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IBM donates code to help Eclipse get organised

IBM said on Wednesday that it has donated code and documentation on how to organise software development projects to the Eclipse open-source foundation. Read more »

Greenpeace goes open source in collaboration push

Greenpeace is developing an online collaboration platform to mobilise climate change, based entirely on open-source technologies. Read more »

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What is refactoring?

Wish you could turn back the clock on a development project? Methodology expert Steve Hayes shows how to correct the mistakes of the past with refactoring. Read more »

Is Agile development secure?

Agile development methodologies might be the new fad in software design but how much emphasis is there on secure code? Read more »

An introduction to agile methods

Confused about development methodologies? In his first article for Builder Australia, tech columnist Steve Hayes sheds some light with his introduction to agile methods. Read more »

Why use Agile Methods?

In this weeks column, Extreme Programming guru Steve Hayes shares some business arguments for using XP in your shop. Read more »

80% of software is no brain work: Ivar Jacobson

Efficiency, Code Reuse and Artificial Intelligence -- we sat down with one of the inventors of UML and the RUP to talk about how the software industry has to change in the next five years. Read more »

Developer Spotlight: Kent Beck

Kent Beck is one of the three creators of the agile process extreme programming (XP), and author of JUnit. Builder magazine caught up with Beck to talk agile methods and his future plans with software company Agitar. Read more »

An adventure in IT consulting

An outside consultant can provide the voice of disinterested honesty. If the client doesn't like what you have to say, the most you lose is the engagement. If they listen to you and it doesn't work, things could get ugly. You're not part of the protected herd of employees who will be all too happy to blame you. Read more »

Pair programming - it takes twice as long

Pair programming is one of the most contentious practices within Extreme Programming - both supporters and detractors can become quite emotional. So what is pair programming, and why do people become so emotional about it? Read more »

.NET: A guide for managers

Here's an overview of .NET for managers who may not have had the opportunity to dive into Microsoft's integration framework. Read more »

Effective and affordable User testing

At the recent Web Directions South UX conference in Melbourne, Lisa Herrod, the Principal Usability consultant at Scenario Seven offered advice on usability testing with her presentation -- "User testing for the rest of Us". Read more »

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    In this week's Roundup we show you a preview of Windows 7 beta, cover news from the annual Macworld and more. Read more »

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    Opera has thrown a little more love at device developers by announcing an updated version of its software development kit on Wednesday at CES. Read more »

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