NetBSD is a perfect example of bloat-free software.
Filed under: C++, Development, Java, NetBSD, Open Source, Perl, Python, Software
There was some discussion at Slashdot recently about bloat-free software. Many people were giving examples such as Firefox, Opera, and GIMP. But when it comes to truly bloat-free software, I think NetBSD is a perfect example. Necessity is part of the reason why NetBSD is bloat-free. A bloated operating system just ...
No, Java did in fact die.
I was reading this article from David Herron today. It looks back on an article from a decade ago talking about how Java was predicted to be a technology that “doesn’t stand a chance.” David suggests that, “Looking at that 10 years later I can only think the rumors of Java’s ...
Why is Web page layout still such a problem?
Filed under: Development, Javascript, Software, Web Development, Web Sites
I was just reading an article about the future of CSS. A main focus of the article is on the extremely poor layout capabilities of CSS. One such paragraph from the article goes a long way towards showing the futility of AJAX development today: CSS is great for simple web ...
Programmer productivity, feature set implementation, and runtime performance.
Filed under: Development, Haskell, Java, Javascript, Software, Web Development
When it comes to judging programming languages, there are three main factors that we need to consider: programmer productivity, the application feature set that can be implemented, and the runtime performance of the developed applications. There are, of course, many others, including memory usage, portability, and implementation cost. However, memory ...