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Understand the ASP.NET DataGrid control

Need to get up to speed on the ASP.NET DataGrid control features? Try this introduction article on for size. 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 »

ICANN vote to allow .xxx URLs?

The organisation that manages the world's most important web address extensions â€" what goes after the dot in a URL â€" is to hold a vote on Thursday that could see an entire new generation of URLs made possible. Read more »

Australians want what's bad for them: Biometrics

Australians would prefer to use voice biometrics rather than PIN and password verification to prove their identity — but security experts warn biometrics exposes consumers to even greater risk. Read more »

Rapid app development hits Delphi for PHP 2.0

CodeGear has launched the Delphi for PHP 2.0 integrated development environment to improve its developer tools suite for building interactive Web applications. Read more »

Microsoft walks VB tightrope

Facing protests from legions of Visual Basic developers, Microsoft is not backing down. But it is taking steps to keep them on friendly terms. Read more »

Akamai boosts Web application services

Akamai Technologies filled out its hosted application lineup on Monday with the introduction of four applications designed for e-commerce Web sites. Read more »

Sun tries again with consumer-flavoured Java

The server and software company comes full circle with Java, releasing a scripting language to ease desktop and device Java development. Read more »

Java camp takes cue from Microsoft

If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, Microsoft's fiercest foes--Java software providers--are showing growing admiration for their powerful rival. Read more »

BEA lights US$87.5m fire under its SOA ambitions

Fuego has been acquired to give BEA's offerings a BPM boost. Read more »

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Easily navigate XML with VB.NET and XPath

The .NET platform includes full XPath support, so developers can easily combine .NET and XML to locate necessary information. Here's how it works. Read more »

An introduction to Flash Remoting MX

Flash Remoting MX is Macromedia's technology that provides a connection between Macromedia Flash and leading application servers. Read more in this introduction from Builder.com Read more »

Kicking off with Ruby

What is Ruby and why is it useful? This article will touch on the history and features of the Ruby language, and some of the reasons you might want to have a deeper look at Ruby. Read more »

Understanding UDDI

Wondering how to use UDDI to interact with Web services? We'll give you the basics, with examples in VB.NET. Read more »

Quick Start guide to Microsoft .NET development

Tony Patton offers a brief overview of the main aspects of the .NET Framework and discusses where to get and then install the necessary tools. Read more »

Architecting Windows CE applications using .NET

Will the .NET Compact Framework fuel an explosion of CE applications much as Visual Basic did with Windows? Find out what you need to start developing a CE app. Read more »

Running .NET on Linux with DotGNU

Who said .NET only runs on Windows? In this article we take a look at DotGNU and show you how to get your .NET applications running on Linux and other flavours of Unix. Read more »

Visual Studio 2008 offers developers more testing options

Unit testing has evolved from a fringe activity to an industry-accepted way to develop software. This change in attitude was aided by the introduction of numerous freely available testing frameworks. Read more »

Review: Total .NET Developer Suite

Properly managing code production can make an application project. Total .NET Developer Suite is a third-party add-in for Visual Studio .NET that can give you an edge when it comes to creating reusable code. Read more »

Totally RAD: we road test five IDEs

Builder AU technical editor, David McAmis gets down and dirty with the most popular IDE's to see how they they stack up as Rapid Application Development (RAD) tools. Read more »

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.NET doesn't have to mean VB.NET or C#

David McAmis [blogs:theneteffect] -- It’s funny... when people think about the .NET Common Language Runtime (CLR) they tend to think in terms of either VB.NET or C#. Read more »

Newbie guide to Google's Android

Brendon Chase [blogs:codemonkeybusiness] -- Google's platform for mobile devices has been announced and ready for developers to get their hands dirty. Here's the basics of what it's all about and the core architecture overview. Read more »

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