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In T-SQL, use CASE...WHEN in place of IF...THEN
Add some flexibility to your program flow in T-SQL with the CASE...WHEN statement. Get a hands-on look at the statement's syntax and the advantages it can provide for your application. Read more »
Grassroots computing languages hit the big time
Once considered simple toys by serious programmers, scripting languages are becoming first-class citizens in the world of corporate software development. Read more »
Salesforce plans on-demand language, service
Salesforce.com is planning to launch a new service for on-demand applications, marking its boldest step yet into direct competition with Oracle and Microsoft. Read more »
PHP 5 hits the streets
The PHP Group has announced this week the availability of PHP 5, the next version of the popular Web scripting language. Read more »
Is Google's App Engine a lock-in honeypot?
Some developers fear that Google is aiming to lock them into to the App Engine platform — Google's application hosting service — but Google refutes any claim it has evil intentions. Read more »
Big Blue backs PHP
IBM is to create a bundle including Cloudscape and Zend's PHP development tools, but insists it is still committed to Java. Read more »
Microsoft looks to extinguish LAMP
The threat of open source web application software has led the software giant to produce smaller, cheaper versions of some of its tools. Read more »
Simplify your life with PEAR classes
Most PHP Web developers have heard of PEAR, the PHP Extension and Application Repository, but very few of them actually use it on a regular basis. Here are 10 reasons to get started today. Read more »
Yahoo opens up geographic data to Web sites
Yahoo is letting outside Web sites use information from its own catalogue of geographic information, thus allowing programmers to employ Yahoo data and services in their own applications. Read more »
'LAMP' start-up warms to free DB2
Start-up ActiveGrid has released an update to its toolset for building business applications with open-source software, adding support for IBM's newly introduced free DB2 database. Read more »
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Performing text calculations in FileMaker
FileMaker, long considered a toy by -serious" developers, is ideal for rapid development and includes many tools to help build useful apps fast. Read more »
The benefits of the Web ontology language in Web applications
To reach the visionary goal of a Semantic Web, the W3C must develop a Web ontology language. Get an overview of this farsighted concept and contemplate the various use cases that make this language vital to the future of the Web. Read more »
SQL Server applications
Get the most out of your application development efforts by familiarising yourself with SQL Server. Follow these guidelines to build better applications. Read more »
XML and Unicode: Mix with care
The character set that lets computers write in every language from Czech to Chinese could make Web browsers tongue-tied, two standards groups have warned. Read more »
Develop a VoiceXML solution using BeVocal
VoiceXML (VXML) is a markup language like HTML. The difference is that a phone browser rather than a Web browser renders VXML. Get started with this article. Read more »
Good schema management helps to maintain XML namespace
As XML proliferates in the workplace, the tendency for developers to roll out their own XML schemas can lead to a quagmire of competing standards. Effective management of schemas can greatly reduce this potentially expensive problem. Read more »
Java jams: five IDEs tested
We put five of the most popular Java Integrated Development Environments (IDEs) up against each other. Find out which tool is tailor made for your development requirements. Read more »
An introduction to UML
In our first article in our three-part series on the Unified Modelling Language (UML) we introduce key elements of the modelling language, its history and how to pick a UML tool. Read more »
Scripting Java with the Bean Scripting Framework
Want to support all the scripting languages for Java? The Bean Scripting Framework, BSF, enables you to do just that with a simple API. We'll show you how in this article. Read more »
Use XML to drive a DHTML menu
Populating your menus from an XML file that can be dynamically refreshed on every page allows you to mix common elements with user- and page-specific elements, and lets you build a unified menu. Read more »
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Sun eye Web developers with Netbeans 6.5
-- Despite 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 »
Yahoo to expose its wiring to developers
-- Phase one came last week, when Yahoo launched its new profiles site. Phase two begins next week, when web developers can start sinking their teeth into Yahoo's attempt to replace its present static design with one that's customisable, application-rich, socially connected, and woven into other parts of the Internet. Read more »
Microsoft services VS2008 & .NET 3.5
-- Microsoft has just announced the release to manufacturing of the .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 (SP1) and Visual Studio 2008 SP1. Read more »
How Google's App Engine stacks up with Amazon's EC2
-- We compare Amazon's approach to providing infrastructure services to Google's. Read more »
In a world of Goliaths, who's got a stone?
-- It seems like it is that time of year again... the days are getting longer, the weather is getting a bit warmer and the top-tier software vendors are on a buying spree. Will you get lost in the shuffle? Why not support your local software developer! Read more »
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 »
Adobe's MAX Conference 2007, Day One Keynote
-- The big event of a Flex, Flash or ColdFusion developer's year is Adobe's annual conference held this year in Chicago. Builder AU's Andrew Muller attended this year and reports on the first day's opening. Read more »
CodeGear ready Ruby release
-- CodeGear have announced this week they will be releasing an integrated development environment(IDE) for Ruby on Rails developers in the second half of 2007. Read more »
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 »
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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.