Category: <span>Open Source Tools</span>

Introduction to Messaging With Apache ActiveMQ

Systems based on messaging are increasingly being recognized for better handling of unpredictable changes and for scaling further than traditional tightly-coupled applications. Apache ActiveMQ is an open source message broker that that support the Java Messages Service, provides client access from many different languages and offers many advanced features necessary …

The Future of the Web: HTML 5, WebSocket, and Comet

The HTML 5 specification is set to forever change the way in which we build applications for the Web. One innovation- WebSocket- in particular will enable full-duplex HTTP communication, and finally bring an end to the tired “click and wait” paradigm traditionally associated with the Web. Prior to the introduction …

Jython

In this presentation we will show you what you can do with Jython. In particular we will show what the soon-to-be-released version 2.5 enables. This includes web frameworks such as Django, scientific applications such as SymPy and everything down to installation and dependency management systems for Python packages. We will …

The BUG

The BUG is a modular, mobile, open source computer designed to put the user in control. Using Linux, Java, and OSGi new types of applications can be created with previously unknown hardware combinations. This talk will illustrate how to build dynamic, highly customizable applications using Linux, Java, OSGi, and Eclipse. …