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Sonic builds a model ESB
In an effort to make the Enterprise Service Bus better understood, Sonic Software has created a formal model of its interpretation of the architeture in UML. Read more »
Small is beautiful for Web 2.0 start-ups
Jason Fried, president of start-up 37Signals, is a bona fide software entrepreneur. But he wants nothing to do with the traditional model of starting a software company. Read more »
Visual Studio 2010 can replay bugs
Microsoft has revealed plans for the next version of its development suite, Visual Studio 2010, to be able to record testing sessions so that developers can reproduce and closely examine software bugs. Read more »
Second Silverlight 2.0 beta to take up Flash fight
Microsoft is launching a revamped test version of its Silverlight software that is designed to broaden the appeal of the company's answer to Adobe Systems' Flash. Read more »
Microsoft releases new Visual Studio and .NET
Microsoft has this week made its top development tool, Visual Studio 2008, available for download to its professional developer subscribers. Read more »
Borland to assemble Java with .NET
Borland Software expects later this year to deliver on its plans to bundle tools that work with Java and Microsoft's .Net software. Read more »
Microsoft's "online" future a step closer?
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer pledged to open up Web services this year, however, full details are still up in the clouds. Read more »
System.Globalization namespace in .NET
The .NET Framework has built-in support for globalisation in its System.Globalization namespace. This namespace can help you build international support into your applications. Read more »
Microsoft releases key Vista developer technologies
Microsoft on Wednesday gave developers access to a key piece of Windows Vista, months ahead of the operating system's release. Read more »
.Net developers can write for Linux using Mono
Novell's Mono Program, which promises to allow .Net developers to develop Linux applications, should enable companies to make the best use of their developers. Read more »
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UML Modelling with Borland's Together for .NET
If you are looking at modelling tools for your .NET apps Borland's Together could just be your answer. David McAmis takes a close look at the VS.NET tool. Read more »
The .NET Common Programming Model (CPM)
The basic principle of .NET is object-oriented development. The driving force behind it is the Common Programming Model (CPM). Read more »
Increase flexibility with the .NET schema object model
This article from Builder.com examines how the XML schema object model allows you to use .NET classes to manipulate schema components. Read more »
A better way to create XML documents in .NET
Creating XML documents in .NET isn't difficult, but it can be tedious. Here's what you need to know about .NET's streaming model for writing XML. Read more »
ASP to ASP.NET: Migrating the user interface
You can gain a significant performance increase by migrating a user interface from ASP to ASP.NET. Examine the benefits of the ASP.NET UI model, including reusable code, extensibility, and session state management. Read more »
Two ways to design a database for a .NET-based CMS
A key aspect of a CMS is its backend database. Take a closer look at two of the design options available for your database: the fixed data model and the template data model. Read more »
Model-Driven Development today
Model Driven Design promises to cut development time, reduce bugs, and increase maintainability. Pipe dreams? Maybe not according to Matthew Overington. Read more »
Product review: Advantage Plex 5.1 from Computer Associates
Advantage Plex is a development tool for Windows, J2EE and iSeries 400 environments. Jorge Ubeda shares his thoughts on the app development tool. Read more »
Cleaning up with AJAX
Asynchronous JavaScript and XML (AJAX) is one of the latest fads in creating interactive Web applications. In this article we'll introduce the AJAX programming model and show how to get started. Read more »
Authorisation models for .NET applications
In designing .NET apps, architects must consider who has system access and what they are allowed to do. Here's the info on authorisation. Read more »
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Zoho takes on Microsoft, Google
ZDNet editor-in-chief Dan Farber and Webware.com's editor Rafe Needleman sit down with AdventNet's CEO Sridhar Vembu to find out about Zoho's office productivity suite and how the CEO plans to compete against Microsoft and Google. Farber and Needleman then analyse the company's business model and determine Zoho's chance for success in the emerging Web 2.0 office software market. Read more »
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CodeGear Q&A
-- CodeGear is the new name for Borland's developer tools business. Builder AU spoke to CodeGear about the handover and direction of the developer tools business under the new banner. Read more »
The break-up of Borland
-- This week I caught up with David Intersomone, VP of developer relations worldwide, and Malcolm Groves, regional product director for Asia Pacific, from Borland's Developer Tools Group to talk about the immediate and planned future of the group once this division is sold by Borland. Read more »
Buffer Overflows still an issue
-- Developers are saying they've heard enough about buffer overflows and they knwo how to prevent them. Ok, then why are we still seeing them? There is still unmanaged code out there, and we still need to pay attention to how we write it. Read more »
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XP stays on life support for longerThis week's Roundup looks at Microsoft's decision to extend the life of Windows XP, the release of Microsoft Surface SDK, Firefox's new Geode plug-in, Yahoo's new tool -- Smush It and more. Read more »
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The good and truly awful celluloid depictions of computersEver wonder why your lawyer uncle leaves the room whenever you turn over to Boston Legal? Or why your forensic science cousin can't stand crime drama? You know the answer: it’s the horrid trivialisation and dumbing down of an occupation to make it appear entertaining. Sometimes it is so unbelievable that it actually hurts and yelling at the screen is the only outlet. Read more »
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