DevOps: Indispensable Approach or Costly Distraction?
An Intel Agile practitioner says DevOps, while disruptive, can spark improvements in software delivery.
Programming
Is ParalleX This Year’s Model?
ParalleX execution model and HPX implementation aim to harness the potential of high-end machines.
Is Ruby on Rails a Crown Jewel?
Ruby on Rails is a favorite Web-development environment. As it expands to support other platforms, can Ruby become the cross-platform Crown Jewel?
What’s Next For OpenACC?
A Georgia Tech professor assesses the impact of a parallel programming standard.
Open-source Databases in the Post-Oracle World
Oracle’s purchase of MySQL had some predicting the end of open-source databases, but it looks like the opposite is happening.
Thought Leader James Reinders on Parallel Programming
Powerful parallel programming tools abound for developers, but shifting the programmer’s mindset is more important.
Steve Lionel on Why Fortran Still Matters
Most Web-era programmers work with PERL, Python and Java languages, but Intel’s Steve Lionel says Fortran’s pure number-crunching strength keeps it front-and-center for some apps.