Clojure, pronounced “closure,” is a functional programming language that’s geared toward the JVM (Java Virtual Machine) but also accommodates Microsoft’s Common Language Runtime and JavaScript ...

Using the Java programming language, developers have difficulty making Java applications scale linearly. Beyond the initial handful of processors, every time you add a new processor to your system, ...

This month's column diverges from the normal pattern of covering my struggles with technology. When I started this column, I was really looking forward to the Software Development issue, because I was ...