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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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
Open source push reflects need for FTA action: Lundy
Even modest adoption of open source software could trim 2.5 percent from the government's IT spend, Labor senator and shadow minister for IT Kate Lundy told approximately 150 gathered attendees in a broad keynote speech that kicked off the AUUG'2004 conference in Melbourne yesterday. Read more »
Microsoft toolset to promote mobile Web services
Microsoft says that desktop developers will be able to transfer their skills to handheld devices using its new toolset. Read more »
Interview with Bill Gates
This week Microsoft have released a host of announcements revolved around Longhorn, Whidbey and the future of Web services. Bill Gates sheds some light on the future of their platforms in this interview. Read more »
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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 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 »
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 »
Randomise your RSS feeds with ColdFusion
Learn some neat things you can do with RSS, including how you can use randomisation code to show a random selection of news stories from a random sampling of RSS feeds. 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 »
PHP gotchas to avoid
When you are debugging PHP code under a tight deadline, start by looking for the most typical problems. Topping the list should be parsing and scope errors. 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 »
Parsing XML with Perl
This article focuses on one of the earliest and most frequently referenced core modules, XML::Parser. 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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Space pr0n, patent karma and Yang out -- Club Builder
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.