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News (2)
EDS embraces newest Siebel applications
Siebel Systems will announce Monday that the first company to complete installation of its latest customer relationship management system is IT services giant Electronic Data Systems. Read more »
SOA heeds industry's call
Experts say the time has come for services-oriented-architecture design approaches, which revamp business processes and could change the economics of delivering software. Read more »
Features (19)
What will you find in the .NET Compact Framework?
Find out what's in and what's out for Microsoft's new mobile development platform. Builder.com has the details on the new Compact Framework. 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 »
Automate data transfers with SQL Server and VB.NET
The transfer of data from one format to another is a common programming chore. Programmers can simplify the process by using SQL Server via Data Transformation Services (DTS), which is tightly integrated in the Microsoft product line. Read more »
Using pluggable look-and-feel in Java Swing APIs
The Java Swing API provides a (PLAF) capability, which allows Swing GUI widgets to change appearance based on the programmer's customised look-and-feel setting. Learn how you can use it in your own applications. Read more »
XML for Web services?
XML is a hot topic these days, but what can XML really do for your company, and should you deploy it? Here are some pros and cons of deploying XML solutions. Read more »
Two patterns that promote code reuse in ASP.NET
Learn more about the Page Controller and Front Controller patterns and how you can implement them in your apps to increase code reuse possibilities. Read more »
Return resources to the system to improve .NET performance
A common problem in the .NET platform is the consumption of system and database resources when developers fail to clean up after themselves when working with a database. Read more »
ASP.NET, MVC design pattern
In this article Builder.com looks at a simple pattern for developing .NET Web applications. Read more »
Two patterns that promote code reuse in ASP.NET
To increase code reuse possibilities in your ASP.NET applications, you can use a couple of different patterns. Learn more about the Page Controller and Front Controller patterns and how you can implement them in your apps. Read more »
Thirty years with computers
I started using computers in 1974, when I was still in high school. My first computer took up an entire room and yet had only five kilobytes of RAM. Read more »
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Bridging the gap between programmers and the visionA successful project will have a hard time flying if you don't walk through the game plan before writing a line of code. Read more »
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Social news start-up Streem shuts downSydney social news start-up Streem will shut down this afternoon, according to a heartfelt notice posted on the site this morning by its founder Elgar Welch. Read more »
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What's the point in following Apple's rules on the iPhone SDK if other developers will just flaunt them? We check the answer out and cover the other issues from the week: OLPC, IE, Ballmer and the Internet in space. Read more »
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Five things to consider when choosing a Linux distribution
2008/10/01 15:50:33
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Cyber-terrorism 'a big threat'
2008/12/01 12:43:32
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Behind the Apple-Google API dustup
2008/11/27 10:43:36
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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.

