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McNealy steps down at Sun

Sun Microsystems co-founder Scott McNealy has stepped down as chief executive, and has been replaced by president Jonathan Schwartz, the company said Monday in the United States. Read more »

XML: Extremely critical or exhaustingly complex?

Could the myriad standards and specifications surrounding XML seriously discourage users in the short-term? Read more »

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Manipulate instances of Windows forms in C#

This article is the first in a series that's intended to ease the learning curve and help you get started working productively with C#. Read more »

The developer's guide to C# 2.0

The next version of the C# programming language promises some impressive new tricks when it arrives later this year. This guide by local expert Glenn Stephens is just the ticket you need to get started today. Read more »

Make your C# code more readable with comments

Application developers enjoy solving problems and churning out line after line of code, but the mere mention of documentation sends them running for the exit. Here are some tips for comments using C#. Read more »

Download files over the Web with .NET's WebClient class

The System.Net namespace includes the WebClient class for uploading and downloading files via HTTP. You can copy or read files with only a few lines of code. Read more »

Enhance applications with the ASP.NET AJAX Control Toolkit

While the ASP.NET AJAX Extensions from Microsoft provides you with basic AJAX support, the ASP.NET AJAX Control Toolkit extends this support by offering more controls and by allowing you to create controls. Read more »

Opening form instances in C#

In this article Let's we'll work through the general pattern in C# .NET for recalling a specific instance of a Form class. Read more »

Create a file upload feature with C#

Creating a file upload system for your .NET web site doesn't have to be a hassle. We show you how to do it quickly and easily in C#. Read more »

Get the hang of custom events in C#

In our continuing series for C# beginners, we'll walk you through creating custom events. See how to implement these key C# components by building a delegate and adding an event handler. Read more »

Take advantage of code platform advances by creating and using anonymous methods

With C# 2.0, Microsoft has introduced a new way to declare a delegate and the associated method called "anonymous methods." What are they and how to you use them? Read more »

Log errors easily with the EMAB

The Exception Management Application Block (EMAB) can simplify your VB.NET or C# error handling, provided you know how to leverage it properly. Read more »

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  • Staff Crying, mooning and leaving

    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 »

    -- posted by Staff

  • Brendon Chase 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 »

    -- posted by Brendon Chase

  • Renai LeMay BarCamp buzz: Let the hacking continue

    Attending 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 »

    -- posted by Renai LeMay

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