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d02TOFC_p2db 12/11/08 12:54 PM Page 4 The World of Software Development February 2009 Contents F EAT U R E S 16 Computing in the Clouds Cloud computing offers virtually unlimited, on-demand computing resources. Our authors examine how you can you can create cloud applications through Amazon Web Services and the Google Application Engine. by Dana Moore and John Hebeler 22 Software Development in the Cloud Software development in the cloud brings adaptability and flexibility to any size project team. by Nick Gulrajani and Darryl Bowler Resource Center As a service to our readers, source code, related files, and author guidelines are available at www.ddj.com. Letters to the editor, article proposals and submissions, and inquiries should be sent to editors@ddj.com. For subscription questions, call 800-577-5356 or fax 847-763-9522. E-mail subscription questions to drdobbsjournal@halldata.com, or write to Dr. Dobb’s Journal, P.O. Box 1126, Skokie, IL 60076. If you want to change the information you receive from UBM and others about products and services, go to www.ubm.coml or contact Customer Service at Dr. Dobb’s Journal, P.O. Box 1126, Skokie, IL 60076. Back issues can be purchased prepaid for $9.00 per copy (which includes shipping and handling). For issue availability, fax to 785-8387566, or call 800-444-4881 (U.S. and Canada) or 785-838-7500 (all other countries). Please send payment to Dr. Dobb’s Journal, 4601 West 6th Street, Suite B, Lawrence, KS 66049-4189. Digital versions of back issues and individual articles can be purchased online at www.ddj.com. 28 Videos and Oracle Forms 10g Greg shows how you can take advantage of unstructured data in the database—video, in this case—and access this data from Oracle Forms. by Greg Williams 32 Parallel LINQ Parallel LINQ, which is part of the Parallel FX extensions for .NET, lets you use basic LINQ keywords to tap into the extra power that multicore systems provide. by Paul Kimmel 36 Decoupling C Header Files One issue with the common C compilation model is that it can easily lead to unnecessary coupling between files. But decoupling those files isn't necessarily easy either. by R. Samuel Klatchko DE PARTM E NTS COLUMNS 6 10 12 14 Friday Night Fish Fry Change happens as Dr. Dobb's steps up to the next level. by Jonathan Erickson 40 Effective Concurrency When it comes to lock-free programming, volatile is a volatile subject—no matter what name it goes by. by Herb Sutter Alia Vox Specification Driven Development is an agile development methodology with two deliverables: working software and product design. by Tieren Zhou Developer Diaries Profiles of programmers, descriptions of developers. edited by Michael Swaine 44 Disciplined Agility Package implementations look great from a business point of view but can easily run into trouble if the bureaucracy gets out of hand. by Scott W. Ambler Conversations According to Lori McVittie, cloud computing is a deployment model leveraging on-demand computing to scale and serve applications through a shared resource model. by Jonathan Erickson 48 Swaine’s Flames Michael wonders why if Twitter is so great, why do they have to promote it by e-mail? by Michael Swaine Website Access Dr. Dobb’s Journal subscriptions include full access to the Dr. Dobb’s website. Volume 34, Issue 2 4 DR. DOBB’S JOURNAL (ISSN 1044-789X) is published monthly by TechWeb, 600 Community Drive, Manhasset, NY 11030, 516-562-5000. Periodicals Postage Paid at Manhasset and at additional mailing offices. SUBSCRIPTION: $34.95 for 1 year; $69.90 for 2 years. International orders must be prepaid. Payment can be made via Mastercard, Visa, or American Express; or via U.S. funds drawn on a U.S. bank. Canada and Mexico: $45.00 per year. All other foreign: $70.00 per year. U.K. subscribers contact Jill Sutcliffe at Parkway Gordon 01-49-1875-386. Canada Post: Publications Mail Agreement #40612608. Canada Returns to be sent to Bleuchip International, P.O. Box 25542, London, ON N6C 6B2. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Dr. Dobb’s Journal, P.O. Box 1126, Skokie, IL 60076. Registered for GST as TechWeb, GST #13288078, Customer #2116057, Agreement #40011901. INTERNATIONAL NEWSSTAND DISTRIBUTOR: Source Interlink International, 27500 Riverview Center Blvd., Suite 400, Bonita Springs, FL 34134, 239-949-4450. Entire contents © 2009 TechWeb. Dr. Dobb’s Journal® is a registered trademark of TechWeb. All rights reserved. Dr. Dobb’s Journal l www.ddj.com l February 2009 Page 16 http://www.ddj.com http://www.ubm.com http://www.ddj.com http://www.ddj.com

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Dr. Dobb's Journal - February 2009 Contents Friday Night Fish Fry Alia Vox Developer Diaries Conversations Computing in the Clouds Software Development in the Cloud Videos and Oracle Forms 10g Parallel LINQ Decoupling C Header Files Effective Concurrency Disciplined Agility Swaine’s Flames

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