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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 »
Code King unveils secrets of success
Wrapped in the Australian flag, John Dethridge from Victoria recently took home the 2002 TopCoder Invitational Championship title. Builder Australia recently caught up with the #1 coder to talk about his achievement. Read more »
BEA take coding out of application development
BEA Systems this week is expected to launch a new product line that the back-end software maker hopes will expand the company's audience and perk up sales. Read more »
Python gets faster
The 'Need for Speed' coding sprint aimed to make various improvements in Python's execution speeds. Read more »
BrainAcademy 2006 seeks coding stars
The UK's programming competition is back, and this time overseas coders and school students can join in. Read more »
SAP to double programming staff in India
German software maker SAP plans to hire 1,900 software programmers to work in its Bangalore, India, development center by the end of 2006, the company said Tuesday. Read more »
IBM, BEA join on Java strategy
IBM and BEA Systems, usually staunch rivals, are collaborating on ways to smooth out technical differences between their respective Java software lines. Read more »
Google crawls into source code search
Google is taking its search expertise to one of its favorite audiences: software developers. Read more »
Facebook app takes glory in Sensis code-off
A location-based service designed to track the physical location of friends on Facebook has taken honours in Sensis's WhereIs mapping competition. Read more »
Developers want Ballmer to show money
Australian developers have asked Microsoft's CEO Steve Ballmer what the company will do to address a Microsoft coding landscape that hasn't offered financial rewards like those available to iPhone and Facebook developers. Read more »
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Agile programming works for the solo developer
Agile programming, aka extreme programming, offers a great deal to the lone developer. Learn how agile practices brings order to solo efforts. Read more »
Transitioning from developer to manager
Making the move from developer to manager means more money, but it also means more responsibility and headaches. These best practices will help. Read more »
Should a freelance developer sacrifice freedom for a regular paycheque?
A freelance Web developer has an offer to become a full-time employee--but should they take it? Career guru Molly Joss offers some advice. Read more »
TopCoder: More than competition
Ever wanted to challenge the developer in the next cube to a duel? TopCoder lets you do just that. And it might just land you a new job too. Read more »
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 »
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 »
Proposed Java generics specification could make coding safer and more efficient
Take a look at some of the proposed changes in J2SE 1.5 (Tiger release) that is due out late 2003. Read more »
Web sites for developers
Once you've specialised in an area of technology, you have to stay current. Builder.com looks at technology-specific Web sites for developers. Read more »
Plug-in makes installing Java Web Start a breeze
Java Web Start simplifies deployment of applications, and Sun's Plug-in makes the task even easier. See how the Java Plug-in enables browsers to fetch a JVM. Read more »
Making Swing trees easy
Trees are a common GUI component, and Swing provides classes to create them. However, using dynamic data with trees can be problematical. We'll show you how to avoid the pitfalls. Read more »
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The Developer Manifesto
-- I ran across a "Developer Manifesto" while trolling through a vendor Web site and thought I would share it with you. Read more »
Make money from free code
-- The Open Source Developers conference began Wednesday morning at Monash University in Melbourne. Read more »
Firefox 3 add-ons to make you a better Web developer
-- Firefox might be a fast browser but it's extensions can transform it into a powerful development tool for Web developers and designers. Here are 10 of the best to get you started. Read more »
Sun eye Web developers with Netbeans 6.5
-- 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 »
Google opens up the code for Browser Sync
-- After deciding to discontinue its Browser Sync, Google has decided to make the code open source to let developers continue hacking. Read more »
Google Developer Day yet to fill
-- Past experience would suggest that if Google restricts access then people will clamour for it -- remember GMail invites back in the day? It is therefore surprising that places for Google's Sydney Developer Day have not been snapped up. Read more »
Code lean and keep it green?
-- Being green doesn't mean waiting for efficient hardware. When every wasted CPU cycle counts is it time to re-evaluate efficient coding techniques? Read more »
Google to allow third party code in Gmail?
-- According to executives from the company, Google are preparing to open Gmail to developers outside the Googleplex labs. Read more »
iPhone Web development guide released
-- Apple has released it's Web development guide for iPhone. Is your Web application Safari compatible? Read more »
CodeGear ready Ruby release
-- 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 »
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