Linux tends to take center stage when it comes to support and other services
for enterprise open source users. However, there are literally thousands of
other solid open source packages available that perform a wide variety of
functions. Unfortunately, there's a real lack of information about the
options and considerations for selecting open source that not only meets the
functional and technical requirements of specific tasks, but has the support
and backing that enterprises need to manage risk. As a result, with
enterprise developers lost in a sea of open source options, it can be a
daunting task to make the best choice.
Highlighted below are 10 popular open source projects that enterprises can
look to when considering open source alternatives in their IT infrastructur... (more)
The Web 2.0 phenomenon of the last couple years - which has been picking up
steam recently - is largely dependent on AJAX. This concept is beneficial to
both the developer and user, as it makes programming Web applications more
fun while enhancing the user experience.
As a developer I see the tremendous value AJAX brings to the table. I really
enjoy the power of a desktop application...wh... (more)
Developers in an enterprise need to use the best tools for the job.
Increasingly they have found that Open Source projects such as Apache, MySQL,
Tomcat, Eclipse, and others are ready for prime time. However, the stack is
rarely composed entirely of Open Source. These projects are typically used in
conjunction with industry standard, non-Open Source tools such as Oracle,
WebLogic, and Cl... (more)
Open source software, while not synonymous with Java, may often be seamlessly
integrated with Java code to produce a versatile synthesis that makes
developers’ lives much easier. In recent years, developers have taken some
open source dynamic languages, commonly referred to as “scripting
languages,” and adapted them to the more mainstream Java platform. This
allows the new hybrid languag... (more)
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Rod Cope is the CTO and founder of OpenLogic. He is a Sun Certified Java Architect with 25 years of software development experience, including 12 years of Java. For the past six years, he has been working on OpenLogic Enterprise, a certified, managed, updated, and supported collection of over 350 Open Source projects for Java developers. Rod routinely speaks at technical conferences such as Java Symposia and the O'Reilly Open Source Convention and has been selected as one of the Top 10 presenters at JavaOne.
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