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Microsoft to release more source code?
Microsoft is considering the release of source code for a popular tool used to build Windows programs. Read more »
India to get a look at Windows code?
India may soon become the latest Asian country to gain access to the source code of Microsoft's Windows operating system. Read more »
Ethics code written to reprogram tech industry
Hewlett-Packard, IBM and Dell joined a host of electronics makers Thursday in an effort to promote a unified code of socially responsible business practices across the world. Read more »
Enerjy's CQ2 helps you brew a better batch of Java
A new framework allows developers and management alike to see the level of defects in code under development. Read more »
Motorola and HP in Linux tie-up
Motorola plans to sell mobile phone network equipment that uses Linux-based code, a step forward in network gear makers' efforts to rally around a standard. Read more »
IBM releases source code of speech software
Big Blue is releasing code to the Apache and Eclipse Foundations, but users will need to buy a proprietary speech-recognition system to take advantage of this. Read more »
Banks 'should give back to open-source community'
Major open-source vendors on Monday called for financial companies to contribute more code to the open-source community. Read more »
Security guru wants access to bug databases
Security expert Ross Anderson has called for empirical research to be conducted into whether open source or closed source software is more secure, and into the impact that development practices such as extreme programming (XP) have on code quality. Read more »
Borland set to release JBuilder 2005
Borland Australia announced today the release of JBuilder 2005, an upgrade to the existing IDE for Java developers. Read more »
Microsoft patents 'to-do' list
The software giant now has certain rights to 'task lists' in software-development environments. Read more »
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Behold the benefits of code reviews
Scott Withrow takes a closer look into the benefits of code reviews and why you should be undertaking them in this article. Read more »
Passing parameters to XSL templates
Passing parameters to XSL templates can seem intimidating, but it isn't really that difficult. Start with a HashMap object to store parameters. Read more »
Write efficient code with the Composition object pattern and CFCs
You can harness the power of object-oriented programming by using ColdFusion Components (CFCs). See how to use CFCs in conjunction with the Composition object pattern to simplify your app development. Read more »
Coding a 'One-to-Many' Form with ASP.NET
Learn how to create a form/sub-form in ASP.NET with this helpful article from Sydney-based developer Ray Gudgeon. Read more »
Model-Driven Development today
Model Driven Design promises to cut development time, reduce bugs, and increase maintainability. Pipe dreams? Maybe not according to Matthew Overington. Read more »
How to make money from Open source
Ever pondered how companies make money from free and open source development projects? Could you open source your code and still make a profit? Con Zymaris puts forward the case. Read more »
Mapping visitors' IP addresses
If you're trying to implement geo-targeted advertising you will need to know what country your site visitors are coming from. This article will show you how. Read more »
Put XHTML 1.0 Strict and Transitional to work
XHTML 1.0 comes in three flavours, and it requires more than a sense of taste for developers to tell them apart. This article discusses the Transitional and Strict flavours of XHTML and how to leverage them appropriately. Read more »
Why you should move to C#
The migration to the .NET platform offers many development choices. This top 10 list explains why C# is an important offering and why you should consider moving to C#. Read more »
VB Tip: Deleting files to the Recycle Bin
In VB you can use the Kill statement to delete files quickly but you lose the ability to retrieve the files easily. This tip will show you how to delete files to the Recycle Bin that can be recovered. Read more »
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Space pr0n, patent karma and Yang out -- Club Builder
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.