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Skype releases IM developer tools

VoIP giant Skype is now letting Web sites and other Internet applications tap into the pool of people using the Luxembourg-based company's instant-messaging service. Read more »

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First impressions of ASP.NET's MVC framework

Find out why you may want to use Microsoft's Model View Controller (MVC) framework instead of Web Forms. Read more »

Perform HTML form validation with ASP.NET

Most business applications involve data input, validation, and some form of output. Web applications are no different. Learn how to validate user input with ASP.NET. Read more »

What will you find in the .NET Compact Framework?

Find out what's in and what's out for Microsoft's new mobile development platform. Builder.com has the details on the new Compact Framework. Read more »

Practical Web service security in .NET

Learn how to secure a Web service using VS.NET. Our sample code will enable you to prevent unauthorised users from accessing the service. Read more »

Meet Microsoft's alpha tester

Ron Markezich is Microsoft's CIO, and he has some thoughts to share on making sure that 'Microsoft's products are the best products in the world', why offshoring won't grow, and why everything is .NET. Read more »

The basics of threading in the .NET Framework

Performing application operations in multiple threads can greatly improve efficiency and performance. Get started with threading in the .NET framework with this basic guide to the ThreadPool class. Read more »

Flex: The new face of design and development

Far more than just a toy for graphic-savvy developers, Adobe's Flex is one of the best Rich Internet Application tools around. Read more »

Where do developers turn to for help?

Have you hit a wall in your project and want to know where to find the answers? Local tech commentator Tony Stevenson asked some seasoned developers their tips to finding help. Read more »

Python in the enterprise: Pros and cons

Python has developed quite a following among a small-but-growing cadre of self-described Pythonistas. This article highlights the pros and cons of building enterprise-class application in Python. Read more »

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    Opera has thrown a little more love at device developers by announcing an updated version of its software development kit on Wednesday at CES. Read more »

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    It's another year down but some things never change. That was shown this week as Internet Explorer remained under fire from yet another zero-day exploit. In other news, we set a hard drive on fire and Apple cans its involvement with MacWorld. Read more »

    -- posted by Staff

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    In this week's roundup we take a look at Google's new technology -- Native Client, its Android phone, news from the world of web browsers and more. Read more »

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