How PayPal Is Flipping the (Java) ScriptBy switching to JavaScript from Java, PayPal proved that making the change can lead a company to quicker development cycles with fewer people, less coding, and less file usage. Read more to see the reasons why PayPal's leap perfectly identifies the benefits of JavaScript over Java.
Is There a Sense of Urgency in Your Workplace?Anuj Magazine looks at how a sense of urgency impacts the workplace and answers two questions: What happens when a sense of urgency is lacking? How do you inculcate a sense of urgency in your workers?
What's Up with Black Friday and Big DataAs a veteran of quite a few Black Friday forays into the abyss, Joe Townsend had to wonder what role big data is playing in this annual ritual. Here, he examines the role big data is playing in Black Friday—and, now, Black Thursday (Thanksgiving Day)—sales.
What Do Software Testing and Poker Have in Common?Software testing and poker have interesting commonalities. Some say there’s no use in either, that both are a waste of money and, at worst, dangerous to the financial health of the poker player or software project. Proponents say that both teach us something valuable and are enjoyable activities.
A Google Chrome View of Middle-earthGoogle announced its latest Chrome Experiment—“Journey through Middle-earth.” The characters and locations from the movie The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug can be explored in immersive 3-D graphical representative of Tolkien’s maps of Middle-earth.
In Search of Microsoft’s New CEOWhether you love Microsoft or absolutely hate the company, you have to admit that whoever replaces Steve Ballmer and becomes the next CEO will be the most watched person in the information technology (IT) world for the next several years. Joe Townsend explores the candidates for this huge role.
After Three Years, Is OpenStack Still on Track?There are many exciting new projects planned for the upcoming Icehouse release of OpenStack, but there are also some troubling developments as the project moves from being an incubated alternate cloud toolkit to a serious production-ready platform. Is OpenStack finally ready for prime time?
How Office Space Affects Team Member CollaborationSteve Berczuk discusses how the physical structure of an organization can contribute to the way team members interact with each other. Physical office space plays an important organizational role, with much being written about the merits of open-space versus closed-space offices.
