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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 »
Visual Basic developers revolting
The software company's own programmer community has launched a campaign of defiance over a decision to end support for Visual Basic. 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 »
Real Software moves on VB6 developers
Real Software has extended a software product giveaway designed to exploit Microsoft's decision to end free support for Visual Basic 6 (VB6). Read more »
Salesforce.com forges closer links with Office
The hosted CRM software firm has launched a programme to entice Microsoft Office developers to write applications that tap into data stored in its applications. Read more »
Microsoft to reveal more Longhorn details
Microsoft is expected next month to disclose more details on Longhorn, its planned upgrade to Windows, as the company looks to drive demand for the forthcoming operating system. Read more »
Google Mobile for iPhone breaks App Store rules
Google Mobile lets you search the Web using your voice in a way that is technically off-limits to iPhone developers, according to a report. Read more »
Attack code raises Windows DNS zero-day risk
The public release of computer code that exploits a yet-to-be-patched Windows security hole increases the possibility of widespread attacks, security experts have warned. Read more »
Sun to open-source single sign-on code
Sun Microsystems plans to release part of the blueprints of its Java Access Manager single sign-on product to the open-source community, it said Wednesday. Read more »
Windows 7 equals some strange math
In many ways, Microsoft's decision to keep the Windows 7 name was entirely logical -- but to arrive at the number 7, Microsoft does some strange math. Read more »
Features (494)
Why VB6 still matters
Visual Basic 6 code is something Microsoft needs to take another look at if it wants legacy applications to play nice with .NET Read more »
VB6 FileSystemObject helps in locating files
VB6 applications often need to locate logs or other files. The FileSystemObject component gives you a simplified way to implement this functionality. Read more »
This pair of ADO tips will help tweak VB code
Tweak your VB code for more speed and efficiency with these two ADO tips on using a firehose cursor and raising errors from stored procedures. Read more »
A powerful VB toolkit
This article from Builder.com checks out a powerful VB toolkit that provides value to both enthusiast programmers and developers. Read more »
Collect metrics in your Java applications
To simplify adding a metric-tracking capability to your applications, ZDNet Australia looks at a set of Java classes that can be added to any project and reference throughout the running code to accumulate data. Read more »
Retrofitting JUnit: Start testing older code
While best practice says that you write your tests at the same time as - or even before - you write your code, you'll probably have a body of code without tests. Here's how you add tests to existing applications. Read more »
Create ActiveX servers for PL/SQL packages
When you're tuning database applications, your first impulse may be to follow the manuals' examples and start coding database logic directly into your code. Find out a better approach. 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 »
Download: Quick Start guide to Visual Basic .NET
Get started in Visual Basic .NET today by downloading our free Quick Start Guide to VB.NET. Read more »
Access and reusable ASP code
Take a look at six reusable ASP code functions that will help you quickly build database-enabled Web sites using Microsoft Office technologies. Read more »
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OS X Leopard source code released
-- The core set of components under the hood of Apple's Leopard operating system has been released to developers. Read more »
Be wary of the rip and replace guy
-- Ever come across a consultant, developer, or manager who wants to rip everything up and start fresh? Change may be what your business needs but don't be afraid to question their convictions before embarking on the new plan. Read more »
NICTA: Aussies should focus on embedded programming not VB
-- The CEO of the national ICT research centre says the future of Aussie developers should focus on building better embedded and wireless applications and focus less on technologies such as Visual Basic. Read more »
AppEngine: Google's Python boost
-- I'm sure I am not the only person who will be learning a thing or three about Python due to AppEngine curiosity -- for that, Python should give Google thanks. Read more »
Newbie guide to Google's Android
-- 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 »
Google's Android parts ways with Java industry group
-- Google's Android software gives Sun Microsystems' Java technology a starring role -- but not the version of Java the rest of the mobile phone industry has been developing since the 1990s. Read more »
Schoolgirl builds SecondLife Web app
-- A new web application AjaxLife allows interaction with the online virtual world
SecondLife. The cool part? It was developed in just a week by a fifteen year old English schoolgirl. Read more »
Google brew Java with Ajax
-- This week Google released a new toolkit for Java developers to make writing AJAX applications easy. Read more »
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In this week's roundup we see that continuous whining can get results, Linux users get 64-bit Flash and Moonlight previews, the latest in the Yahoo/Microsoft relationship and Senator Conroy ducks and weave in Senate Question Time. Read more »
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Sun eye Web developers with Netbeans 6.5
Despite the recent employment axe hitting Sun the company has pushed out a new release of its Netbeans open source IDE with an eye to appeal more to Web developers. Read more »
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BarCamp buzz: Let the hacking continueAttending last weekend's BarCamp in Sydney, it was hard to escape the conclusion that a certain "dot-com bust" flavour had seeped into the kool aid previously being drunk by Australia's web 2.0 and early stage start-up sector. Read more »
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Conroy ducks, Ballmer evades and Android Fails -- Club Builder
Club Builder this week takes a long look at Senator Conroy's recent attempt to explain his Great Firewall of Australia, we chase Steve Ballmer over Sydney, and find Google's biggest bug of the year.