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Catching up with Nuxeo: Switching from Python to Java

Back in 2006 InfoQ covered a story about Nuxeo, an open source Enterprise Content Management (ECM) specialist company, who had announced that it was changing its core technology platform from Python to Java. Four years on we caught up with Eric Barroca, CEO at Nuxeo, to find out how that conversion went, and to explore their new technology stack and position in the ECM industry.

Charles Humble
on Aug 09, 2010
Ars Magna: the revolution is overdue

This essay is an intentionally provocative and controversial call for a real revolution in how we conceive of and practice software development. The intent is to stimulate discussion.

Dave West
on Aug 04, 2010
DSL Interaction with Program Transformation in TXL

This article discusses a proposed solution for solving the interaction problem between two Domain Specific Languages (DSLs) using TXL and dot programming languages and Graphviz graph visualization tool. TXL allows the developers to concentrate on data analysis and information processing aspects by making the other tasks like source text parsing and results formatting effortless.

Mykhaylo Sorochan
on Jul 28, 2010
A Blend of Java and Ruby - The Mirah Language

Mirah is a new language for the JVM that can do everything the Java language can do - but with a Ruby-ish syntax and powerful metaprogramming. InfoQ talks to Mirah's creator Charles Nutter.

Werner Schuster
on Jul 27, 2010
Web Development

Virtual Panel: The Node.js Ecosystem - Frameworks, Libraries and Best Practices

Node.js is a server side framework based on top of Google’s V8 JavaScript Engine, that aims to assist developers in building highly scalable network programs, by using evented, non-blocking I/O. InfoQ had a virtual panel with the creators of some of the most popular 3rd party libraries and frameworks that utilize Node.js.

Dio Synodinos
on Jul 26, 2010
Eight Quick Ways to Improve Java Legacy Systems

Even Java systems can be "legacy" systems. This article explores 8 quick and relatively low risk ways to improve even the crustiest Java application. Applications that may have previously been written off as dead can find new life by using these tips to improve performance, reduce operations overhead and grease the gears of the development lifecycle.

Tim Cull
on Jul 26, 2010
Architecture & Design

A collaborative approach for real-world BPM

Bernd Ruecker explores how to achieve a better Business-IT alignment when developing BPM solutions. He describes a methodology which uses BPMN-based process model as center for collaboration where users can discuss and link requirements, business rules or other artifacts, visualize development status, specify business driven test scenarios and much more.

Bernd Ruecker
on Jul 22, 2010
The Limits of Agile

The problems faced by teams that are attempting Agile in non-traditional settings aren't that Agile principles are inapplicable, nor that the feedback cycle is doomed to failure; but rather, outside of a certain Agile sweet-spot there are additional barriers and costs to applying Agile techniques. None of these obstacles prevents Agile in itself but each increases the cost of getting to Agile.

Alan Kelly
on Jul 19, 2010
How to Extend the Axis2 Framework to Support JVM Based Scripting Languages

Heshan Suriyaarachchi covers some of the key concepts of the Apache Axis2 Web Service engine and how it can be extended to support JVM based scripting languages such as Jython, Jruby, etc allowing them to be used to both expose web services and write web service clients.

Heshan Suriyaarachchi
on Jul 13, 2010
Success Factors for Systematic Reuse

Systematic reuse requires the interplay of people, process, and technology decisions executed within the context of real world constraints. Are there success factors that will make a difference to reuse? This article offers five success factors that will help capture domain variations, ease integration, delve deeper into design context, work effectively as a team, and manage domain complexity.

Vijay Narayanan
on Jul 07, 2010
SOA Master Data Management in .NET 4.0

Sharing data among applications in a complex corporate IT environment is unfortunately often reduced to sharing a common database or in some cases a cube. .NET 4.0 introduces a lot of industrialization tools that make the idea of an application independent SOA data repository reachable. This article explores some of those tools, and how they help make SOA data services flexible and non-intrusive.

Sebastien Jehan
on Jul 06, 2010
Web Development

Virtual Panel: State of the Art in Enterprise Flex Frameworks

Flex 1.0 was released in March 2004 and since then Flex based RIA development has been increasingly gaining momentum. Recently Adobe released Flex 4 along with Flash Builder 4, as part of the Adobe Flash Platform technology. To assess the state of Adobe Flex for enterprise adoption, InfoQ has conducted a virtual panel with the creators of popular third-party flex frameworks.

Dio Synodinos
on Jul 01, 2010

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