The State of Tools

Do tools matter?
In recent years, tools have taken something of a back seat to languages, platforms and technology. We thought it seemed like high time to ask a roundtable of experts if tools continue to matter. -Feb 1

XML is the real thing (taken for granted)
We asked Uche Ogbuji if XML is not a bigger paradigm shift than we imagined, and wondered just how much XML is influencing the future course of development. - Feb 3

Garone on the "New middleware"
What exactly should those developing solutions view as “middleware”? The answer lies in an understanding of how vendors are approaching the software stack as a means of implementing SOA, says expert Steve Garone -Feb 1



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