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Dramatic jumps over the past year have seen the Groovy language break into the top-20 list of programming languages, reaching the 18th spot, according to this month’s Tiobe index of programming language popularity. A dynamic language for the Java Virtual Machine, Groovy has managed to jump over 35 spots since last year, when it was ranked at the 53rd position. Though its use percentage is at a

As we all know that Yahoo recently changed the interface and look of its email service and many of us were shouting at the top of our lungs that this is exactly what Gmail looks like. Well, it turns out that the Yahoo is not so much similar to Gmail in functions although, they have done their best to design their email client just like the email client from Google. Some bugs have been reported in

There is no doubt that Google Chrome is one of the finest web browsers available today. I personally believe that most of the internet users prefer using Google Chrome instead of other alternatives. However, if you were under the impression that your personal information is safe with Google Chrome then this news will come as a surprise for you. It has been noted that the cache files of Google

The process of developing is one that entails a massive amount of decisions to be made each and every day. From smaller ones like breaking up code, centralizing it, or refactoring, to bigger ones referring to problems the require complex approaches to be solved, a developer’s work is full of twists and turns that can some times blindside you. Time and effort management are of extreme importance

Reverse Engineering is the process of learning the mechanical or technological principles of a device, object, or system through analysis of its structure, function and operation. Basically, it’s figuring out how stuff works by taking them apart, a concept that can also be applied to coding with great results, as Treehouse points out. Do you remember yourself as a kid, unscrewing the lid of that

If you regularly use Yahoo email for personal or business purpose, you must have noticed some of the changes that have been made in the design of your email client. Yahoo got its first make over in the beginning of 2013 and recently, they again redesigned the interface of Yahoo email client. The first redesign had people saying, “it looks pretty much like Gmail” but after the recent design upgrade

Just around 6-7 months ago, Mozilla took everyone by surprise when they announced their own OS for mobile devices. At this time, the smartphone market is led by Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android OS. There are some other contenders in the market such as Windows OS and Blackberry but they don’t hold a light against the giant operating systems already working in the market. In such situation, when

Back in May, the Georgia Tech College of Computing announced plans to offer an online Master of Science course in Computer Science, sponsored by Udacity and AT&T, at a cost lower than $7 thousand --less than one third of what regular on-campus Master courses usually cost. Admissions are now open and the course is set to cost a little over $6,600. According to the GTCC, this is the first time an

IPython’s development plans receive significant boost after Microsoft elects to sponsor the platform with a $100 thousand donation. A command shell for interactive computing in multiple programming languages, the IPython was awarded the 2012 Award for the Advancement of Free Software at Libre Planet this year. Dr Fernando Perez, the man behind the platform, originally developed it as a sort of

Web-access to PostgreSQL databases will now be made possible via a web-based GUI, designed to help users interact with their databases in the cloud, without having to be overly familiar with the mechanics of psql. Jim Miodgenski, creator of the new GUI, notes that in order to move things forward, he decided to start from scratch. Using Java, the language he feels most comfortable with, he