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Microsoft expands Vista testing
Microsoft on Tuesday outlined plans to expand its test of Windows Vista, the next version of its flagship operating system. Read more »
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Sort arrays easily and efficiently in .NET
Need to know how to sort arrays in .NET? See how easy it can be in this tutorial written in C#. Read more »
Easily sort values with the .NET Array class's Sort method
Tony Patton details the methods for sorting arrays in .NET, from the simple approach to customised sorting. Read more »
Write and format ranges and containers in C++
The C++ STL offers a handy way to write values to streams, but it doesn't work with arrays. Here's an easy way to write ranges and containers to streams. Read more »
A .NET primer on reference types and value types
This article explains some .NET basics -- the difference between reference types and value types. Read more »
Handling optional parameters in C#
One feature that's missing from C# is the ability to declare a method parameter as optional. Here's a look at what you can do to fake it. Read more »
Meeting user expectations is key to designing great functions
How do you design a great function or method? Find out what your users expect it to do and then make sure it does just that. Read more »
Introducing JavaFX: Sun's new family of Java-based products
JavaFX is a new family of products and technologies from Sun Microsystems that you can use to create Rich Internet Applications (RIAs). JavaFX currently consists of JavaFX Script and JavaFX Mobile; other JavaFX products are planned for release in the future. Read more »
Meta-Programming with Ruby
See how to define and invoke Ruby methods, and how to use Ruby meta-programming to create new classes on the fly, so that you have most of the tools you need for domain-specific language generation. Read more »
Taking advantage of C# class indexers
One of the more interesting features of C# is the indexer. Web Editor Lamont Adams explains how it enables you to treat a class like an array. Read more »
Getting .NET class info with Reflection
In this article, Builder.com walks you through two example programsââ,¬"a run-time class information reporter and a convoluted Hello World applicationââ,¬"that illustrate late-bound method invocation. 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
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Cyber-terrorism 'a big threat'
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Behind the Apple-Google API dustup
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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.