Systems

2006-09-17T17:40:00.000+03:00

One of the most common questions asked on the Business of Software board by a new aspiring uISV is “How do I protect my software?” This post is meant to be a comprehensive answer to that question, so folks can point to it and say “Alright, now get out of my hair!”. Kidding, kidding, we were all there once.

IntelliJ IDEA 2006 Plugin Competition

2006-09-04T18:45:00.000+03:00

Announcing the first ever IntelliJ IDEA Plugin Competition with cash and software prizes valued at over $25,000. If you've been thinking about writing a plugin for IntelliJ IDEA (or even if you haven't) here's a stellar opportunity to hone you skills, extend the capabilities of your favorite Java IDE, and maybe walk away a few thousand dollars richer!

Becoming an Enterprise Java Developer

2006-08-23T15:33:00.000+03:00

This article has outlined a roadmap that you can follow to become an Enterprise Java architect. In retrospect, the reason that Enterprise Java architects demand a high salary is because they are required to know a whole lot of information! The reading list and topics that I outlined for you could easily take you a year or more of dedicated study to accomplish. It is probably one of the most difficult positions to grow into, but it is also one of the most rewarding.

Phalanger - PHP for .NET Framework

2006-08-21T02:36:00.000+03:00

Phalanger is a new PHP implementation introducing the PHP language into the family of compiled .NET languages. It provides PHP applications an execution environment that is fast and extremely compatible with the vast array of existing PHP code. Phalanger maintains the way how PHP web applications are developed and deployed so that the user need not to learn and use the ASP.NET style of web development. Therefore, the migration from PHP interpreter to Phalanger is an easy and straightforward process.

Free e-book: Version Control with Subversion

2006-08-19T19:40:00.000+03:00

Subversion is a relatively new version control system designed to be the successor to CVS. The designers set out to win the hearts of CVS users in two ways: by creating an open-source system with a design (and “look and feel”) similar to CVS, and by attempting to fix most of CVS's noticeable flaws.

50'000€ Prize for Compressing Human Knowledge

2006-08-15T15:01:00.000+03:00

Being able to compress well is closely related to intelligence as explained below. While intelligence is a slippery concept, file sizes are hard numbers. Wikipedia is an extensive snapshot of Human Knowledge. If you can compress the first 100MB of Wikipedia better than your predecessors, you(r compressor) likely has to be smart(er). The intention of this prize is to encourage development of intelligent compressors/programs.

Borland Turbos are back

2006-08-08T21:17:00.000+03:00

In 1983, Borland revolutionized software development with one of the first PC development environments, Turbo Pascal®, which helped make the commercial development of PC applications possible. The new products revive the popular Turbo brand and provide users with a simple but powerful development environment that combines quick and easy learning with rapid productivity gains.

Ruby on Rails will ship with Leopard

2006-08-08T21:13:00.000+03:00

It’s finally official: Ruby on Rails will ship with the next version of OS X (see “Internet and Web”). Both server and client (on the developer DVD).

First week @ Microsoft

2006-08-07T10:25:00.000+03:00

The recently acquired by Microsoft, Sysinternals guy Mark Russinovich story about first week in Microsoft.

C++ Language Tutorial

2006-08-01T11:34:00.000+03:00

These tutorials explain the C++ language from its basics up to the newest features of ANSI-C++, including basic concepts such as arrays or classes and advanced concepts such as polymorphism or templates. The tutorial is oriented in a practical way, with working example programs in all sections to start practicing each lesson right away.

Winternals and Sysinternals acquired by Microsoft

2006-07-18T20:46:00.000+03:00

Authors of Regmon, Filemon and other useful utilities for MS Windows.

The Programmers' Stone

2006-07-17T10:32:00.000+03:00

Hi, and welcome to The Programmers' Stone. The purpose of this site is to recapture, explore and celebrate the Art of Computer Programming. By so doing we hope to help the reader either become a better programmer, understand what less experienced programmers are struggling with, or communicate more effectively with other experienced programmers.

Funny Things Seen In Source Code And Documentation

2006-07-16T19:27:00.000+03:00

Funny Things Seen In Source Code And Documentation

Unix: Ten Things Every Java Developer Should Know

2006-07-16T19:23:00.000+03:00

One of the great things about Java is how multi-platform it really is. While cross platform glitches do occur, they are not really all that common. But since the law of unintended consequences is all pervasive, we now have the common sight of teams of developers building Java programs meant to run on Unix boxes on Windows.

Virtual PC 2004 SP1 completely free

2006-07-13T11:53:00.000+03:00

Save time and money as Virtual PC allows you to maintain the compatibility of legacy and custom applications during migration to new operating systems and increases the efficiency of support, development, and training staffs.

yubnub - the command line of the web

2006-07-12T14:19:00.001+03:00

YubNub is a command-line for the web. After setting it up on your browser, you simply type "gim porsche 911" to do a Google Image Search for pictures of Porsche 911 sports cars. Type "random 49" to return random numbers between 1 and 49, courtesy of random.org. And best of all, you can make a new command by giving YubNub an appropriate URL.

Tao of the Windows Installer

2006-07-12T14:19:00.000+03:00

Ever agreed to something you thought was a quick favour, just to see it balloon into a massive project?

Regulazy - regex IDE

2006-07-12T14:17:00.000+03:00

Regulazy is a visual Regex Creation tool for beginners.
Easy point and click user interfaces, predictive technology and much more!
Still in alpha, but more features are coming!

Yahoo! UI library 0.11

2006-07-12T14:16:00.000+03:00

In the two months since our last release, the YUI Team has been hard at work improving the library, optimizing code, and working with our colleagues at Yahoo! as they’ve launched numerous products using YUI as a foundation. The new Yahoo! Front Page beta is just one example where YUI is helping Yahoo!’s frontend engineering community to bring its most interesting visions to fruition.

History’s 10 Biggest Viruses

2006-07-09T20:42:00.000+03:00

Computer viruses are like real-life viruses: When they're flying around infecting every PC (or person) in sight, they're scary. But after the fact...well, they're rather interesting, albeit in a gory kind of way. With this in mind, we shamelessly present, in chronological order, the 10 most destructive viruses of all time.

Moonlighting Opportunities?

2006-07-08T21:35:00.000+03:00

Does anyone have any suggestions on the best way to start doing a little "side" work? I've been doing development/design/architecture and even management for several years. I make a good living but would like to take in a little extra cash by doing some side work for a while, something I can do from home a few hours a week or so.

MS SQL Server 2005 Everywhere Edition

2006-07-08T21:30:00.000+03:00

Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Everywhere Edition offers essential relational database functionality in a compact footprint ideal for embedding in mobile and desktop applications including a new generation of occasionally connected dynamic applications.

Love poem in PHP

2006-07-08T21:03:00.000+03:00

JavaOne 2005 & 2006 sessions online

2006-07-04T17:28:00.000+03:00

JavaOne Online hosts the 2005 and 2006 JavaOne conference technical content in two formats...

Preparing For a Software Engineering Interview

2006-06-21T16:00:00.000+03:00

Google employee, Niniane Wang:

Of the 300+ software engineers I interviewed for Google (and previously Microsoft), some of them really shone, and others seemed ill-prepared.. Below are some tips that I've gathered over time

DB2 9 Express-C Released

2006-06-21T01:28:00.000+03:00

The no-charge version of the IBM database DB2, is now available for download in its 9th revision. DB2 9 Express-C is a no-charge relational database that can be run on up to 2 dual-core CPU servers with up to 4 GB of memory. Available for Windows (32bits, 64 bits coming soon) and Linux (Intel/AMD and Power; 32 and 64 bits)

WinFX becomes .NET Framework 3.0

2006-06-13T11:11:00.000+03:00

The Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 (formerly WinFX), is the new managed code programming model for Windows. It combines the power of the .NET Framework 2.0 with new technologies for building applications that have visually compelling user experiences, seamless communication across technology boundaries, and the ability to support a wide range of business processes.

SourceForge Enterprise Edition Released for Free Download

2006-06-08T21:15:00.000+03:00

SourceForge has announced the SourceForge Enterprise Edition Download. This is a free, 15 user download version of SFEE. It's packaged together with Subversion and CVS in a VMware image. SFEE is a corporate version of SourceForge.net that lets development teams work together on internal software projects. It's an integrated toolset that lets you monitor project status, find out what your offsite developers are doing, access project information and documentation in a central repository, manage software changes efficiently, and search across your software projects. Check it out and download it from SourceForge.net . There's also a community support site with documentation, discussion forums, add-ons, and sample projects.

Online compiler with Compilr

2006-06-06T00:25:00.000+03:00

Away from home? No compiler? Type your source code in and have it compiled online. Just choose a language and enter your code in the box. Choose a language by clicking on the language below. You can either use C#, VB.NET, C or Fortran currently.

Sun's new programming language, Fortress

2006-06-05T00:10:00.000+03:00

Sun Microsystems on Friday plans to demonstrate the Fortress programming language, described as a general purpose, component-based language for building high-performance software with high programmer productivity. Language specification.

Unleashing Google File System: An Overview

2006-05-30T09:56:00.000+03:00

I had a course on distributed system in my Engineering curriculum, and I was really fascinated with the way people use this technology for work. As my interest grew in this field, I started to read a lot on this. As a result, while browsing a few pages, I found a link to Google File System. Honestly, it didn’t make any sense to me. Where would Google deploy this proprietary file system? Or is Google planning to have an operating system? I decided to have a look at it nonetheless and here’s a quick overview of my findings.

Why Your Startup Should Use Ruby On Rails

2006-05-30T09:55:00.000+03:00

This article assumes that you are a software startup founder and considering RoR as your core product platform. Please note that these view-points are not a critical analysis of the Ruby language or the technical merits of the underlying framework. The article is intended to be a bit humorous so please don’t take it too seriously.

JVM Languages

2006-05-30T09:54:00.000+03:00

You've entered a community-run site dedicated to the promotion and advancement of projects that integrate Java with other programming languages. This includes projects that compile scripting or domain-specific languages into Java bytecode, interpreters written in Java, and bridges between the Java VM and other languages.

Why does most software get bloated?

2006-05-25T00:45:00.000+03:00

Why does most software get bloated? Time, people and money.

Fjax - Web 2.1?

2006-05-23T18:16:00.000+03:00

Fjax is the lightweight, cross-browser, rapid-development methodology for Ajax-style web 2.0 development that puts a Flash engine under the hood (not in the presentation layer – read on) to handle realtime XML/HTML content updating.

Fjax enables web 2.0 development, with true, asynchronous (x)HTML content updating without page refreshes. The trick is, it does it with less than 65 lines of code and works in most browsers. It can process multiple streams of data simultaneously, and has an incredibly small footprint (4K!).

Ruby might replace Java

2006-05-23T16:55:00.000+03:00

It catches your attention when a respected member of the Java development community says Ruby On Rails may be a successor to Java. You've heard of Rails, of course. It's that hot Ruby-based MVC-patterned full-stack framework for developing web applications that babysit databases.

Java Technology Achievement Winners

2006-05-21T10:31:00.000+03:00

The winners of the java Technology Achievement Awards were honored last night here at the W Hotel in San Francisco. The awards consisted of the Java Pro 2006 Readers Choice Awards, and the Java Community Awards.

Google Web Toolkit

2006-05-17T14:30:00.000+03:00

Google Web Toolkit (GWT) is a Java software development framework that makes writing AJAX applications like Google Maps and Gmail easy for developers who don't speak browser quirks as a second language. Writing dynamic web applications today is a tedious and error-prone process; you spend 90% of your time working around subtle incompatabilities between web browsers and platforms, and JavaScript's lack of modularity makes sharing, testing, and reusing AJAX components difficult and fragile.

GWT lets you avoid many of these headaches while offering your users the same dynamic, standards-compliant experience. You write your front end in the Java programming language, and the GWT compiler converts your Java classes to browser-compliant JavaScript and HTML.

Made in Express finalists announced

2006-05-15T20:18:00.000+03:00

Check their site for the list of finalists.

20 Good Questions to Ask

2006-05-12T00:30:00.000+03:00

SEOmoz has recently been interviewing applicants for a web developer position. Prior to conducting the interview, I wrote up a list of technical questions I wanted to ask. After interviewing, I decided to build upon this list and put together a larger one that everyone could use - both for interviewers and interviewees.

Mastering Enterprise Java Beans e-book

2006-05-04T10:00:00.000+03:00

Mastering Enterprise Java Beans e-book (3-rd version) has been released free for download.

Google looks for best programmers in Europe

2006-05-03T09:02:00.000+03:00

Google has launched a competition to find the best computer programmers in Europe, with £21,000 in prize money and jobs at the firm up for grabs.

Software lets programmers code hands-free

2006-04-28T18:29:00.000+03:00

A new speech recognition tool promises to let programmers write clean code without ever having to lay a finger on their keyboard.

The tool, called VoiceCode, has been developed to help programmers with repetitive strain injury (RSI). This is a common affliction for people who spend a lot of time using a keyboard or mouse and causes pain in muscles, tendons and nerves in a sufferer's arms and back. Some estimates suggest 22% of all US computer programmers, or 100,000 people, suffer from the condition.

1 million digits of Pi

2006-04-28T01:12:00.000+03:00

1 million digits of Pi is available at the url above :)

Who needs to pirate books with a list like this?

2006-04-21T16:23:00.000+03:00

List of free books around the net

101 Reasons Why Java is Better than .NET

2006-04-20T14:51:00.000+03:00

So many?

Visual Studio 2005 Express free forever

2006-04-20T11:47:00.000+03:00

We are incredibly excited to announce that effective April 19th, 2006, all Visual Studio 2005 Express Editions including Visual Basic, Visual C#, Visual J#, Visual C++, and Visual Web Developer Express will be free permanently!

Working at Microsoft

2006-04-20T11:46:00.000+03:00

It seems like there's a lot of public interest in what it's like to work at Microsoft. Here's my personal persepctive on the good (+), the bad (-), and the in-between (=).

EasyEclipse 1.0

2006-04-20T08:38:00.000+03:00

EasyEclipse packages together Eclipse, the open-source software development platform, and selected open source plugins.

We select, assemble, test, patch, build installers and document a full IDE, offered as reliable distributions and plugins.

Google Summer of Code 2006 started

2006-04-15T21:17:00.000+03:00

Summer of Code 2006 is a program that offers student developers stipends to create new open source programs or to help currently established projects. Google will be working with a variety of open source, free software, and technology-related groups to identify and fund several hundred projects over a three-month period.

Open source community needs a haircut

2006-04-13T23:56:00.000+03:00

Why Good Programmers Are Lazy and Dumb

2006-04-12T18:03:00.000+03:00

I realized that, paradoxically enough, good programmers need to be both lazy and dumb.

Development tool for Flash

2006-04-07T17:09:00.000+03:00

FDT is full-featured environment for Flash development (ActionScript), implemented as a plugin to Eclipse platform

Introduction to Reverse Engineering Software

2006-04-06T17:19:00.000+03:00

This book is an attempt to provide an introduction to reverse engineering software under both Linux and Microsoft Windows©. The goal of this book is not to cover how to reproduce an entire program from a binary, but instead how to use the Scientific Method to deduce specific behavior and to target, analyze, extract and modify specific operations of a program, usually for interoperability purposes. As such, the book takes a top-down approach, starting at the highest level (program behavior) and drilling down to assembly when it is needed.

The Official Eclipse FAQs

2006-04-04T14:14:00.000+03:00

The official Eclipse FAQs has been released as Wiki page. The initial contents for these FAQ pages has come from The Offical Eclipse 3.0 FAQs written by John Arthorne and Chris Laffra.

GD Development to be moved to PHP.net

2006-04-03T23:25:00.000+03:00

Thomas Boutell, creator of the GD graphics library, has offered the PHP group the opportunity to take over development of GD. Ramsus has accepted the move.

Bit Twiddling Hacks

2006-04-03T23:15:00.000+03:00

Alot of problems, which can be solved with bit operations.

DabbleDB platform - 7 minutes "trailer"

2006-03-31T15:34:00.000+03:00

Dabble combines the best of group spreadsheets, custom databases, and intranet web applications into a new way to manage and share your information online.

History's Worst Software Bugs

2006-03-23T15:49:00.000+02:00

Bugs don't just inhabit our operating systems and applications -- today they lurk within our cell phones and our pacemakers, our power plants and medical equipment. And now, in our cars.

But which are the worst?

JSP Taglibrary for GoogleMaps

2006-03-20T21:27:00.000+02:00

If you want to use GoogleMaps but don't want to mess around with the Javascript API, there is a pretty interesting open source solution. Google:Maps is an open source JSP tag library that provides full access to the GoogleMaps API using JSP, with no Javascript required.

Free MS AJAX library

2006-03-20T21:26:00.000+02:00

"Atlas" is a free framework for building a new generation of richer, more interactive, highly personalized standards based Web applications.

Made in Express Contest

2006-03-18T04:37:00.000+02:00

Microsoft has unveiled a new website dubbed Made in Express Contest. The contest is aimed at users of the Express Editions of Microsoft's Visual Studio software with a grand prize of $10,000 USD. There are also $1,000 and $250 Amazon gift card prizes to first place and runner ups.

137 tools for Web developers

2006-03-12T17:24:00.000+02:00

List of online free tools that help us to program, design, develope, optimize, etc

Tour de Babel

2006-03-12T11:30:00.000+02:00

This is my whirlwind languages tour — the one I was going to write for the Amazon Developers Journal this month, but couldn't find a way to do it that was... presentable.

For one thing, I lapse occasionally into coarseness and profanity here, so it wasn't appropriate for an official-ish Amazon publication. Instead, I'm stuffing it into my blog, which nobody reads. Except for you. Yep, just you. Hiya.

For another, it's really a work in progress, just a few snippets here and there, not polished at all. Another great reason to make it a blog entry. Doesn't have to be good, or complete. It's just what I've got today. Enjoy!

My whirlwind tour will cover C, C++, Lisp, Java, Perl, (all languages we use at Amazon), Ruby (which I just plain like), and Python, which is in there because — well, no sense getting ahead of ourselves, now.

Python Creator Scripts Inside Google

2006-03-12T09:44:00.000+02:00

Python architect Guido van Rossum discusses what's so good about the programming language, what's in store for Version 2.5 and what they call him at Google.

Borland to concentrate on ALM

2006-03-09T17:49:00.000+02:00

Infoworld has interviewed Erik Frieberg, vice president of Borland product marketing and strategy, about the company's intentions, and to get a progress report on the planned sale of Borland's developer tool lines.

It's not that the Java IDE or the Delphi IDE is bad business, it's [that] our focus is on ALM (Application Lifecycle Management). I heard a great analogy: Armies tend to fight a lot better when you burn the bridges behind them. And so, by getting focused on the ALM lifecycle, it gives Borland just [a] clear focus on what we need to be successful at.

Inject Your Code to a Portable Executable File

2006-03-08T01:55:00.000+02:00

You might demand to comprehend the ways a virus program injects its procedure into the interior of a portable executable file and corrupts it, or you are interested in implementing a packer or a protector to encrypt the data of your portable executable (PE) file. This article is committed to represent a brief discussion to realize the performance that is accomplished by EXE tools or some kinds of mal-ware.

You can employ this article's source code to create your custom EXE builder. It could be used to make an EXE protector in the right way, or with the wrong intention, to spread a virus. However, my purpose of writing this article has been the first application, so I will not be responsible for the immoral usage of these methods.

Build your Linux on demand!

2006-03-06T01:07:00.000+02:00

Euronode released a web site which allows users to build pre-configured Debian GNU/Linux servers, tailor-made for their exact needs. Users can follow a simple web-based wizard to choose services (web, mail, database, samba, etc.), and options. Once done, the web site will generate a bootable .iso image, with all configuration and server parameters already set up.

Tomcat5, Apache2 with Virtual Hosts Using mod_jk

2006-03-05T23:51:00.000+02:00

This tutorial explains how I was able to setup a web server in order to support Java Server Pages and Servlets using virtually hosted websites. I have spent a lot of time gathering several resources in order to get this to work. Many portions of these resources have been deprecated and required a few workarounds. It is my intention that this tutorial will help anyone that has attempted to install such a system without success.

Practical programming language comparison

2006-03-02T21:30:00.000+02:00

This language comparison page provides solutions for non-trivial problems (8 queens, Bubble sort, Red ball, ...) for most of today's programming languages.

Java 4K Programming Contest

2006-03-02T11:27:00.000+02:00

The Java 4K Programming Contest is the ultimate byte-squeezing Java challenge! Using only 4096 bytes, competitors use every trick up their sleeve to create an entire game. The current Java 4K is running from December 1st, 2005 - March 1st, 2006. Need some inspiration? You can view all 50 games from Java 4K 2005 here.

Number spirals

2006-02-25T23:31:00.000+02:00

Number spirals are very simple. To make one, we just write the non-negative integers on a ribbon and roll it up with zero at the center.

The trick is to arrange the spiral so all the perfect squares (1, 4, 9, 16, etc.) line up in a row on the right side.

Symantec's University Programming Competition

2006-02-23T22:26:00.000+02:00

University programming competition to encourage creativity and innovation. The entrant who builds the most efficient and robust virtual organism will win the competition. Starts today!

Free Computer Books, Tutorials & Lecture Notes

2006-02-23T22:15:00.000+02:00

Over 30 books, 100% FREE. Game Programming. Clear, practical lessons based on C++/Java game programming are the basis of this book's lessons.

Rackspace to offer hosting solution for JAVA

2006-02-21T18:07:00.000+02:00

Rackspace Managed Hosting, a fast-growing managed hosting provider, and JBoss®, Inc., the Professional Open Source company, today announced a partnership agreement to create Intensive Hosting for Linux – JBoss Edition, the first and only managed Linux hosting solution specifically designed for complex Java Enterprise Edition (EE) applications running on JBoss Application Server.

Jim Starkey, the original creator of InterBase (FireBird), joins MySQL

2006-02-20T16:14:00.000+02:00

Jim Starkey, the original creator of InterBase, which became Firebird, just made it publicly known that he now works for MySQL AB.

Borland sells out IDE & compiler business

2006-02-20T01:24:00.000+02:00

In addition, Borland announced today that we will be divesting our IDE product lines, driving even tighter focus on the ALM market. These product lines include our award-winning Borland Developer Studio (Delphi, C++ Builder and C# Builder) and JBuilder. Our intent is to create a standalone business focused on the IDE market, capable of investing in the opportunities that exist for these product lines and advancing developer productivity.

Oracle tried to buy open-source MySQL

2006-02-19T23:30:00.000+02:00

MySQL Chief Executive Marten Mickos confirmed the acquisition attempt in an interview at the Open Source Business Conference here but wouldn't provide details such as when the approach was made or how much money Oracle offered.

First post to Protools' blog

2006-02-19T22:32:00.000+02:00

Hello, this is the first post.