Peter Wayner
Peter Wayner is contributing editor of the InfoWorld Test Center.
by Peter Wayner
Google's new Android development environment pairs rich layout and build capabilities with IntelliJ IDEA's famous ease... more
The performance of Amazon machine instances is sometimes fast, sometimes slow, and sometimes absolutely abysmal... more
Browser-based JSFiddle, Icenium, Cloud9, and Codenvy stretch from client-side JavaScript and HTML5 to server-side Java and Web stacks... more
Puppet is model-driven, Ruby is procedural, and both are large, messy, open source ecosystems plagued with pitfalls... more
Performance, security, cost -- here’s what to really expect from the cloud... more
From Amazon to Windows Azure, IaaS clouds differ widely in features, complexity, and speed... more
Amazon Web Services leads with a luxurious array of options, resources, and services, but trails in performance and price... more
How much do you really know about the World Wide Web's favorite JavaScript library?... more
Dell's VMware-based cloud infrastructure provides all of the flexibility and complexity of the leading enterprise virtualization platform... more
Rigorous input testing, passwords, encryption -- security is a feature no programmer can afford to overlook... more
SoftLayer brings fine-grained configuration options, high performance, and interesting extras to the self-service cloud... more
InfoWorld's 2013 Technology of the Year Award winners stretch from devices and desktops to data centers and beyond... more
From punch cards to JavaScript, computing history owes everything to those who've programmed the machines ... more
Microsoft's cloud wows with great price-performance, Windows toolchain integration, and plenty of open source options... more
Rackspace stands apart with familiar tools, open standards, and enterprise-grade support... more
How much do you really know about the latest and greatest in hypertext markup?... more
Joyent's very smart SmartOS proves that some cloud servers are better than others
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Windows Phone SDK 8.0 gives developers extensive features, snappier code, lots of help, and the option to code in JavaScript and HTML... more
From Tor to steganography, these six techniques will help obscure the data and traces you leave online... more
Full-fledged Web apps are proving the power of HTML5, CSS, and JavaScript and providing great examples of how best to use the latest scripts and tags ... more
Cloud review: 8 public cloud services put to the test
