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DNS disaster: first attacks reported

The first attacks that are likely to have stemmed from a serious Domain Name System flaw have been reported. Read more »

Oracle gives SQL developers a helping hand

The release of the database giant's free development tool could make designing and debugging database code much faster and easier, but only for those using recent versions. Read more »

Microsoft Popfly service does mashups

Microsoft on Friday introduced a Web mashup builder for the rest of us. Read more »

Microsoft frees Visual Studio 2005 Express

The stripped-down version of Microsoft's development tool will be available at no cost indefinitely. Read more »

Microsoft extends tool giveaway

Microsoft has decided to continue indefinitely a free development tool offer it launched last year to better attract hobbyists and students to Microsoft's software. Read more »

Open source: The newest competitive tool

A few years ago, releasing once-secret source code to the public would have been a highly unusual first move for a company with a newly acquired software product line. Read more »

Microsoft pitches new Visual Studio tools

Microsoft says developers that stick with its tools can have their cake and eat it too. Read more »

Java flaw could lead to Windows, Linux attacks

A flaw in Sun Microsystems' plug-in for running Java on a variety of browsers and operating systems could allow a virus to spread through Microsoft Windows and Linux PCs. Read more »

Welcome to iGoogle

Further clarifying its customisation strategy, the search giant enhances personalised home page product, renaming it iGoogle. Read more »

New Apache aims to please

The Apache Software Foundation today released a major new version of its flagship Web server software, claiming improvements in a number of areas such as the ability to handle large files and better support for SQL-type databases. Read more »

Features (113)

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 »

Creating custom Visual Studio 2005 code snippets

Reuse common code blocks in your applications through Visual Studio 2005 code snippets. Read more »

Prevent copy delays from holding up Web development projects

How often have you waited for a few snippets of copy to complete a Web site project? Too often. The next time you're waiting, use one of these strategies to get the text on time or even early. Read more »

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 »

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 »

Shared source: Get a limited piece of MS code

Learn everything you need to know about Microsoft's Shared Source Licensing Programs. Read more »

An alternative to inline SQL for ADO developers

Inline SQL statements make writing data access code easy but don't offer top performance. Stored procedures can slow development. Here's an alternative. Read more »

Carefully choose the location for your Web code

Technologies like CSS and scripting languages have put the days of basic HTML behind us. The HTML standard provides numerous methods for combining these technologies to build dynamic sites, and it's helpful to be familiar with each approach. Read more »

Review: Total .NET Developer Suite

Properly managing code production can make an application project. Total .NET Developer Suite is a third-party add-in for Visual Studio .NET that can give you an edge when it comes to creating reusable code. Read more »

Make managed code work with .NET's CAS

Developers and administrators can set permission and trust levels with code access security (CAS), while allowing the code to execute effectively. Read more »

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Blog (5)

Sun eye Web developers with Netbeans 6.5

Brendon Chase [blogs:codemonkeybusiness] -- 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 »

CodeGear ready Ruby release

Brendon Chase [blogs:codemonkeybusiness] -- CodeGear have announced this week they will be releasing an integrated development environment(IDE) for Ruby on Rails developers in the second half of 2007. Read more »

10 PR 2.0 tips for startups

Brendon Chase [blogs:codemonkeybusiness] -- You’ve got a great product and spent much of your budget on developing your software or service and now you’re left with a marginal budget for marketing and PR. Sound familiar? Read more »

Get more out of Safari with Debug mode

Brendon Chase [blogs:codemonkeybusiness] -- Safari's debug mode can open up a few nice features like a JavaScript consol and mask Safari as Internet Explorer. Read more »

10 new things that I learnt about Apollo at WebDU

Andrew Muller [blogs:nouveauricheinternet] -- During WebDU I was able to learn some more about Adobe's new RIA desktop runtime Apollo. I've put together a list of interesting Apollo snippets from interviews and sessions that I attended at WebDU. Read more »

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