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Just a short post to say that the Vert.x 2.0 release is not far away now. It’s been a long road, but the API is more or less stable and then we have the new docs to work through. I’m … Continue reading →

http://vertx.io/ This release contains some very cool new features. Here are a few of the highlights: Module System Vert.x now contains a proper module system and we’re launching a public module repository. We hope to encourage the community to contribute … Continue reading →

I’m pleased to announce the release of Vert.x 1.1.0.final. Highlights include:   1) We can now distribute rhino again – no more annoying manual install step 2) Several changes to the event bus including new point to point mode 3) … Continue reading →

A node.js compatibility layer project is born. The idea with this, is you should be able to run existing node.js code/modules within Vert.x Also this project shows you how to use the popular backbone.js project with Vert.x

I like node, I think it does some things very well, and Vert.x clearly takes inspiration from Node.js in the style of the asynchronous APIs. But node doesn’t do everything well. I’ve highlighted a few areas here: Event loops. Event … Continue reading →

Looking forward to speaking about Vert.x at GOTO Amsterdam next week. Also.. found out my Vert.x talk for Strangeloop 2012 has been accepted

For a bit of fun, I decided to do a little bit of micro-benchmarking of Vert.x vs node.js HTTP performance. Firstly, a disclaimer: This isn’t rigorous benchmarking, and I haven’t attempting to benchmark a wide range of use cases (I … Continue reading →

It’s been a long road but Vert.x 1.0.final has now been released What is Vert.x ? Vert.x is the framework for the next generation of asynchronous, effortlessly scalable, concurrent applications. Vert.x is an event driven application framework that runs on … Continue reading →

I’m intending to release 1.0.final today, but the release is currently on hold due to some problems with the github servers. Page requests are very slow and sometimes timing out with 504 – Gateway timed out. Hopefully they will fix … Continue reading →

The InfoQ article yesterday generated a lot of traffic and interest in Vert.x Over 8K page views on http://vertx.io and 2500 visitors. We gained around 100 new github followers, and were the most followed Java project of the day! Overall … Continue reading →