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Microsoft co-operation working well: Samba author
Co-operation between Microsoft and the developers of the open source Samba protocol is going much better since a landmark settlement in December, according to the software's original developer. Read more »
NZ Ministry of Justice: We want open source
The New Zealand Ministry for Justice believes that open source software is a more stable, supportable, and cost-effective choice compared to proprietary solutions. Read more »
PayPal launches developer Integration Center
PayPal focuses on integration with the launch of new resources for developers. Read more »
Open source developers: protect yourself or face the music
In the wake of the ongoing SCO lawsuit, open source developers must take steps to ensure they don't become the victims of further legal action. Read more »
New Windows file system enters testing
Microsoft surprised developers on Monday by releasing a test version of a new Windows file system. Read more »
SCO still wants info from IBM
The SCO Group, which sued IBM over its treatment of the Unix and Linux operating systems, this week accused Big Blue of failing to release required documents. Read more »
Company to launch source code search engine
Krugle.com aims to revolutionise how developers find and use open source code. 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 »
IBM joins OpenOffice.org community
IBM on Monday joined the OpenOffice.org community, providing a boost to supporters of the OpenDocument Format (ODF). Read more »
Google takes open source back to school
Google Highly Open Participation Contest is a global program that is an analogue of the Google Summer of Code program (SoC) targeted at high school students. Read more »
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Measure progress by counting lines of code
One developer explains why he believes that counting lines of code can yield useful information, and he shares an app to automate the process. Read more »
Remedial XML: Say hello to DOM
It's time to put on your programmer's hat and get acquainted with Document Object Model (DOM), which provides easy access to XML documents via a tree-like set of objects. Read more »
Case for open source
Australian Linux developer John Leach is adamant that open source represents a solid future for the world of software architecture. He explains why in this article. Read more »
Maintaining session state in ASP
What are the issues surrounding the use of session IDs in both "classic" ASP and ASP.NET and what happens with sessions when multiple Web servers come into play? Read more »
Speeding up code documentation
Documentation is a crucial part of a software project. See how the Javadoc tool can help you to create and maintain in-sync developer documentation. Read more »
Functional vs. design in documentation
People often confuse the purpose and role of functional specifications and design documents. Design and function should never meet in a document. Read more »
Digging code: Software archaeology
At first glance, business software developers have little in common with Indiana Jones. But the emerging field of software archaeology applies some of the same skills, if not the dashing adventure. Read more »
How to thrive as a developer among non-developers
If you're a lone wolf developer, keeping your career and skills fresh can be a struggle. Here are some strategies for meeting this challenge. Read more »
The future of software development in the US?
In 10 years, will most corporate software development be completed outside the United States? Two veteran developers explore this question and consider other possible industry trends. Read more »
Using Agile Software Development, part two
We've seen how Agile Development affects each developer individually, so now we'll look at how the whole development team adopts Agile practises. Read more »
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Google Developer Day yet to fill
-- Past experience would suggest that if Google restricts access then people will clamour for it -- remember GMail invites back in the day? It is therefore surprising that places for Google's Sydney Developer Day have not been snapped up. Read more »
Make money from free code
-- The Open Source Developers conference began Wednesday morning at Monash University in Melbourne. Read more »
Samba gets an inside look at Microsoft documentation
-- A complicated third-party arrangement means that the open-source Samba project will be able to make use of proprietary documents describing Microsoft file-sharing software. Read more »
Creating Web apps at iPhone Developer Camp
-- "Apple is not ready to have a developer community yet ... you have to be on the Apple happy list to be a developer," Christopher Allen said. "There has always been this tension with Apple and the developers' community." Read more »
Flash vs. Silverlight
-- In this week's Roundup we take a look at the latest versions of Flash and Silverlight, Windows 7 and what's new in the world of open source. Read more »
What's new in Dreamweaver CS4?
-- Let's look at some of the new features we can expect to see in Dreamweaver CS4. Read more »
Q&A with EditMe: A wiki for non-geeks
-- Finally, a wiki CMS solution that you can safely give to your clients to use. But sshhhh... don't call it a wiki... Read more »
Opera Widget SDK released
-- Opera has announced the release of Opera Widgets SDK beta, that allows Web developers to create Web applications capable of running on all devices. Read more »
Do you trust data in the cloud?
-- Cheap hosted storage, app engines, and hosted code libraries. Can you really trust your data, or your client's data in the magical Web 2.0 cloud? 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 »
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