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How do you choose a PaaS provider?As an application platform in the Cloud, PaaS should facilitate Cloud characteristics (i.e. elastic scale, on-demand self service, resource… Started by Chris Haddad in Java |
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Just compiled Apache HTTPD for Android Using Custom ToolchainPretty heady stuff but now you should be able to run a full apache server on your device. Currently requires root access to copy it to exec… Started by Jackie Gleason in Dynamic Languages |
0 | Oct 28, 2011 |
Upgrade to OCP Java SE 7Oracle offers variety of Java Certifications for all Java Editions (Java SE, Java EE and Java ME). Oracle Certified Professional, Java S… Started by Treacy Jane in Java |
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Java Swing/Jaxx ability to use css or skins like FlexI switched from Java applet development to Flex about 3 years ago. At this point my Java knowledge is somewhat outdated. I see that Jaxx o… Started by Fred Sells in Java |
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JavaOne 2011 highlightsJavaOne 2011 Highlights If you did not get a chance to attend J1/2011 (like me), you may be wondering what are the major happenings?Luckily… Started by Michael Levin in Java |
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Sending strings between two computers via ethernetA while ago I asked a question about using RS-232 communication with Java. It seems as though I need to abandon that route because it no l… Started by Paul Stearns in Java |
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Java Certification PreparationMock Exam Questions and Online Training EPractize Labs offers Training Lab (software book) that includes complete study material for all Or… Started by Treacy Jane in Java |
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Face problem in "tetris game"Hi to all; I try to program " tetris game " First i did the point about : Cube Block falling to the floor and another one appear then f… Started by beshoy atef william in Java |
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Zoo KeeperHi All , I would like to create highly scalable web service using appche cxf and zoo keeper with spring . If any body have any idea please… Started by sony john in Java |
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NapsterI just listened to the Napster story here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p004t1hd Raises points, issues and very cogent talk with founder… Started by Michael Levin in Dynamic Languages |
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Amazon CEO Andy Jassy says AWS’s large committed cloud capacity is largely sold out through 2027, with part of 2028 already allocated, while the company continues to reserve headroom for On Demand, EC2 and Bedrock. Practitioners discussing the remarks report difficulty obtaining On Demand capacity for ordinary EC2 instances, and similar constraints at other providers.
By Steef-Jan Wiggers
AWS has recently released File Mover Express, an open-source application under the Apache 2.0 license for transferring large files between local systems and Amazon S3. Available for macOS, Windows, and Linux, it supports parallel transfers, automatic performance tuning, retries, pause and resume, and file integrity verification.
By Renato Losio
Cloudflare has moved a post-quantum rebuild of GeoKey Manager into closed beta, guarding geo-fenced keys with hybrid ML-KEM-768 and X25519 instead of the attribute-based encryption used since 2022. Keys live only in kernel memory on verified regional servers, and any failed check rejects the request, a fail-closed choice practitioners ask could cause a regional outage. GA is planned for Q1 2027.
By Steef-Jan Wiggers
OpenBSD 8.0 is a substantial upgrade bringing broader hardware compatibility, enhanced security, an expanded virtual address space, and support for modern architectures, including Intel Arc A-Series graphics support, ARM64 hibernation, RISC-V improvements, and enhanced virtual machine support.
By Sergio De Simone
There was a flurry of activity during the week of October 19th, 2026, highlighting: first release candidates of: Spring Boot, Spring Framework, Spring Data, Spring Cloud, Spring Security, Spring for GraphQL, Spring Session, Spring Integration, Spring HATEOS, Spring Modulith, Spring REST Docs, Spring AI, Spring Batch, Spring AMQP, Spring for Apache Kafka, Spring LDAP and Spring Web Services.
By Michael Redlich
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