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ALE brings OOP to the Web 2.0 party

A Web-based clipboard is one of several new tools aimed at bringing desktop functionality to Web apps. Read more »

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Handling Web app data

When converting an aging, off-the-shelf ERP system to a Web-based app, a Builder reader had trouble with list data. Here's how a user-defined function can solve the problem. Read more »

Handle Web app list data with this simple database function

While converting an aging, off-the-shelf ERP system to a Web-based application, a Builder reader and his team ran into trouble handling list data. See how they implemented a user-defined function to solve the problem. Read more »

Easily utilise Microsoft Word functionality in your .NET application

Microsoft Office may be utilised in .NET code via .NET and COM interoperability. Create more powerful applications by integrating the many functions available in the Word products into your application. Read more »

Streamline .NET strings

Strings are integral to most app dev projects, so it is imperative that they don't impair performance. The .NET StringBuilder class streamlines string values processing. Read more »

Creating cross-platform browser event handlers

Handling browser events in a cross-platform environment requires careful design. See how browser events are handled in HTML and JavaScript. Read more »

Get your apps moving with Java streams

Managing the files in your application doesn't have to be confusing. This article will show you how to work with Java streams and File objects. Read more »

Add stability to your ASP.NET applications with AppDomains

This article explains the concept of an application domain within ASP.NET, a security feature of the .NET framework. Read more »

How do I ... publish a custom application performance counter in C#?

Since performance counters are a standard system function they are an ideal method for tracking the performance your applications. Luckily, Microsoft has provided several classes within the .NET Framework to publish custom performance counters. 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 »

Working with configuration files in ASP.NET 2.0

The second iteration of ASP.NET includes a number of enhancements for working with configuration files. Read more »

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Google's Secret Sauce

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- A new Googler has offered a rare glimpse into the process by which the search giant turns ideas into products. Read more »

Google Gears screenshots

Brendon Chase [blogs:codemonkeybusiness] -- Here is a bit of eye candy of the new Google Gears installation and sample code. Read more »

10 new things that I learnt about Apollo at WebDU

Andrew Muller [blogs:nouveauricheinternet] -- During WebDU I was able to learn some more about Adobe's new RIA desktop runtime Apollo. I've put together a list of interesting Apollo snippets from interviews and sessions that I attended at WebDU. Read more »

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