Oracle NetBeans 7.2 supports the latest PHP, C++
The newest version of the Oracle NetBeans IDE (integrated developer environment) will come with support for the latest versions of PHP and C++.
NetBeans 7.2, released in beta form Thursday, will also offer the ability for users to easily deploy their applications on the Oracle Public Cloud, now offered as a preview service. Applications can also be uploaded to the Amazon Beanstalk service, also in beta mode.
Oracle plans to release the full, production-ready version of the software in July. Read more...
Java tops C in language popularity assessment — but not by much
Java is barely hanging on to its ranking as the most popular programming language, edging out C in this month's Tiobe index of programming language popularity.
Released on Sunday, the February Tiobe Community Programming Index had Java being used by 17.05 percent of developers. A year ago, 18.48 percent of developers used it, while 17.48 percent of developers used Java a month ago. C was slotted right behind Java, used by 16.52 percent of developers in the latest release of the index -- up from 14.98 percent the same time last year, but down from the 16.98 percent using it in last month's index. Read more...
‘Major’ C++ revision receives standards blessing
Changes to the standard behind of one of the world's most popular programming languages have been approved by standards chiefs.
The next version of C++ has been approved during a unanimous ballot by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).
Official publication of what will now be called C++11 is expected by the end of the year, according to C++ guru and ISO C++ committee chief Herb Sutter, who announced the news here.
Sutter called the ballot an "important milestone in the history of a great language". Read more...
Microsoft to help C++ developers leverage parallel programming
Microsoft introduced this week technology for C++ developers to leverage GPUs (graphics processing units) for parallel programming.
The company's C++ AMP (C++ Accelerated Massive Parallelism) technology is expected to become part of the next Visual C++ compiler and integrated with Visual Studio, said S. Somasegar, senior president of the Microsoft Developer Division, in a blog post. It also will leverage Microsoft DirectX technology for multimedia capabilities in Windows. "By building on the Windows DirectX platform, our implementation of C++ AMP allows you to target hardware from all the major hardware vendors," Somasegar said. C++ AMP will become an open specification, Somasegar said. Read more...