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Microsoft brings .Net to Silverlight
Ray Ozzie, Microsoft's chief software architect, has introduced a video-streaming service and .Net development tool support for Silverlight, its cross-platform Web browser plug-in. Read more »
Developer defies MS demands to kill .NET debug tool
UK developer Jamie Cansdale seems to have ignored calls from Microsoft that he remove a free tool called TestDriven.NET from his Web site, despite legal demands that the tool be removed by June 1 -- because it breaches licensing conditions. Read more »
Java Developers get NetBeans preview
The beta release of NetBeans 4.0 shows where cross-platform development is heading. Read more »
IDC Web site defaced by 'eco-terrorists'
The Web site of Global IT research firm IDC has been hacked by a group purporting to be Brazilian environmental terrorists to serve a message urging people to take action over global warming. Read more »
Confusing .au.com domain threatens Aussie users
A US-based anti-spyware company has registered the ".com.au.com" domain name, which experts fear could be used by cybercriminals to create more convincing phishing attacks. Read more »
Europe extends open-source resource
The European Commission is launching a resource for public sector organizations to share open-source code and applications. Read more »
Microsoft walks VB tightrope
Facing protests from legions of Visual Basic developers, Microsoft is not backing down. But it is taking steps to keep them on friendly terms. Read more »
It's Adobe's game to lose, CEO says
Bruce Chizen discusses open source, the importance of video and increasing competition from the likes of Google. Read more »
Jonathan Schwartz on the future of Sun
After a year on the job, Sun's CEO says the company is relevant again but still has problems to fix. In this interview, he admits losing sight of the developer community towards the end of the 1990s, and making what he described as a very bad decision about the company's commitment to Solaris. Read more »
Google gets rights as Web site registrar
Google has become accredited to register and sell Web addresses under the governing body of domain names. Read more »
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Achieve pure .NET development with VB.NET
Are you confused by the choice of C# or VB.NET for .NET development? Most, mistakenly, think C# is the only viable choice. Read more »
What Ray Ozzie sees in Azure's cloud
In an interview after his keynote at the PDC, Ozzie talked about what Azure means for developers, businesses, and even the everyman. Read more »
Create a fading form in VB.NET
While core functionality and useability of the application is always one of the most important aspects, various visual effects may improve the way users feel about a particular application. Read more »
Developer Spotlight: Inside .NET with Juval Lowy
Builder AU caught up with Lowy during his masterclass in Sydney and discussed what is in .NET 3.0, the design review process and how developers can better learn. Read more »
Why migrating Java apps to .NET may not be smart
Migrating from Java to .NET is not easy, and you might be better off with your exisiting application. Here are five reasons for sticking with Java. Read more »
Can't J2EE and .NET just be friends?
The two Web services standards are now settling into their respective roles and the reasons for choosing one over the other are becoming clearer. But can they play nicely together? Read more »
The C# vs. Java debate
Language zealots argue the tech merits of C# vs. Java, but one Builder member says that's not the most meaningful debate. He says the language you use should depend on your platform. Read more »
Meet Microsoft's alpha tester
Ron Markezich is Microsoft's CIO, and he has some thoughts to share on making sure that 'Microsoft's products are the best products in the world', why offshoring won't grow, and why everything is .NET. Read more »
XPath provides an easier way to select information in Jet database
In the Microsoft .NET Framework, extracting information from a Jet database can be accomplished using SQL queries or XPath. Each method has pros and cons, but you may find yourself using XPath more often as .NET becomes more prevalent. Read more »
Make .NET apps interoperate with COM
To reuse COM or COM+ assets in your .NET apps, you need to consider the implications of cost, development obstacles, and deployment. Read more »
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Express Yourself!
-- Microsoft has released a community technology preview of the new Expression Web Designer, their new flagship Web development tool and competitor to Adobe’s Dreamweaver. 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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In this week's roundup we see that continuous whining can get results, Linux users get 64-bit Flash and Moonlight previews, the latest in the Yahoo/Microsoft relationship and Senator Conroy ducks and weave in Senate Question Time. Read more »
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Sun eye Web developers with Netbeans 6.5Despite the recent employment axe hitting Sun the company has pushed out a new release of its Netbeans open source IDE with an eye to appeal more to Web developers. Read more »
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BarCamp buzz: Let the hacking continueAttending last weekend's BarCamp in Sydney, it was hard to escape the conclusion that a certain "dot-com bust" flavour had seeped into the kool aid previously being drunk by Australia's web 2.0 and early stage start-up sector. Read more »
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Interplanetary Internet a possibility
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Conroy ducks, Ballmer evades and Android Fails -- Club Builder
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Yang's resignation: The talk of Silicon Valley
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Conroy ducks, Ballmer evades and Android Fails -- Club Builder
Club Builder this week takes a long look at Senator Conroy's recent attempt to explain his Great Firewall of Australia, we chase Steve Ballmer over Sydney, and find Google's biggest bug of the year.


