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Psst...now it's Cisco source code up for sale
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Microsoft releases public test of Longhorn Server
Microsoft on Wednesday said it is releasing its first public test version of Windows Server 'Longhorn' as the company works to get the release out the door. Read more »
W3C celebrates tenth birthday
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Kernel coding no picnic, says Torvalds
Linux project lead Linus Torvalds has said it is not easy to become a major contributor to the Linux kernel. Read more »
Exploit code released for Adobe Photoshop flaw
Exploit code that could take advantage of a "highly critical" security flaw in the most recent versions of Adobe Photoshop has been published, a security researcher reported this week. Read more »
Google admits breaking App Store rules
Google acknowledged breaking the official rules of Apple's iPhone software development kit when it created the latest version of the Google Mobile application for the iPhone, but denied a more serious charge. Read more »
Google Mobile for iPhone breaks App Store rules
Google Mobile lets you search the Web using your voice in a way that is technically off-limits to iPhone developers, according to a report. Read more »
Google quietly updates Chrome
Search giant Google has quietly begun releasing a hastily prepared update to its Chrome browser to fix some security problems. Read more »
Google plans 'Chrome' browser
Search giant Google has confirmed it will shortly unveil a new Web browser dubbed 'Chrome' and based on code from the Webkit project. Read more »
Microsoft defines Centro "Essential"
Although the mid-range server software code-named Centro is still a few months away, Microsoft is divulging more details on its forthcoming release. Read more »
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Analyse your managed .NET code with FxCop
Check your .NET code for bugs and compare it against Microsoft's design guidelines via the freely available FxCop. Learn more about this code analysis tool. Read more »
Take advantage of code snippets in Visual Studio 2005
Visual Studio 2005 brings auto-complete for code snippets to C#, J#, and XML, as well as additional features for Visual Basic. Read more »
Simplify coding and maintenance with class libraries
You use class libraries when you're developing any type of .NET application in order to manipulate the file system, access databases, serialise objects, and launch and synchronise multiple threads of execution. Read more »
Make Java code review painless and effective
Java code analysers can take the pain out of time-intensive code reviews and help you optimise code when you're under the gun. See what these top tools can do for your development process. Read more »
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Reviewing and optimising code is a task no developer is too keen on. Use these tools to help automate the process as much as possible. Read more »
C++ Tip: Improve your code quality with mutable
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Create a VB6 grid control your users can modify
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Retrofitting JUnit: Start testing older code
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Developing components: Namespacing and code organisation
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No, you can't have private attributes in Python
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We don't need an eBay for security holes
-- It's been likened to an eBay for hackers -- new security site WabiSabiLabi is a market place for auctioning security vulnerabilities. Read more »
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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.