Git changes the game of distributed Web development | IBM developerWorks http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/library/wa-git/index.html
IBM is reportedly going to buy Weather Company’s digital assets
International Business Machines Corp (IBM.N) is nearing an agreement to buy the Weather Company’s digital assets in a deal that could be announced as soon as this week, according to a source familiar with the matter.
Source: IBM nears deal to buy Weather Company’s digital assets: source :: Reuters
The Weather Company’s digital assets include weather.com, the Weather Underground, and a bunch of platform apps. The weather.com website is generally considered one of the largest Drupal powered sites in the world.
This seems lit a bit of an odd move for IBM since it looks like a content play. Big Blue is more likely after the data that drives the digital properties and the talent pool it brings.
Use Intro.js to add tours and interactive docs to JS apps
Add easy-to-absorb, interactive user documentation to your JavaScript apps with Intro.js. Learn from a sample tour implementation how to demonstrate your application’s features the modern way from within the app’s UI.
Source: Add interactive documentation to your JavaScript apps with Intro.js :: IBM developerWorks
For complex interactive apps and sites showing visitors how to use the site is always tricky. Intro.js can help by allowing you to create interactive tours that demonstrate how the app works. The tours are always available through an icon in the navigation.
IBM Watson shakes up 7 industries. Are legal and education on the list?
Since IBM opened IBM Watson to the world last year, it has been building a developer and entrepreneur community around the development platform. The community now consists of more than 280 commercial partners, as well as tens of thousands of developers, students, entrepreneurs and other enthusiasts that are generating up to 3 billion monthly API requests on Watson.
How IBM Watson apps are changing 7 industries | Computerworld http://www.computerworld.com/article/2934460/emerging-technology/how-ibm-watson-apps-are-changing-7-industries.html#slide1
Surprise! Legal and education didn’t make the list. Maybe it isn’t much of a surprise. Both “industries” aren’t really driven by data crunching but much more by human interaction and both have been rather impervious to automation.
A look at the improved password features of PHP 5.5+
It’s of the utmost importance that PHP programmers safeguard account passwords by using the latest and most secure methods. To that end, PHP 5.5 added a new password-hashing library created by Anthony Ferrara (@ircmaxell). The library makes several functions available that you can use to handle one-way password encryption with current best-practice methods. Other features anticipate future security needs so that as computers and hackers get more advanced, you can stay a step ahead of the bad guys. This article gives you an in-depth introduction to the library’s functions and how to make the best use of them.
via PHP renewed: Password security in modern PHP.
This article takes a look at the improved password handling features of PHP 5.5+. Recommended read for anyone working with PHP apps.
Maqetta is a drag and drop UI design tool that runs in your browser
Drag-and-drop HTML5 authoring in your browser
Need to prototype an HTML5 app? Forget coding. Hand-eye coordination is just about all you need to prototype with Maqetta, a browser-based WYSIWYG tool for desktop and mobile applications. This first article in a three-part series introduces this free, open source project that runs in a browser and lets designers drag and drop a rich set of widgets to build live UI mockups. In Part 1, get to know Maqetta’s major functions and features while prototyping a realistic mobile application.
Maqetta means mockup, Part 1: Design an HTML5 mobile UI http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/opensource/library/mo-maqetta-1/index.html?ca=drs-
Re/code: IBM Says Sale of Low-End Server Business Gets Regulator Approval
Re/code: IBM Says Sale of Low-End Server Business Gets Regulator Approval. http://google.com/newsstand/s/CBIwnfqmrB8
IBM DeveloperWorks: Develop and Deliver Cloud Services
Regardless of your preferred programming language, you’ll find practical, hands-on resources to help you make the right decisions for your cloud projects.
Cultured Perl: Perl and the Amazon cloud Connecting to the cloud: Leverage the cloud for Java™ Message Service based applications to take advantage of the hybrid model Functional testing for Web applications: Using Selenium, Windmill, and twill to test Google App Engine applications Above the clouds with Android: Cloud computing and the Android software stack Storage made easy with S3 Navigate the cloud computing labyrinth – Make an educated decision about the best cloud computing platform for your application Is there value in cloud computing?: Cloud computing and its impact on the future of architecture Cloud Computing resources for developers
Nice collection of links to IBM DeveloperWorks resources on using hte latest and greatest cloud resources to really fire up your web apps.