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C is still leading over Java, but Tiobe index's accuracy is questioned

An important PHP developer dismissed the validity of Tiobe's language survey, which has C continuing to displace Java as the most popular language
Market for Hadoop and MapReduce set for dramatic growth, says IDC

The market for software related to the Hadoop and MapReduce programming frameworks for large-scale data analysis will jump from $77 million in 2011 to 812.8 million in 2016, a compound annual growth rate of 60.2 percent, according to a new report from analyst firm IDC.
Google-Oracle trial over Java licence starts today

Oracle and Google are due in court today for the start of an eight-week jury trial that could have significant implications for developers of Android applications, as well as potentially for developers of other software.
Oracle to issue 88 security patches next week

Oracle is planning to release 88 patches on Tuesday, covering vulnerabilities affecting a wide array of its products, according to a pre-release announcement posted to its website on Thursday.
Java loses out to C in coding language popularity contest

C takes the top ranking in Tiobe's monthly assessment on the popularity of programming languages.
Apache's Sqoop is top level project for transferring data with Hadoop

As more organisations deploy Hadoop to analyse vast reams of information, they may find they need to transfer large amounts of data between Hadoop and their existing databases, data warehouses and other data stores. Now the volunteer developers behind a new connector designed to speed this data exchange have gotten the full support from the Apache Software Foundation (ASF).
Microsoft extends SharePoint application building to the cloud

Microsoft will launch a cloud-based application build service and improvements to its Visual Studio IDE to make it easier to build SharePoint programs.
Duqu Trojan mystery programming language identified as "old school" C

The Duqu Trojan which some believe is a relative of the Stuxnet worm used to attack Iran was partly programmed in Object-Oriented C (OOC) by a traditional ?old school? enterprise programming team, Kaspersky Lab researchers have concluded.
Microsoft wants Windows 8 app developers to adapt to Metro style

Microsoft's message to apps developers: Fit into the Metro style of Windows 8 to make things easier on end users, according to two developers.
Big Data unified stack not coming any time soon

Despite the growing interest in Big Data platforms, it may be some time before organisations will be able to deploy a standardised Big Data software stack, concluded a panel of speakers during a virtual panel hosted by GigaOm.

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HP Software CTO: brokers will spur cloud adoption

Cloud computing growth will be driven by the proliferation of cloud brokerages, offering packages of cloud services from a selection of different providers and adding value through managed access or enhanced security.
Four good reasons to try OpenSUSE 12

Major updates have been coming fast and furious in the world of Linux distributions this fall, and this week is no exception. Now joining the ranks of Ubuntu 11.10, Fedora 16 and many others is openSUSE 12.1, which on Wednesday made its debut.
Oracle jumping on the great NoSQL bandwagon

Oracle's introduction of its Big Data Appliance at the OpenWorld conference this week is an indication of the attention it is being forced to pay to NoSQL database technology.
Scala designer cites goals and directions for JVM alternative

Martin Odersky is the designer of the Scala programming language, a general-purpose statically typed language that runs on the Java Virtual Machine, and discusses the origins and plans for the language that can be used to build Android applications.
Why Google+ Business Profiles beat Facebook Pages

Google confirmed that it's planning to roll out business profiles to its new Google+ social network. The news is bittersweet for small to midsize businesses.
Dead media never really dies

A NYU professor explains how experimental and dead media tech us much about product development.
Top data visualisation and management tools

You may not think you've got much in common with an investigative journalist or an academic medical researcher. But if you're trying to extract useful information from an ever increasing inflow of data, you'll likely find visualisation useful, whether it's to show patterns or trends with graphics instead of mountains of text or to try to explain complex issues to a non-technical audience.
The 10 IT-related predictions for 2011

We were wrong - so far - that Carol Bartz would be ousted as Yahoo CEO by the end of this year, but we were right that Apple's tablet, whose name wasn't known at the end of last year, would be huge. OK, so that second one was probably a given, but not all of our 2010 predictions were so easy. We think the same is true with our 2011 predictions.
Eight programming languages on the rise

From Ruby to Erlang, once niche programming language are gaining converts in today?s enterprise.
IBM makes the mainframe young again

IBM recently announced its sixth annual Master the Mainframe Contest for high school, college and university students across the United States and Canada. The contest is designed to get the younger set away from their iPhones and Droids and get involved with some serious mainframe applications.

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