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Microsoft taps JQuery for Visual Studio
Microsoft said Sunday that it plans to ship the JQuery JavaScript library with its Visual Studio developer tool suite. Read more »
Facebook botnet risk revealed
Researchers have created a proof-of-concept application for Facebook that turned the machines of people who added the app to their Facebook page into elements of a botnet that in a demonstration launched denial-of-service attacks on a victim server. Read more »
Google plans 'Chrome' browser
Search giant Google has confirmed it will shortly unveil a new Web browser dubbed 'Chrome' and based on code from the Webkit project. Read more »
Google follows Yahoo lead into geo-search
Google has added a new element to its search interface that will let others' websites use geographically linked information. Read more »
Java will be free this year, says Sun
The struggle to open up Java completely is finally coming to an end. Read more »
Google's OpenSocial opens new online battle
Google have taken the online social networking battle to a new level with the announcement of a new set of APIs that can be used to create applications on any site that wishes to participate. Read more »
Next NASA mission: Twitter and Facebook
Some executives believe that adoption of Web technologies like Twitter will help the public be more connected to space exploration. Read more »
Adobe plots its path on the Web
Best known for apps like Photoshop, Adobe is relying on Kevin Lynch to break out of the shrink-wrapped software business. Read more »
Google woos Web developers with Universal Gadgets
Search giant Google has announced it is opening up its Gadgets framework to Web developers, allowing you to add their Universal Gadgets to your pages. Read more »
Microsoft details Windows Live 'platform'
Microsoft has spelled out its strategy to make its Live Web services accessible to third-party developers, part of its push to capitalise on online services. Read more »
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How to use Java's layout managers
The best size and position for each GUI element depends on factors that may not be known when an app is compiled. Layout managers can help. Read more »
Secure ASP.NET 2.0 sites with Membership API
Beginning with ASP.NET 2.0, the Membership API was added to simplify adding security to a Web application. This article explains how to use the Membership API with a SQL Server back-end. Read more »
Parse XML with the StAX Java API
Streaming API for XML (StAX) is an API that allows you to read and write XML documents in Java. StAX is a parser independent, pure Java API based on interfaces that can be implemented by multiple parsers. Read more »
Process multimedia with the Java Media Framework API
The Java Media Framework (JMF) API allows developers to process media in many different ways. It deals with real-time multimedia presentations and effects processing. Read more »
Put the Java Reflection API to work in your apps
The Java Reflection API enables you to take advantage of a variety of programming techniques. We'll show you how to inspect objects and work with arrays in the context of this API. Read more »
Customise error logging with the Logging API
JDK 1.4's Logging API offers developers more control of when, where, and how your applications log crucial reporting data. Find out how to fine-tune your logging to maximise flexibility and efficiency. Read more »
Generating API docs automatically with phpDocumentor
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Microformats and Mapping
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Learning to play SAX
After using DOM to parse XML documents for any length of time, you will probably begin to notice that performance tends to suffer when you're dealing with large documents. ZDNet Australia looks at an alternative in the Simple API for XML (SAX) Read more »
Design your Java applications to be more accessible with JAAPI
Did you know that you can use a rich palette of accessibility tools to make your Java application more accessible to users with disabilities? Learn how to incorporate the Java Accessibility API (JAAPI) in your application development work. Read more »
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What's new in GWT 1.5?
-- I recently wrote an introduction to the Google Web Toolkit based on Lars Rasmussen's session at the Google Developer Day 2008 in Sydney. Following the introductory session Lars gave us a deeper insight into GWT, particularly what's new in version 1.5. Read more »
Lets Shindig!
-- At this year's Google Developer Day in Sydney, Dan Peterson and John Hjelmstad talked about Apache Shindig, an open source implementation of OpenSocial and gadgets. Read more »
Mapping the state of social computing
-- Seattle-based site operator John Musser’s ProgrammableWeb is doing a magnificent job of tracking the development of social computing and mashups on the web. Read more »
Creating Web apps at iPhone Developer Camp
-- "Apple is not ready to have a developer community yet ... you have to be on the Apple happy list to be a developer," Christopher Allen said. "There has always been this tension with Apple and the developers' community." Read more »
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Space pr0n, patent karma and Yang out -- Club Builder
On Club Builder this week: how NASA plans to get the Internet into space, Jerry Yang is out the door at Yahoo and Brendan Eich discusses javascript engine competition.