developerWorks: EmPOWERing the Linux Developer

With offerings from affordable two-way servers to vertically
scaled super computers to the cutting-edge JS20 BladeCenter,
POWER-based machines run the gamut of size and scale, always
exceeding the expectations placed on enterprise-class hardware. The
opportunity to run Linux or AIX, along with innovative
configurations such as Dynamic Logical Partitioning, provides a
unique platform for development and deployment of applications that
feed on the POWER architecture’s performance. This article will arm
you with the tools and knowledge you need to make the most of your
code and the POWER platform.

“An often cited strength of the Linux community is choice. Linux
on POWER is provided by the two premier enterprise Linux vendors,
Red Hat Linux and SUSE Linux. Each with their respective
philosophies and fortes, these Linux distributions provide the full
toolchains, libraries, and development tools Linux developers have
come to expect. Each is reviewed in this article…”

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