James Turner
James Turner is a freelance journalist and editor who also happens to have nearly 30 years of experience as a software engineer. He writes for outlets as varied as The Christian Science Monitor and Computerworld , and edits the ONLamp.com website for O'Reilly Media. He has also written two books on Java Web development, both published by Sams.
When Agile projects go bad
As Agile techniques are incorporated into company practices, there exists the very real danger that Agile will be adopted in name, but not in spirit. With this in mind, we turned to the original authors of the 2001 Agile Manifesto for...
Image gallery: Installing Linux apps
Getting new software installed on Linux doesn't have to be hard, but it can differ depending on what you're installing.
Installing Linux apps: A few good tips
Getting new software installed on Linux doesn't have to be hard, but it can differ depending on what you're installing.
Linux examined: Xandros Professional
To a lot of people, Ubuntu represents the most end-user-friendly nongeek-compatible Linux distribution. But there are other commercial distributions that work even harder to create a desktop experience that is, frankly,...
Image Gallery: Xandros Professional examined
Xandros, an unabashedly commercial distro of Linux, does its best to be user-friendly. Thanks to an easy install and emphasis on commercial apps, it succeeds for the most part.
Linux examined: OpenSUSE 11.0
OpenSUSE 11.0, sponsored by Novell, offers some under-the-hood updates and improvements for experienced Linux users, but it may be too much for newbies.
New Cisco Systems client/server messaging protocol announced
Company says protocol named Etch promises distributed application development without the cross-platform headaches that SOAP entails and with a degree of performance that makes it practical for real-time applications that are chattier...
Linux examined: Fedora 9
Fedora, the community version of Red Hat, boasts an extensive array of prebuilt software, but it's not for newbies.
Linux examined: Ubuntu Hardy Heron
Now available in beta, Ubuntu 8.04 is a popular Linux distribution that offers some updated features along with its usual easy-to-use interface and good support.
Image Gallery: Ubuntu Hardy Heron
Ubuntu 8.04 is now available in beta; this popular Linux distribution offers some updated features along with its usual easy-to-use interface and good support.
OS Smackdown: Linux vs. Mac OS X vs. Windows Vista vs. Windows XP
Forget market share -- which desktop operating system is truly the best? Four experts defend their OS of choice in an opinionated free-for-all.