Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote about processors, digital photography, AI, quantum computing, computer science, materials science, supercomputers, drones, browsers, 3D ...

There can be no doubt that open source has been a tremendous boon to Java. The JCP (Java Community Process), by which the Java language and platform moves ahead, seems to inch forward at a glacial ...

The NetBeans IDE is pretty good on its own, but even handier once you start extending it with plugins specific to your needs. In this installment of Open source Java projects, Jeff Friesen introduces ...

Project Harmony debuted last Friday, appearing as a formal proposal on an Apache email discussion list. The proposal lists 12 founding members, including both U.S.-based and overseas developers active ...

Expanding the imprint of open-source software, the Apache Software Foundation on Monday will launch an open-source project around business process management server. The software, called Agila, is ...

As JavaOne gets under way, the company is seeing the center of Java move away from the Sun-controlled standards process. Martin LaMonica is a senior writer covering green tech and cutting-edge ...

Hey guys,<BR><BR>At one time I used to be a decent C/C++ (and a bit of VB, ick) programmer but for the last couple of years I've been working with customers alot more than code.<BR><BR>I really miss ...