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Apps need easy desktop-cloud migration: Ballmer

The future lies in the platform in the cloud, according to Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer. Read more »

OpenSocial Foundation open for business soon

Google, Yahoo, and News Corp's MySpace announced on Tuesday that they have formed the OpenSocial Foundation, a nonprofit group to support the OpenSocial initiative that Google kickstarted last year to promote a universal standard for developer applications on social networking sites. Read more »

Mozilla warns on Adobe, Microsoft hidden Web agenda

Companies building Web sites should beware of proprietary rich-media technologies like Adobe's Flash and Microsoft's Silverlight, the founder of Mozilla Europe has warned. Read more »

AJAX developers 'forget about the network'

If you're using AJAX to develop interactive Web applications, are you making these errors? 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 »

Developer defies MS demands to kill .NET debug tool

UK developer Jamie Cansdale seems to have ignored calls from Microsoft that he remove a free tool called TestDriven.NET from his Web site, despite legal demands that the tool be removed by June 1 -- because it breaches licensing conditions. Read more »

The Linux developer lifestyle, exposed

Are open-source devotees the bearded, sandal-wearing geeks that legend says they are? Read more »

Microsoft launches long-awaited updates

After a number of delays, Microsoft on Monday launched long-awaited updates to its flagship database programs and developer tools. Read more »

Linux kernel: Moving closer to Windows?

Tech Ed: Security and the way windowing is handled remain two of the diminishing differences between Linux and Windows, according to one of the main speakers at Microsoft's developer conference. Read more »

Itanium loses x86 hardware support

Software-based Pentium emulation is now your only option for running standard software on Intel's beleaguered processor. Read more »

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A .NET primer on reference types and value types

This article explains some .NET basics -- the difference between reference types and value types. Read more »

Put up your fists and start boxing with .NET

Usually performed behind the scenes by the compiler, boxing involves explicitly converting a value type into a corresponding reference type. Read more »

Generate development documentation with the inclusion by reference method

One technique for generating software development documentation which deserves more attention is the idea of including documentation by reference. 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 »

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 »

Using Agile Software Development, part two

We've seen how Agile Development affects each developer individually, so now we'll look at how the whole development team adopts Agile practises. Read more »

Using Agile Software Development, part 1

In the first in a series of three articles, we'll take you through the key practices of Agile - how to use them, what problems you might face and what you'll get from them. Read more »

Speed PHP application development by using PEAR

By using PEAR, developers can deploy and enhance basic functions that are already written and focus on writing new functionality. See how Read more »

The developer's guide to C# 2.0

The next version of the C# programming language promises some impressive new tricks when it arrives later this year. This guide by local expert Glenn Stephens is just the ticket you need to get started today. Read more »

Preparing to tackle wireless development

I'll kick off the series by reviewing a few of the basics to show you what you're up against and where JAXP/XML/XSLT will come in handy. Read more »

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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 »

Install usability practices in your shop with Silverback

Brendon Chase [blogs:codemonkeybusiness] -- Getting started with usability testing doesn't require an expensive lab full of equipment and science nerds in white coats to poke and prod your users. Cheap and accessible software is readily available to help your team create better software for end-users. Read more »

Social Skills

Lana Kovacevic [blogs:webanatomy] -- With Facebook usage on the decline, is OpenSocial the next big thing? Read more »

Opera Widget SDK released

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- Opera has announced the release of Opera Widgets SDK beta, that allows Web developers to create Web applications capable of running on all devices. Read more »

July book giveaway

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- Help out in the Builder AU forums and win a book! Read more »

Hypervisor price tag: 500 million dollars!

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- In this week's roundup we look at Citrix's purchase of XenSource, whether Sharepoint is Microsoft's new platform for lock-in, as well as a plethora of Google news. Read more »

DataPortability has big names on board, but a long road ahead

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- There's been plenty of talk about data portability over the past few weeks, what with Facebook taking issue with a Plaxo script that imported user data from one social network to the other. But the news has mostly dealt with tiffing and squabbling -- until now. Read more »

Conference time goes Hollywood

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- Conference season hit a high this week with three major conferences underway. Read more »

GPLv3 would prevent MS/Novell

Chris Duckett [blogs:betaliving] -- According to the Free Software Foundation's general counsel, Eben Moglen, GPL version 3 would prevent the type of deal made by Microsoft and Novell from happening. Read more »

Delivering software like iTunes delivers songs

Chris Duckett [blogs:betaliving] -- Last Friday I got the chance to speak with Don Ferguson, IBM Fellow and SWG Chief Architect about the impending open sourcing of Java, Web 2.0, and what IBM are doing. Read more »

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  • Staff Crying, mooning and leaving

    In this week's roundup we see that continuous whining can get results, Linux users get 64-bit Flash and Moonlight previews, the latest in the Yahoo/Microsoft relationship and Senator Conroy ducks and weave in Senate Question Time. Read more »

    -- posted by Staff

  • Brendon Chase 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 »

    -- posted by Brendon Chase

  • Renai LeMay BarCamp buzz: Let the hacking continue

    Attending last weekend's BarCamp in Sydney, it was hard to escape the conclusion that a certain "dot-com bust" flavour had seeped into the kool aid previously being drunk by Australia's web 2.0 and early stage start-up sector. Read more »

    -- posted by Renai LeMay

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