On this site is archived all the content from Dr. Dobb's that was published on the Web through December 31, 2014. - Architecture & Design

The best books for learning the basics, becoming expert, and and writing complete apps in JavaScript

The default build tool for Android (and the new star of build tools on the JVM) is designed to ease scripting of complex, multi-language builds. Should you change to it, though, if you're using Ant or Maven?

As REST has become the default for most Web and mobile apps, it's imperative to have the basics at your fingertips.

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After 38 years of glory, the long run of Dr. Dobb's has come to an end. - Design

The best tools available for creating, testing, and debugging code. - Jolt Awards

You're about to start work on designing and publishing your product's API. Now what? - Design

Last month, Microsoft and Google bypassed their own code hosts to post major code projects on GitHub. The once-favored hosts have begun a long, familiar decline. - Web Development

Writing solid code means knowing that when programs fail, they do so gracefully and predictably. Unit testing verifies this. - Testing

While IT is becoming more Agile, the rate of change in business requires even faster adoption of Agility. - Design

Complete clarity and constant communication of goals are as important to a product's success as execution, perhaps more so. - Design

Developing server-side apps with the popular Node.js framework can now be done with the full support of Visual Studio IntelliSense, debugging, and project management. - Tools