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Vmware offers performance testing tool

Vmware has launched a new tool to test the performance of virtualised systems, which in the past has been difficult to pin down despite the benefits of virtualisation. Read more »

Expert: Hold developers liable for flaws

Software developers should be held personally accountable for the security of the code they write, said Howard Schmidt, a former White House cybersecurity adviser. Read more »

Patent fear plagues Aussie developers

Patents are being used as an offensive measure," John MacPhail, a partner at Baker & McKenzie, told attendees at forum on software patents in Sydney on Wednesday. Read more »

Thunderbird gets Mozilla US$3m to 'do a Firefox'

Mozilla wants to reproduce the Firefox Web browser's success with Thunderbird, its open-source e-mail software. Read more »

Linux coders join green revolution

Programmers have begun serious work to cut consumption, extend PC Linux battery life and ease server costs. Read more »

Measuring Windows 7's appeal to businesses

There are a whole bunch of reasons why Windows 7 should appeal to businesses, but one threat -- the still-sluggish economy -- could overshadow all of those reasons to move to the new operating system. Read more »

Survey: Developer metrics are too complicated

Performance metrics used in application-development projects are too complex for organisations to understand, a recent survey has revealed. Read more »

Should Apple shackle developers to Safari?

Apple should open OS X and let developers create iPhone applications native to the Mac platform -- instead of driving them down the Safari route. Read more »

Developer Spotlight: Walker Royce

Walker Royce is the Vice President of IBM's Worldwide Rational Lab Services; he is also the author of Software Project Management, A Unified Framework. Builder AU caught up with him to talk about the process of software development and where we are heading as an industry. Read more »

Developers take Linux attacks to heart

A handful of recent online attacks on free and open-source software servers has open-source developers looking over their shoulders. Read more »

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Features (174)

Measure progress by counting lines of code

One developer explains why he believes that counting lines of code can yield useful information, and he shares an app to automate the process. Read more »

Performance often still matters

Do developers care about performance anymore? I seriously doubt it, at least for the vast majority (over 90 per cent) of developers. Read more »

Usability skills for every developer

It's easy to get lost in creating clean, efficient code and forget why you're writing it in the first place. Here's how you avoid falling into the trap of forgetting usability. 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 »

Using Agile Software Development, part three

In our final article for this series, we see how the development team interacts with the customer, and how to get them involved in the process. Read more »

Developing documentation without a tech writer

In a perfect world, every development team has one or more technical writers working alongside them to ensure quality documentation is available for their product. Read more »

A developer's guide to required surfing

Here are some of the Web sites you should frequent to keep in touch with all the latest information and trends. Read more »

Construct a Service Level Agreement

The Service Level Agreement (SLA) defines the basis of formal understanding and communication between the developer and the client. Simon Jackson investigates why you need one for your project. Read more »

Review: Reporting for duty

In this round-up of some of the most popular reporting tools for developers, we put these tools to the test to see how they stack up against real-world scenarios. Read more »

Demonstrate your .NET skills with MCAD status

Learn more about the Microsoft Certified Application Developer (MCAD) track and find out whether the certification is right for you. Read more »

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Facebook gives developers more detailed analytics

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- Facebook is announcing later on a complete revamp of the analytics system it offers to developers for measuring the performance of their applications on its platform. Read more »

Firefox 3 add-ons to make you a better Web developer

Brendon Chase [blogs:codemonkeybusiness] -- 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 »

Open Facebook

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- The Weekly Roundup covers Facebook's Open Stream API, the release of Firefox 3.5 beta, news about Windows 7 release candidate and more. Read more »

Discover what you already knew

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- Have you ever thought the metrics measured against you as a code monkey to be unfair or a waste? Well you could be right. Read more »

Bridging the gap between programmers and the vision

Brendon Chase [blogs:codemonkeybusiness] -- A successful project will have a hard time flying if you don't walk through the game plan before writing a line of code. Read more »

Are your Web apps ready for the next-gen browser war?

Brendon Chase [blogs:codemonkeybusiness] -- Webkit, Firefox, and Internet Explorer are all scheduled to update their browsers in 2008. Are you ready for Web dev test fest 08? 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 »

Microsoft imagines a better world.

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- Fresh off the wires from Microsoft comes reassuring news that their international student software design and programming competition, the Imagine Cup, is heating up. Read more »

Application Threat Modeling v2

[blogs:] -- Threat Modeling has become one of the most important ways to increase the security of your application development projects. It allows you to understand the threats you will face, and implement countermeasure in a consistent, reliable way. If you only do one thing to improve yoru development processes, Threat Modeling should be it. Now with the new ACE Threat Modeling methodology and tools, it's easy to do as well! Read more »

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