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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 »
Ruling threatens developers' wallets
In a ruling that could force royalty fees on some developers working with Microsoft's SQL Server 7 data-management software, a Washington state judge said Microsoft could not sublicense another company's patents to SQL Server customers. Read more »
Microsoft releases Office developer tools
Microsoft have released a set of developer tools for building software and services that tap into the new version of Office. Read more »
Microsoft extends tool giveaway
Microsoft has decided to continue indefinitely a free development tool offer it launched last year to better attract hobbyists and students to Microsoft's software. 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 »
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 »
SAP: Love those developers, hate that open source
Enterprise software giant SAP is making a renewed push to build ties to the developer community, but that enthusiasm isn't likely to extend to making the source code for any of its core components available. Read more »
Tech wages booming in Qld and WA
IT wages continue to rise by an average of three to six percent a year, according to the 2007 Hays Information Technology Salary survey -- with IT workers in Queensland and Western Australia starting to command wages as high as their counterparts in Sydney and Melbourne. Read more »
Wind River wins big with Boeing military deal
2,000 Boeing coders are to work on Wind River Workbench to develop the US Army's Future Combat System. Read more »
Itanium loses x86 hardware support
Software-based Pentium emulation is now your only option for running standard software on Intel's beleaguered processor. Read more »
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The developer's guide to C# 2.0
The next version of the C# programming language promises some impressive new tricks when it arrives later this year. This guide by local expert Glenn Stephens is just the ticket you need to get started today. Read more »
Tech.Ed Australia 2003
Microsoft's Tech.ED 2003 technical conference runs in Brisbane this year from August 10-13. Builder AU will cover the event live in this special report. Read more »
Using Agile Software Development, part three
In our final article for this series, we see how the development team interacts with the customer, and how to get them involved in the process. Read more »
Vi for programmers
Love it or hate it, the vi editor is a powerful and flexible developer tool. Learn how put vi to work for you with this article on the top 10 vi features. Read more »
Tim Huckaby on TechEd 2003
Tim Huckaby, CEO of InterKnowlogy, MSDN regional director of the year and guest speaker at Microsoft's TechEd conference in Brisbane talks to Builder AU on this years event and life as a CEO on the road. Read more »
TechEd 2003: Delegates have their say
Event organisers will always claim their event was a runaway success so Builder AU decided to ask the delegates at TechEd 2003 what they thought. Here is what they had to say. Read more »
Create a rapid development culture
Here are some strategies from Toby Sarver you can implement to make your development organisation shine. Read more »
Zend Studio 2.0 facilitates PHP development
Studio 2.0, Zend is attempting to provide a true IDE for programmers. But did it succeed? This article will provide the answer. Read more »
Aussie coders changing the world
Though they may not be household names like Thorpie or Lleyton, Aussie developers rank among the world's best. Simon Sharwood profiles our top five geeks. Read more »
Demonstrate your .NET skills with MCAD status
Learn more about the Microsoft Certified Application Developer (MCAD) track and find out whether the certification is right for you. Read more »
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Adobe Developer Week
-- Adobe recently ran a series of online conferences via Breeze under the banner of Adobe Developer Week. There was a great and diverse range of topics on offer; including Flex, LiveCycle, ColdFusion, Apollo, Model Glue, RIAs, Ajax, ActionScipt 3 and security. Read more »
Mapping the path to developer peace of mind
-- Mapping is one thing... as long as the owners of its contributing APIs do not change the terms in their licence Read more »
SEO is voodoo
-- Anyone who claims to know everything about search engine optimisation is either a fool or a liar. Read more »
Hope you are seated
-- With projects winding down for the year, have you accidently found yourself fulfilling promises you never thought you'd keep in 2007? Funnily enough, this week has been full of news of projects we thought had retired to the beach house for the summer. Read more »
Warning: ads to get more annoying
-- 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 »
Database pros get tools in the know
-- 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 »
Microsoft's Supermarket Sweep
-- Attention entrepreneurial developers: Steve Ballmer wants to pay you somewhere between $50 million and $1 billion for your company. Read more »
This week's news regex: Open[A-Za-z]+
-- 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 »
Hans Reiser trial gets under way
-- The murder trial of Hans Reiser, the 43-year-old Oakland, Calif.-computer programmer accused of killing his wife, is scheduled to begin Tuesday in what the San Francisco Chronicle predicts will be one of the most sensational local trials in recent memory. Read more »
XSS fun with Howard: Liberal Party says no
-- Political parties have no sense of humour. Far from being a revelation, it was merely reinforced yet again as both the major parties in this country had their sites fall victim to XSS. Read more »
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Sneak peek at Tech.Ed 06
In this picture gallery we take a look behind the scenes at Tech.Ed 06. Read more »
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