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Coders "have support concerns" over open source
The majority of European software developers are concerned about using open source software due to a perceived lack of reliable support, according to a study published on Monday. 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 »
Coding for fame, and dollars
Las Vegas has seen its share of title fights, but the only thing that will get pounded by the 64 finalists arriving this week for the 2006 TopCoder Open will be a computer keyboard. Read more »
BEA take coding out of application development
BEA Systems this week is expected to launch a new product line that the back-end software maker hopes will expand the company's audience and perk up sales. Read more »
A new event in programming?
A spinoff from California Institute of Technology thinks that software engineers--already awash in development tools--need another programming language. Read more »
Microsoft--forget PR, clean up the code
Have you noticed that Microsoft is on the offensive? After countless months of reading press clippings about the pathetic state of Windows security, the folks in Redmond have decided to fight back with one of their strongest weapons--public relations. Read more »
Google, Yahoo make lawmakers impotent, says Judge
Australian High Court Judge Justice Kirby has said computer code is more potent than the law -- and legislators are powerless to do anything about it. Read more »
Microsoft releases public test of Longhorn Server
Microsoft on Wednesday said it is releasing its first public test version of Windows Server 'Longhorn' as the company works to get the release out the door. 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 »
Microsoft criticises third party code for Windows crashes
Microsoft has laid the blame for half of all Windows crashes on third-party code. Read more »
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Locate errors in your JavaScript code
When you debug JavaScript, you don't have the luxury of the powerful tools available in other development environments. Fortunately, you can fall back on some alternative techniques to locate problems in your code. Read more »
Simplify coding and maintenance with class libraries
You use class libraries when you're developing any type of .NET application in order to manipulate the file system, access databases, serialise objects, and launch and synchronise multiple threads of execution. Read more »
Tracking down bugs in ASP.NET code
One of the trickier aspects of Web development is debugging. In this article we'll look at some of the new ways you can debug your ASP.NET code. Read more »
Parsing XML with Perl
This article focuses on one of the earliest and most frequently referenced core modules, XML::Parser. Read more »
Pick up the basics of .NET Framework multithreaded programming
Writing multithreaded .NET applications can be tough for beginning programmers. We'll show you how to create threads and how the syntax differs for VB.NET, C++, and C#. Read more »
Class interfaces play a key role with inheritance
Class interfaces in C# ensure that your code will behave the way you expect. In this installment of C# for Newbies, Builder.com outlines the role of class interfaces in inheritance and abstract base classes. Read more »
Linux.conf.au day one: Less hype more code
A sold out Linux.conf.au 2003 started with the cheering of Linux users, hacks and hobbyists when Linus Torvalds was introduced suited up as none other than Tux, the famous Linux icon. Read more »
Send email alerts when errors are written to the event log
It is common for applications to write to the Windows Event Log when errors occur or a warning is issued, and with the advent of the .NET Framework, Microsoft has provided developers with built-in functionality to read and write data to or from the event log. Read more »
Manipulate instances of Windows forms in C#
This article is the first in a series that's intended to ease the learning curve and help you get started working productively with C#. Read more »
ASP.NET Web Matrix: Keeping it simple
Many IT pros are amazed that MS has made parts of the .NET initiative free. The ASP.NET Web Matrix tool is designed to make it easy to code simple apps. Read more »
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Google Developer Day scheduled in 2008
-- Google has announced that it will host a free new event for developers in 2008 in Sydney. Read more »
Code Camp Oz 2007
-- It's that time of year again, with Code Camp Oz (http://www.codecampoz.com/) just around the corner 31 March - 1 April, 2007. Code Camp Oz is annual community event for software developers held at the Charles Sturt University campus in Wagga Wagga. Read more »
Fennec: Firefox for Mobile reaches alpha
-- Mozilla has released Firefox for Mobile alpha code, codenamed Fennec, to users of the Nokia N810 and N800 Internet tablet. We take a look at the features of Fennec. Read more »
Microsoft services VS2008 & .NET 3.5
-- Microsoft has just announced the release to manufacturing of the .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 (SP1) and Visual Studio 2008 SP1. Read more »
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 »
Repent Open Sourcerers
-- The Anglican Diocese in Sydney is moving away from Microsoft technologies, Access and ActiveX provide another way for remote code execution and a local Aussie team wins the Imagine Cup. All that and more in this week's Roundup. Read more »
Google Developer Day yet to fill
-- Past experience would suggest that if Google restricts access then people will clamour for it -- remember GMail invites back in the day? It is therefore surprising that places for Google's Sydney Developer Day have not been snapped up. Read more »
Get a discount on Web Directions entry
-- By simply reading Builder AU, you can save money on entry to the upcoming Web Directions conferences. Read more »
Nokia starts trolling
-- This week Builder AU is on the road at linux.conf.au 2008 in Melbourne -- but before we get into all that is happening here, there is the small matter of Trolltech. Read more »
Feeling fines with Microsoft
-- This week had Microsoft-related news coming at us from left, right and centre -- fines, launches and more Steve Ballmer than you can handle. Read more »
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A first look at Windows 7 betaIn this week's Roundup we show you a preview of Windows 7 beta, cover news from the annual Macworld and more. Read more »
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Opera's new SDK: Better browsing on the Wii?
Opera has thrown a little more love at device developers by announcing an updated version of its software development kit on Wednesday at CES. 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.