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Google open sources XML-alternative Protocol Buffers
XML, it seems, has run out of steam for Google. Google said Monday that it has created an open source project for a data interchange format called Protocol Buffers. 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 »
Criminals' botnet more powerful than BlueGene?
Criminals behind the Storm worm have created a botnet containing millions of PCs, which have a combined computing power greater than the most powerful supercomputer in existence. Read more »
Boy meets girl, her dad sues for patent infringement
America's love affair with patent litigation has moved to another level, with a well-known patent expert arguing movies and movie scripts should be patentable. Read more »
Open-source projects intertwine for integration
Three open-source projects are teaming up to create an alternative to software-integration products from IBM and other heavyweights. Read more »
Microsoft expands Vista testing
Microsoft on Tuesday outlined plans to expand its test of Windows Vista, the next version of its flagship operating system. Read more »
Builder's November Top Ten
Have you missed any of the hottest technology development stories published in the past month? Builder Australia can help you keep in touch with the top ten stories of November. Read more »
Microsoft tweaks Explorer
Microsoft has released what it called "modest changes" to Windows and Internet Explorer as a result of the patent suit brought against it by Eolas Technologies. Read more »
Microsoft turns to Elixir for Office boost
Convincing businesses to upgrade to new versions of Office is a perennial challenge for Microsoft, but the company hopes a new Elixir might speed things up. Read more »
Microsoft opens technology to more licensing
Microsoft said this week that it will follow the lead of other high-tech businesses and start allowing companies to license a broader array of its technology than it has in the past. Read more »
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Sort arrays easily and efficiently in .NET
Need to know how to sort arrays in .NET? See how easy it can be in this tutorial written in C#. Read more »
Work with multiple data values with arrays in .NET
Arrays are a basic feature of the .NET languages. They allow you to easily work with multiple data items in one container. Tony Patton tells you more about using arrays in your code. Read more »
Multidimensional arrays in Javascript
Javascript has no inbuilt support for multidimensional arrays, however the language is flexible enough that you can emulate this behaviour easily by populating your arrays with separate arrays, creating a multi-level structure. Read more »
Easily sort values with the .NET Array class's Sort method
Tony Patton details the methods for sorting arrays in .NET, from the simple approach to customised sorting. Read more »
Create custom class interfaces in .NET
Builder.com returns to the topic of .NET class interfaces with a look at creating your own interfaces in C#. You'll learn how to specify an interface--and you'll have a nice chunk of code to download and play with. Read more »
Create wrapper classes with dynamic proxies
With dynamic proxies, you can create wrappers on the fly to prevent malfunctions and save tedious code repetition. Find out how you can use them. 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 »
Create data structures with JavaScript arrays
The JavaScript array object provides powerful support for assigning multiple data values to one variable, but you can also use it to utilise stack and queue data structures in an application. Get more information about JavaScript stacks and queues. Read more »
Get started with Java Native Interface
The JNI can greatly improve Java performance by letting you write parts of your app as natively compiled code. Here's what you need to know to get started. Read more »
Define and apply delegate declarations
How do you define a delegate and where do you put it? Tony Patton dives into delegates in this article. Read more »
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Spry Game
-- At this year's Adobe WebDU conference in Sydney, Greg Rewis gave a presentation on Spry 1.6, the AJAX framework. Read more »
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On Club Builder this week: how NASA plans to get the Internet into space, Jerry Yang is out the door at Yahoo and Brendan Eich discusses javascript engine competition.

