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Study: Visual Basic use may be slipping
Usage of Microsoft's popular Visual Basic development language--used by about half of all professional programmers--may be on the wane, according to a recent study. Read more »
Visual Basic developers revolting
The software company's own programmer community has launched a campaign of defiance over a decision to end support for Visual Basic. Read more »
Microsoft walks VB tightrope
Facing protests from legions of Visual Basic developers, Microsoft is not backing down. But it is taking steps to keep them on friendly terms. Read more »
Real Software moves on VB6 developers
Real Software has extended a software product giveaway designed to exploit Microsoft's decision to end free support for Visual Basic 6 (VB6). Read more »
NICTA bug killing tool heads for beta trials
An updated version of the Goanna code scanning tool, which is capable of sniffing out buffer overflows and memory errors prior to code being compiled, was on display at the National ICT Australia Techfest in Melbourne this week. Read more »
IBM donates code to help Eclipse get organised
IBM said on Wednesday that it has donated code and documentation on how to organise software development projects to the Eclipse open-source foundation. Read more »
Motorola and HP in Linux tie-up
Motorola plans to sell mobile phone network equipment that uses Linux-based code, a step forward in network gear makers' efforts to rally around a standard. Read more »
Microsoft to reveal more Longhorn details
Microsoft is expected next month to disclose more details on Longhorn, its planned upgrade to Windows, as the company looks to drive demand for the forthcoming operating system. Read more »
Embarcadero embarks on a new journey with CodeGear
Embarcadero Technologies, a provider of professional database tools has signed a deal to acquire CodeGear, currently a part of the Borland Software Corporation for approximately $23 million. Read more »
Code King unveils secrets of success
Wrapped in the Australian flag, John Dethridge from Victoria recently took home the 2002 TopCoder Invitational Championship title. Builder Australia recently caught up with the #1 coder to talk about his achievement. Read more »
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This pair of ADO tips will help tweak VB code
Tweak your VB code for more speed and efficiency with these two ADO tips on using a firehose cursor and raising errors from stored procedures. Read more »
A powerful VB toolkit
This article from Builder.com checks out a powerful VB toolkit that provides value to both enthusiast programmers and developers. Read more »
VB tip: Open the CD-ROM door
When your program makes use of the CD-ROM drive, it can be a nice touch to open and close the door under program control. We'll show you how in this article. Read more »
Create a VB6 grid control your users can modify
You don't have to create special input screens to modify grid data. We'll show you an easier way and toss in the code too. Read more »
Why VB6 still matters
Visual Basic 6 code is something Microsoft needs to take another look at if it wants legacy applications to play nice with .NET Read more »
Download: Quick Start guide to Visual Basic .NET
Get started in Visual Basic .NET today by downloading our free Quick Start Guide to VB.NET. Read more »
Two Visual Basic tips to make your life easier
These techniques from Builder.com will help you access Visual SourceSafe programmatically in VB6 and write a CPU monitoring counter in VB.NET. Read more »
Practical .NET SOAP
Microsoft may be hyping SOAP as the next big thing, but it's really just a bit of XML. We'll show you how to work with SOAP to store anything from data structures to full-blown objects, all in VB.NET. Read more »
VB Tip: Customise your program's system menu
A Visual Basic form's system menu normally displays a set of default commands for window-related commands, such as closing, minimising, or maximising the window. A program can add its own commands to this menu. Read more »
VB tips: Making Windows transparent in 2K and XP
The WS_EX_TRANSPARENT and the WS_EX_LAYERED attributes in VB6 let you create transparent windows, which can save screen space. Here's how. Read more »
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OS X Leopard source code released
-- The core set of components under the hood of Apple's Leopard operating system has been released to developers. Read more »
Be wary of the rip and replace guy
-- Ever come across a consultant, developer, or manager who wants to rip everything up and start fresh? Change may be what your business needs but don't be afraid to question their convictions before embarking on the new plan. Read more »
The good and truly awful celluloid depictions of computers
-- Ever wonder why your lawyer uncle leaves the room whenever you turn over to Boston Legal? Or why your forensic science cousin can't stand crime drama? You know the answer: it’s the horrid trivialisation and dumbing down of an occupation to make it appear entertaining. Sometimes it is so unbelievable that it actually hurts and yelling at the screen is the only outlet. Read more »
NICTA: Aussies should focus on embedded programming not VB
-- The CEO of the national ICT research centre says the future of Aussie developers should focus on building better embedded and wireless applications and focus less on technologies such as Visual Basic. Read more »
The future remains yesterday
-- Remember when MySQL was blazingly fast and cared little for SQL standards? When MySQL regarded a view as something nice from your window and a trigger was treated as a weaponry component? Those days are set to return with a MySQL fork called Drizzle. Read more »
AppEngine: Google's Python boost
-- I'm sure I am not the only person who will be learning a thing or three about Python due to AppEngine curiosity -- for that, Python should give Google thanks. Read more »
Google brew Java with Ajax
-- This week Google released a new toolkit for Java developers to make writing AJAX applications easy. Read more »
Newbie guide to Google's Android
-- Google's platform for mobile devices has been announced and ready for developers to get their hands dirty. Here's the basics of what it's all about and the core architecture overview. Read more »
Schoolgirl builds SecondLife Web app
-- A new web application AjaxLife allows interaction with the online virtual world
SecondLife. The cool part? It was developed in just a week by a fifteen year old English schoolgirl. Read more »
Google's Android parts ways with Java industry group
-- Google's Android software gives Sun Microsystems' Java technology a starring role -- but not the version of Java the rest of the mobile phone industry has been developing since the 1990s. Read more »
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In this week's roundup we see that continuous whining can get results, Linux users get 64-bit Flash and Moonlight previews, the latest in the Yahoo/Microsoft relationship and Senator Conroy ducks and weave in Senate Question Time. 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 »
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BarCamp buzz: Let the hacking continueAttending last weekend's BarCamp in Sydney, it was hard to escape the conclusion that a certain "dot-com bust" flavour had seeped into the kool aid previously being drunk by Australia's web 2.0 and early stage start-up sector. Read more »
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Conroy ducks, Ballmer evades and Android Fails -- Club Builder
Club Builder this week takes a long look at Senator Conroy's recent attempt to explain his Great Firewall of Australia, we chase Steve Ballmer over Sydney, and find Google's biggest bug of the year.