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Brisbane game developer shuts shop
Australian developer of Fury goes into administration; all staff laid off. Read more »
Rumour mill: Oracle shopping to continue?
After acquiring a number of tech companies through 2005, Oracle is now rumoured to buy JBoss. Read more »
Nintendo opens Wii to developers
From early next year, developers can sell original games through the Wii Shop channel. Read more »
Piggyback developers in a bind over IE
Internet Explorer's state of suspended animation has never much bothered Web entrepreneur Adam Stiles, but now he's worried. Read more »
Internet giants race to rope in developers
Web service providers are luring software developers, to get more applications on their hosted computing platforms. Read more »
Development pressures compromising online security
The pressure to get e-commerce sites up and running by market-led deadlines means that security often gets overlooked in the development process, according to one expert. Read more »
Opera mobile gets Symbian support
There's been a lot of activity recently in the world of mobile browsers. Read more »
Interview: Red Hat's new CEO
Red Hat's new chief executive officer, Jim Whitehurst, talks about the Linux maker in an extensive interview with ZDNet Australia sister site CNet News. Read more »
Twitter lets staff "trigger nuclear option" on bosses
Mark Pesce, Honorary Associate at the University of Sydney, says that the days of bosses' bad office behaviour are well and truly numbered. Read more »
Free Google Analytics: A spammer's best friend
Spammers are taking advantage of Google's free Analytics service to track the performance of spam campaigns and boost their business. Read more »
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Turn your senior developers into mentors
Every IT shop has its prickly, unapproachable "gurus." With a little coaxing, these senior developers can become exceptional mentors. Read more »
Implement a flexible shopping cart with XML and ASP
Online shopping has become commonplace, and users expect flexibility when working with a shopping cart. Find out how you can combine ASP and XML to provide the necessary functionality. Read more »
How J2EE can work for your shop
How can you put J2EE into perspective so you can learn to use it in an orderly, productive fashion? See how Read more »
The future of software development in the US?
In 10 years, will most corporate software development be completed outside the United States? Two veteran developers explore this question and consider other possible industry trends. Read more »
Building better developers
When you get right down to it, the best way to acquire the most talented developers for your project may be to build them, not buy them. Read more »
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 »
Developer spotlight: James Gosling
We recently caught up with James Gosling, the creator of Java about his new role at Sun, software patents, the open source movement, and the future of Java. Read more »
Cubes or open space?
All developers have an opinion about cubicles vs. open space work environments. Use our checklist to determine which layout is best for your office and your team. Read more »
What users want
Developing usable software for customers is all about understanding your end-users. We asked some of Australia's leading usability experts on their approach to this integral part of software development. Read more »
Does a compiler class still matter?
In this age of ever-faster hardware and complicated operating systems, does it really make sense for a CS student to have a compiler class in their c.v.? Rex Baldazo says yes and no. Read more »
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Install usability practices in your shop with Silverback
-- 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 »
Mozilla launches super-simple Firefox customiser
-- You and your geek friends may love trolling the Mozilla site for Firefox add-ons, but the lineup on the site can be overwhelming. To simplify the add-on market, Mozilla has just launched Fashion Your Firefox, a tightly edited version of the add-on library with a very simple installer. Read more »
MyPerfect.com.au has potential
-- Victorian Web start-up My Perfect has a strong story and rationale for why it will succeed. But it has to overcome some challenges and design flaws first. Read more »
Will China produce the next GTA?
-- Is it only a matter of time before the next big gaming hit in the west is built in the east? Read more »
Web Mashups the next frontier
-- Web Mashups are the next frontier for savvy developers looking to cash in. Read more »
Top 25 open source projects at Microsoft
-- Microsoft has consistently lowered the bar for developers, and Codeplex seems to be doing a good job of doing the same thing for open-source development on the Microsoft platform. Read more »
Photoshop, Meet Flash
-- It's conference season at the moment in the northern hemisphere and Adobe has been busy demonstrating some of the features of the next version of Flash, code named "Blaze". Designers are going to love this version as it has the ability to import PhotoShop files while preserving layers, editable text, shapes and effects. Read more »
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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 »
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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 »
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BarCamp buzz: Let the hacking continueAttending 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 »
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Interplanetary Internet a possibility
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Conroy ducks, Ballmer evades and Android Fails -- Club Builder
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Yang's resignation: The talk of Silicon Valley
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Conroy ducks, Ballmer evades and Android Fails -- Club Builder
Club Builder this week takes a long look at Senator Conroy's recent attempt to explain his Great Firewall of Australia, we chase Steve Ballmer over Sydney, and find Google's biggest bug of the year.