GameAnalytics Open-Source Erlang Scheduler for Distributed Tasks
GameAnalytics, maker of a free analytics platform, has recently open sourced gascheduler an Erlang library that provides a generic scheduler for parallel execution of distributed tasks. InfoQ has spoken to Chris de Vries, one of gascheduler’s creators.
Rust 1.2 Brings Faster Compilation, Parallel Code Generation, and More
The Rust Core Team has announced the availability of the Rust 1.2 stable and 1.3 beta releases. Rust 1.2 focuses mainly on tooling, improving compiler performance and introducing parallel code generation. Furthermore, it introduces support for the MSVC toolchain.
Frege: a Haskell-like Language for the JVM
Frege, named after the German mathematician Gottlob Frege, is a purely functional, strongly typed language for the JVM that is so similar to Haskell that “most idiomatic Haskell code will run unmodified or with only minimal, obvious adaptions”. InfoQ has spoken with Ingo Wechsung, Frege’s creator.
Facebook’s Parse Open-sources its SDK for Android and iOS
Parse, Facebook-owned provider of a successful Mobile Backend as a service, has open-sourced its SDK for the iOS/OS X and Android platforms.