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Father of Java set for Australian tour

The original designer of the Java programming language, James Gosling, is planning to visit Australia early in 2005 for two capital city seminars aimed at local developers. Read more »

Microsoft exec: Wooing away Java developers

Microsoft's John Montgomery is out to persuade developers to embrace .Net. But the task promises to be a chore in light of recent legal wrangling between Microsoft and archrival Sun. Read more »

Microsoft offers early peek at designer tools

Microsoft on Tuesday released early versions of a new line of tools meant to lure illustrators and designers closer to Redmond's world. Read more »

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Intel unveils developer tools for multicore apps

As Intel prepares for multiple cores in every machine, it is bringing new tools to the table for software developers. Read more »

Microsoft reaches out beyond .Net

The software giant has announced the .Net Framework Developer Center portal to help educate non-.Net developers in its technologies Read more »

Melbourne gets ready for open source codefest

If developing code in open source languages and spending time with luminaries in the local developer community sounds like a good way to spend a few days off work, you should probably consider spending early December in Melbourne at the inaugural Open Source Developers Conference. (OSDC) Read more »

Microsoft to push Silverlight 1.0 RC out the door

Microsoft's Adobe flash-killer Silverlight is entering its next phase with the software maker set to debut Silverlight 1.0 Release Candidate late this week. Read more »

Salesforce.com wants customers to use the force

Salesforce.com is trying to persuade its customers to use its hosting platform, called force.com, to serve up their online applications, but even the company's leaders admit that most people still view it simply as a hosted CRM platform. Will its rebranding and development strategies help it to turn the corner? Read more »

Microsoft rejects Visual Studio delay request

Microsoft has rejected a request from developers to push back delivery of Visual Studio 2005 in order to fix bugs. Read more »

C++ creator calls for programming apprenticeships

C++ creator Bjarne Stroustrup and software design guru James Coplien are calling for better training for software developers. Read more »

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Features (330)

Working with XML entities

XML entities are often overlooked in the XML dialect, but they provide a powerful vehicle for XML developers. Read more »

XML for managers

Many of your programmers have the basic uses of XML down pat, but there are some apps, especially in distributed systems, that demand a creative touch. Here are some opportunities to apply a more creative approach to your team's use of XML. Read more »

ASP.NET, MVC design pattern

In this article Builder.com looks at a simple pattern for developing .NET Web applications. Read more »

Seven habits of effective developers

Sun engineer Lee Chuk Munn says writing applications is like writing a book -- keep it clean and keep it simple. Read more »

Developer Spotlight: Damian Conway

Builder AU recently caught up with the Australian Perl guru to talk about Perl 6, his reasons for choosing Perl, PHP, and the upcoming Open Source Developers Conference in Melbourne. Read more »

Mentoring novice developers

Mentoring new developers can be tough, especially when they have no formal training. Here's some advice on how to get beginners up to speed. Read more »

.Net develops advantages over Java

Developers have a number of reasons for favouring one programming environment over another. For those attracted by good technology, .NET is worth a look. Read more »

Under the covers of the .NET CLR

.NET promises to let developers write code in numerous compliant languages, but exactly how does the CLR accomplish this feat? Read more »

Why the Eurocrats are patently mad

The vote on Tuesday in Brussels to remove all the limits that had been placed on software patents is a sad day for Europe, but it's not too late to change. Read more »

Write useful documentation with these tips

Most developers cringe at the idea of writing documentation. However, the process doesn't have to be a thoroughly time-consuming endeavour. Check out these handy tips on what you should include in your documentation and where to find tools that will assist you in this process. Read more »

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Web survey confirms the obvious

Nick Gibson [blogs:byteclub] -- Web Design blog A List Apart has published the results of their first annual survey of web professionals, and the results should surprise absolutely nobody. I'll take this opportunity to break down the results (Warning: statistics ahead). Read more »

Yahoo to expose its wiring to developers

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- Phase one came last week, when Yahoo launched its new profiles site. Phase two begins next week, when web developers can start sinking their teeth into Yahoo's attempt to replace its present static design with one that's customisable, application-rich, socially connected, and woven into other parts of the Internet. Read more »

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 »

Tools for the Semantic Web

Lana Kovacevic [blogs:webanatomy] -- This blog post covers some of the technologies available for creating applications for the Semantic Web. Read more »

Outsourcing made wrong – a real case

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- A few days ago I wrote about how outsourcing goes wrong. Now I will explain more in detail with a real case. Read more »

Ivar Jacobson acquires Aussie consultancy company

Brendon Chase [blogs:codemonkeybusiness] -- The consultancy company led by the software pioneer, Ivar Jacobson, announced overnight it has finalised the acquisition of the consultancy arm of Crag Solutions Pty Ltd. Read more »

Simonyi tells programmers to leave the Dark Ages

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- Charles Simonyi -- legendary Microsoft programmer and space tourist -- doesn't have many good things to say about the current state of his own profession, software engineering. Read more »

Express Yourself!

David McAmis [blogs:theneteffect] -- Microsoft has released a community technology preview of the new Expression Web Designer, their new flagship Web development tool and competitor to Adobe’s Dreamweaver. Read more »

Ruby needs a facelift

Nick Gibson [blogs:byteclub] -- The Ruby Association has announced a new competition to redesign the logo for the Ruby programming language. Contestants have until the end of the month to design a new logo that best represents the language. Here's my entry... Read more »

'Tis the season for Python hacking

Nick Gibson [blogs:byteclub] -- Python founder and benevolent dictator Guido van Rossum, now of Google, announced on the Python developer lists the second annual Python Sprint at Google. The result should be an initial alpha of the Python 3000 interpreter. Read more »

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