

Paul Krill
Editor at Large
Paul Krill is an editor at large at InfoWorld, focusing on coverage of application development (desktop and mobile) and core web technologies such as Java.

Escape from Flatland: Microsoft’s new UI approach
Microsoft's Fluid Design System concept will help developers create apps for a multitude of systems and input types

Q&A: Microsoft Cosmos DB creator lays out vision for planet-scale database
Distinguished Engineer Dharma Shukla outlines the origins and goals of Microsoft's cloud database, which debuted at Build 2017
Microsoft focuses on engagement with Fluent Design System, UWP, and Windows 10 Fall Update
Developers will get more tools to build applications that use Metro-like design language and work across device types

Puppet zeroes in on containers, cloud workloads
The devops vendor also is upgrading its Enterprise edition and offering a service to tell users what they have running inside of Docker containers

Microsoft’s Visual Studio tackles serverless computing, Mac dev
Azture Functions Visual Studio beta lets developers integrate Azure Functions into development flows

Java modularity specification opposed by Red Hat, IBM is voted down
It could be back to the drawing board for Oracle's modular technology plan intended to make it easier to scale Java

Oracle hits back at modular Java critics
High-ranking Java official responds to Red Hat's comments, saying that changes need to be useful to all developers, not a select few
Azure, AI, JavaScript headline Microsoft Build 2017
Microsoft's developer conference will have sessions on JavaScript tools, the Universal Windows platform, and building cloud systems

Java modular battle heats up as Oracle criticizes Red Hat, IBM
Top Java official questions the two companies’ sincerity in their opposition to the planned module system

Oracle rethinks modular Java plan after Red Hat’s objections
While Oracle insists revisions were ongoing work, they appear to address a recent gripe by Red Hat
