Die-hard fans of the InfoWorld ProdBlog may have been a little bit confused to discover that it's been replaced by the Test Center Daily. Well, fear not, productphiles: Think of this as ProdBlog Deluxe. Or maybe ProdBlog 2.0. ProdBlog Reloaded?
Wait. Just forget the name ProdBlog. This is the Test Center Daily, and it's going to give you not only the important product announcements you crave, but also analysis and daily updates on what the InfoWorld Test Center crew is working on.
First off, go fetch yourself some popcorn and Raisinettes (or Goobers), turn down the lights, and watch Test Center Lead Analyst Jon Udell's latest screencast over in his Screening Room. Today's feature: IronPython 1.0, not to be confused with "Snakes on a Plane." "As IronPython 1.0 nears final release, we got together to review the synergies that emerge from deep integration between Python and .NET," Udell writes.
Also, be sure to check out the latest Ahead of the Curve column by InfoWorld's Chief Technologist Tom Yager. Tom is never one to duck controversy. In fact, he has a flare for stirring it up, as evidenced by his prediction that Windows and Apple are going to shove Linux right out of the server and client space by the end of the decade.
That's not to say the Linux is going the way of the Atari 2600; he says it's going to fulfill its destiny and become the de facto embedded platform. "I believe Big Software vendors such as IBM and Oracle will use Linux to give unwieldy enterprise solutions the George Jetson treatment: Push a button, you've got an enterprise database, configured, loaded with sample data and listening for connections. Want a J2EE server with that? Flip this switch, it'll unpack itself, sniff out that database you installed and mate with it," Yager writes.
If Yager's comments push any of your buttons (or flip any of your switches), let him know in Talkback.
Posted by Ted Samson on August 30, 2006 11:28 AM
