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Psst...now it's Cisco source code up for sale
The Source Code Club has opened up shop again. Read more »
Microsoft updates Windows Vista test code
In its first update to a new community-based preview program, Microsoft is showing off a number of new features for Windows Vista, including efforts to improve the Web browser and make the operating system more resilient. Read more »
Opera mobile gets Symbian support
There's been a lot of activity recently in the world of mobile browsers. Read more »
First Android phone: The details
US carrier T-Mobile and Google overnight detailed the first-ever mobile handset running Google's new Android operating system. Read more »
Coming soon: Microsoft's latest search tech
Microsoft hopes to back up its refrain that it has a plan to catch Google by showing off some improvements to its Live Search product at a company-sponsored advertising conference later this month. Read more »
Windows-based ATMs an easy touch for hackers
Security experts have hacked ATMs to show how easy it is to steal money and bank account details from modern cash machines. Read more »
Fighting Office with open source
Michael Meeks is a distinguished engineer at Novell. But his current project may be his toughest yet. He is in charge of tackling interoperability between Novell's OpenOffice.org productivity suite and Microsoft Office. And as with anything relating to Microsoft, this involves more than just technology. Read more »
Why Vista may be delayed until Easter
Analyst Gartner believes Microsoft is planning to delay its new operating system again for political rather than technical reasons. Read more »
Modular eBay hopes to attract third party apps
eBay is rebuilding its technical infrastructure in a project that could lead to the e-commerce giant hosting applications from outsiders. Read more »
Aust open source drama echoes SCO fight
Australian courts may soon host a legal drama reminiscent of the open source legal watershed brought about when SCO sued IBM for allegedly misappropriating its Unix intellectual property and distributing it in Linux. Read more »
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.NET code generators enable rapid application development
A third-party code generator can be an excellent way to establish rapid .NET application development in your enterprise. Using the DeKlarit tool as an example, learn how code generators can reduce development time and improve code accuracy. Read more »
Developing a code library can increase productivity
Creating and maintaining a code library to catalog your programming resources can reduce project development time and improve the reliability of your software. A code library will permit team members to quickly locate existing resources instead of reinventing the wheel. Read more »
MVC design pattern brings about better organisation and code reuse
Using the MVC design pattern's three components for your development, you can open up new levels of robustness, code reuse, and organisation. Read more »
Which languages will win dev supremacy?
Two programmers debate which language claims supremacy in the development world and which languages are contenders for the spot. Read more »
Build inexpensive portals using open source Slash
Until recently, the price of intranet portal software implementations have made them prohibitive for small- to medium-size companies. Enter open source Slash, a free alternative. Read more »
HTML Shop of Horrors: Blink Tag
Today's bad tag is the blink tag. Designed to gain attention, it only gained the annoyance of visitors. Read more »
How J2EE can work for your shop
How can you put J2EE into perspective so you can learn to use it in an orderly, productive fashion? See how Read more »
Coding standards 101
Without coding standards, your team's code will slide into chaos. But where should the standards come from, how extensive should they be, and who should enforce them? Read more »
Implement a flexible shopping cart with XML and ASP
Users have high expectations of shopping carts. Find out how you can combine ASP and XML to provide that flexible shopping cart functionality. Read more »
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Install usability practices in your shop with Silverback
-- Getting started with usability testing doesn't require an expensive lab full of equipment and science nerds in white coats to poke and prod your users. Cheap and accessible software is readily available to help your team create better software for end-users. Read more »
Photoshop, Meet Flash
-- It's conference season at the moment in the northern hemisphere and Adobe has been busy demonstrating some of the features of the next version of Flash, code named "Blaze". Designers are going to love this version as it has the ability to import PhotoShop files while preserving layers, editable text, shapes and effects. Read more »
Top 25 open source projects at Microsoft
-- Microsoft has consistently lowered the bar for developers, and Codeplex seems to be doing a good job of doing the same thing for open-source development on the Microsoft platform. Read more »
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