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Brisbane hosts TechEd 2003

Code cutters around Australia have gathered in Brisbane for Microsoft's 10th annual TechEd Conference, to be staged from 10-13 August. Read more »

Latest Mono release brings .NET on Linux closer

An autoconfiguration system for the project's ASP.NET implementation should make the open source .NET implementation easier to deploy. Read more »

Enterprise Library updated to .NET Framework 2.0

Microsoft focuses on caching and security with the release of the Enterprise Library for .NET Framework 2.0. Read more »

Microsoft prepares for Yukon, Longhorn

The software company readies new development tools before planned releases of revamped database and Windows operating system software. Read more »

CollabNet launches hosted Subversion service

An on-demand, turnkey version of the popular source code control application may make distributed development faster and simpler. Read more »

Java Developers get NetBeans preview

The beta release of NetBeans 4.0 shows where cross-platform development is heading. Read more »

Firefox 3: New front in the browser war

Mozilla released Firefox 3 on Tuesday, opening a new front in the browser wars. Read more »

Next-gen Microsoft Web server details emerge

The next version of Microsoft's Internet Information Services Web server (IIS7) will integrate the ASP.NET development technologies and turn many core features into optional modules. Read more »

Intel, Red Hat cure open-source hiccup

Red Hat and Intel have settled a licensing hiccup that threatened to prevent the Linux company from contributing to Intel's open-source project--a reminder of the frictions that can arise between the commercial tech world and the open-source community. Read more »

Red Hat looks under Linux's hood

Trying to take a more active role in open-source programming, Red Hat has created a team of 34 programmers to work on nothing but next-generation software, the company announced this week. Read more »

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Encrypting .NET configuration files through code

Encryption support for configuration files was added to the .NET Framework beginning with version 2.0. We'll show you examples of controlling encryption and decryption in both VB.NET and C# code. Read more »

Using custom configuration settings in .NET

The .NET Framework makes configuration settings a breeze with XML-based configurations. Read more »

Use XML to store configuration settings

The .NET Framework provides many ways to track application data, with its inherent XML support providing the perfect vehicle for maintaining this data. Take a closer look at storing application data in an XML file. Read more »

Analyse your managed .NET code with FxCop

Check your .NET code for bugs and compare it against Microsoft's design guidelines via the freely available FxCop. Learn more about this code analysis tool. Read more »

Working with configuration files in ASP.NET 2.0

The second iteration of ASP.NET includes a number of enhancements for working with configuration files. Read more »

Make managed code work with .NET's CAS

Developers and administrators can set permission and trust levels with code access security (CAS), while allowing the code to execute effectively. 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 »

Two patterns that promote code reuse in ASP.NET

To increase code reuse possibilities in your ASP.NET applications, you can use a couple of different patterns. Learn more about the Page Controller and Front Controller patterns and how you can implement them in your apps. Read more »

.Net standards

The .NET environment is built on a series of templates and scripts that you can modify to let developers start from a known state. ZDNet Australia looks at the structures of these environment assets and how they may be modified. Read more »

.NET: A guide for managers

Here's an overview of .NET for managers who may not have had the opportunity to dive into Microsoft's integration framework. Read more »

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  • Staff Opera's new SDK: Better browsing on the Wii?

    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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  • Staff 2008: Time to call stumps

    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

  • Staff Unlocking Android

    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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