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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 »

Builder's August Top Ten

Have you missed any of the hottest technology development stories published in the past month? ZDNet Australia's Builder channel can help you keep in touch with the top ten stories of August. Read more »

Understand the ASP.NET DataGrid control

Need to get up to speed on the ASP.NET DataGrid control features? Try this introduction article on for size. Read more »

Ruby on Rails chases simplicity in programming

Can one man and a mantra of "radical simplicity" change the world of Web development? Read more »

Oracle aims to tone security muscle with Fusion

Billions of dollars worth of acquisitions have bought Oracle a perhaps unexpected bonus: security lessons. Read more »

MySQL boasts might against big players

MySQL kicked off its first-ever users conference by releasing the source code of its upcoming MySQL 5.0 product and touting its reputation as the little database company that could. Read more »

Eclipse lights up Java crowd

A little more than a year ago, detractors painted the Eclipse open-source project as nothing more than a ploy by IBM to sell its own software. Today, by most accounts, it's the center of innovation in the Java tools industry. Read more »

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Three tools that make Java code review painless

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 »

Advantages of using the ADO Command object

The Command object offers several unique advantages over the ADO Recordset object for programmatic data updating. This article gives specific code examples that display the Command object's flexibility. Read more »

This pair of ADO tips will help tweak VB code

Tweak your VB code for more speed and efficiency with these two ADO tips on using a firehose cursor and raising errors from stored procedures. Read more »

Tips for managing project teams

You have a tough enough time managing on-site teams. Scatter team members among locations, and it's even harder. One consultant shares the lessons he learned on the way to success. Read more »

Five tips for load test planning

Load testing is a crucial aspect of deciding whether an application is ready for prime time. Do the groundwork before load testing your next project to get the most out of the effort. Read more »

Open source systems make business sense

Open source may not be right for every dev platform, but you should compare it with paid licence options. Here are pros and cons of using open source. Read more »

Tutorial: JavaScript and regular expressions

If you've worked with regular expressions in Perl, you know that they can simplify search and replace tasks. Using them in JavaScript is just as easy. Read more »

How to call a truce when departments battle

It's easy to dismiss the relationship between developers and marketers as a battle of the left brain vs. the right. Use these tips to call a truce. Read more »

Take control with these firefighter strategies

Taking over a failing project puts you on the spot with clients, management, and the team. These tips will help you smooth the transition, put out any fires, and get the project back on track. Read more »

Store your app's configuration information with Java Properties

Keeping configuration info in a handy text file can make your life easier. Learn to leverage Java's Properties class for this purpose in your own applications. Read more »

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