Facebook Modernizing to C++

Facebook is improving its website by converting PHP, a web scripting language, to the low-level C++ language.  I'm shouting hallelujahs!

Worried that C++ was too dangerous for the web in the early 1990s, the software industry ripped out scary features, made it run from a managed server, and renamed it Java.

Almost a decade ago, I searched everywhere for books on how to write C++ web programs and could not find a thing. Due to my obstinate nature, I moved forward anyway and created my own custom C++ modules to communicate with web servers and dynamically generate HTML.  Today, my browser-based automated BI translation tools all utilize a simple C++ web architecture.  They are super fast and function effectively.  

Using plain old C/C++ for web applications is a great idea but few seem to know about it.  I am happy to see that big-name companies like Facebook are on board with it.

See the Facebook story here.

Q2 Results Make MicroStrategy Giddy -- Giving Away Their BI Software!

After announcing 2010 Q2 results of a 41% year-over-year increase in license revenue, MicroStrategy is giddy.  So much, in fact, that they are giving away BI software!

Russell Lantier, a Business Development Manager for MicroStrategy, let me know about these two great offers:

MicroStrategy Free Reporting Suite: http://www.microstrategy.com/freereportingsoftware

MicroStrategy Free Mobile BI Suite: http://www.microstrategy.com/freemobilebi


For the Free Reporting Suite, MicroStrategy is giving you a one-CPU server license, 100 named user licenses, two developer licenses, and two licenses for the "full end-user experience."

MicroStrategy claims that their BI offering for iPhone/iPad and BlackBerry is 100x more impactful than using BI on your desktop.  Check out their offer and decide for yourself.