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War on tera: Intel picks C for parallel computing

Intel has been showing off a programming model which it claims will help C and C++ developers take advantage of a parallel computing without the need for any code changes. Read more »

MySQL 4.1 uses Microsoft code

Code that Microsoft made available under a public licence earlier this year will be in the next production release of the open-source database MySQL. Read more »

Web mash-up makers gather

A conference in California will examine the success and future of online services that mix together multiple APIs. Read more »

Sourceforge hits 100,000 projects

The open source code repository has racked up 100,000 projects, thanks in part to the visibility of projects posted by 'leading organisations such as Microsoft'. Read more »

W3C celebrates tenth birthday

The World Wide Web Consortium is planning a celebration to mark 10 years of setting specs for the Web - prompting the question, when did the Internet begin? Read more »

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 »

Attack code released for IE hole

Exploit code for a new flaw in Internet Explorer could put systems at risk of remote attack, security experts warned Monday in the United States. Read more »

Attack code out for Apple flaw

Attack code that exploits a flaw in Apple Computer's Mac OS X was publicly released Wednesday in the US, increasing the urgency to patch. Read more »

Aust government signs agreement to see Windows code

The Australian government is to gain access to the source code underlying Microsoft's Windows operating system after signing an agreement with the software heavyweight in Canberra yesterday. Read more »

Study: Visual Basic use may be slipping

Usage of Microsoft's popular Visual Basic development language--used by about half of all professional programmers--may be on the wane, according to a recent study. Read more »

Features (218)

Creating custom Visual Studio 2005 code snippets

Reuse common code blocks in your applications through Visual Studio 2005 code snippets. Read more »

First Look: ChartFX for .NET

Builder AU Technical Editor, David McAmis takes a fresh look at the new ChartFX tool for enhanced charting and graphing capabilities for .NET developers. Read more »

Create a VB6 grid control your users can modify

You don't have to create special input screens to modify grid data. We'll show you an easier way and toss in the code too. Read more »

Gain SSL functionality in JDK 1.3

If you want to add SSL to your Java 1.3 applications, you'll need to work with some external packages to support it. Here's a look at the setup, along with the server-side code. Read more »

Microsoft to open more source code

Microsoft's shared source chief Jason Matusow talks about whether the company plans to release more Office source code. The question is, does anybody want it? Read more »

Shared source: Get a limited piece of MS code

Learn everything you need to know about Microsoft's Shared Source Licensing Programs. Read more »

Managed code in SQL Server Yukon: a big deal?

One of the big features of Microsoft's next release of SQL Server is the ability to run managed code. How does it work, and is it a good idea? 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 »

Setting up a PHP 5 with Apache 2 and MySQL 4.1.3

PHP 5.0 has finally arrived. Here's a step-by-step guide to setting up a cutting-edge Web development environment with PHP 5.0, Apache 2.0, and MySQL 4.1.3. Read more »

Leave management for a nuts and bolts job?

An ex-CIO made a decision to take a more hands-on role and got back into technical work. Here's how the decision affected his career. Read more »

Blog (37)

And this one time at code camp...

Brendon Chase [blogs:codemonkeybusiness] -- Attention Java Developers. At ease. Sun Microsystems are putting on one of the biggest developer days in Australia since I can remember. Better still, it's free! Read more »

Bloated code is bad for working families

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- It's hard to argue with large and bloated as adjectives, but streamlined is debatable. MinWin comes in at a hefty 25MB and for that price you don't even get graphical output. Read more »

SEO is voodoo

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- Anyone who claims to know everything about search engine optimisation is either a fool or a liar. Read more »

So Long, Bill... But when's Steve leaving?

Matt Overington [blogs:bricksandmortar] -- Read more »

Database pros get tools in the know

David McAmis [blogs:theneteffect] -- Microsoft has just released the eagerly anticipated Visual Studio 2005 Team Edition for Database Professionals (TEDB) which allows developers to build database applications in a team environment. Read more »

Wireless theft -- what's the harm?

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- Hand up if you have logged in to use some poor schmuck's unprotected wireless connection to overcome a bandwidth drought? Read more »

This week's news regex: Open[A-Za-z]+

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- If there were announcements to be made this week, many of the usual suspects chose Oracle's OpenWorld conference in San Francisco as the place to make them. Read more »

Warning: ads to get more annoying

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- The addition of high definition video and VoIP within Flash will allows developers to create new user experiences and it's coming to a banner ad near you in all its H.264 and vocal glory. 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 »

'Tis the season for Python hacking

Nick Gibson [blogs:byteclub] -- Python founder and benevolent dictator Guido van Rossum, now of Google, announced on the Python developer lists the second annual Python Sprint at Google. The result should be an initial alpha of the Python 3000 interpreter. Read more »

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