RIP SE 6: A tribute to Java’s longest-serving edition

Six feet under

RIP SE 6: A tribute to Java’s longest-serving edition

As Oracle ends public support for Java SE 6, we reflect on the legacy of the only version to bridge the Sun-Oracle eras.

Hortonworks announce Stinger to solve Hadoop’s real-time headache

Sting in the tail?

Hortonworks announce Stinger to solve Hadoop’s real-time headache

With their competition placing faith in new solutions, the Yahoo spinoff opt to renovate and improve Hadoop veteran Hive.

Nginx switches on to WebSockets

Priming the engine

Nginx switches on to WebSockets

Latest release of asynchronous server brings support for persistent connection protocol.

JAXConf 2013: Initial speaker lineup revealed

The best in Java tech

JAXConf 2013: Initial speaker lineup revealed

The third annual JAXconf is set to be the biggest yet, with talks from the likes of Stephen Chin, David Blevins and Carl Quinn.

With OpsWorks, AWS aims for Heroku’s lunch

It Just OpsWorks

With OpsWorks, AWS aims for Heroku’s lunch

Amazon have added an application management service over the top of AWS. Should PaaS providers be worried?

TCK access controversy - chat with JPA 2.1 Expert Group member Oliver Gierke

Interview

TCK access controversy - chat with JPA 2.1 Expert Group member Oliver Gierke

Following debate over TCKs in the JPA 2.1 Expert Group, we talked to Oliver Gierke about the situation in JSRs and what needs to be done about it.

Tutorial: A glimpse at JavaFX's Canvas API

Java legacy

Tutorial: A glimpse at JavaFX's Canvas API

Appearing in November's JAX Magazine, Carl Dea clocks some hours with Java’s rich client technology, JavaFX.

Startup of the week: Piktochart

Charting new territories

Startup of the week: Piktochart

This week’s pick is a Malaysian web service for creating infographics and a graduate of the Chinaccelerator program.

Amazon open doors to data warehouse service Redshift

Seeing red

Amazon open doors to data warehouse service Redshift

Latest addition to AWS family officially launches with hourly pricing and promises of high performance.

Friday Five: not Valentine’s Day edition

We’re saps at heart, really

Friday Five: not Valentine’s Day edition

This week: iOS 6.1 blunders, singing in space and goats that sound like humans. And definitely nothing to do with Valentine’s Day.

Google App Engine introduces ‘experimental’ Java 7 runtime support

Endpoints for all

Google App Engine introduces ‘experimental’ Java 7 runtime support

The cloud platform has finally provided Java 7 runtime support

Tutorial: Asynchronous Programming With Akka Actors

The extra pattern

Tutorial: Asynchronous Programming With Akka Actors

Typesafe's Jamie Allen explains how useful anonymous actors are to capture context while processing asynchronous tasks

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