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Melbourne gets ready for open source codefest

If developing code in open source languages and spending time with luminaries in the local developer community sounds like a good way to spend a few days off work, you should probably consider spending early December in Melbourne at the inaugural Open Source Developers Conference. (OSDC) Read more »

Wine development stifled by software patent

Borland's claim over exception handling is hampering the open source project's work. Read more »

Microsoft launches new developer support program

Microsoft is launching new initiatives intended to make the Windows operating system a more attractive target for software developers. Read more »

Touching Windows 7

Along with the gestures themselves, Microsoft has tweaked the desktop to support touch, doing things like spreading out menu lists to make the operating system easier to navigate with just a finger. Read more »

Paranoid Android: Did they forget Oz?

Dozens of phone calls and emails today made one thing clear: none of Australia's telcos or handset manufacturers has briefed their staff on when mobile phones running Google's Android system will be made available locally, if they are at all. Read more »

Sun open-sources mobile Java UI toolkit

Sun has open sourced its toolkit for creating Java-based user interfaces for mobile phones. Read more »

Apple takes over CUPS, Unix printing software

Apple has acquired the source code for CUPS, an open-source project for managing printing on Unix and Linux systems. Read more »

Microsoft and Eclipse cosy up on Java

Microsoft will begin collaborating with the Eclipse Foundation to improve native Windows application development on Java. Read more »

Interview: Red Hat's new CEO

Red Hat's new chief executive officer, Jim Whitehurst, talks about the Linux maker in an extensive interview with ZDNet Australia sister site CNet News. Read more »

Significant gaps found in MS Exchange API docs

Software companies that provide alternatives to Microsoft Exchange have reported "significant gaps" in the application programming interfaces (APIs) recently published by Microsoft for its volume server products. Read more »

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Handle exceptions properly in C#

Developers often overlook the importance of exception handling to the detriment of their own code. Read more »

.NET exceptions for the exceptionally challenged

Get the most out of .NET's structured exception system. These 10 best-practice tips will ensure that you don't wind up bogging down your applications. Read more »

Two ways to work more effectively with Java exceptions

Dealing with exceptions is more than just a matter of writing a try/catch block. They must be handled in a way that makes sense to both the developer and user. Read more »

Using Agile Software Development, part 1

In the first in a series of three articles, we'll take you through the key practices of Agile - how to use them, what problems you might face and what you'll get from them. 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 »

Preparing to tackle wireless development

I'll kick off the series by reviewing a few of the basics to show you what you're up against and where JAXP/XML/XSLT will come in handy. Read more »

Master the basics of Java Cryptography Extension (JCE)

Security is an often-overlooked aspect of application development. Fortunately, Java has recognised the importance of security with Java Cryptography Extension (JCE). This article begins a three-part series exploring JCE fundamentals. Read more »

A Java IDE for the Warrior in your code

Metrowerks CodeWarrior has a reputation as a great C++ IDE. How well does the Java version hold up the familiy honor? Read more »

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 »

Prove your EJB mastery with Sun certification

Think you're an EJB guru? Then you may want to prep for Sun's latest cert, the Sun Certified Business Components Developer. Read more »

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One Competition for the Rest of Us

Andrew Muller [blogs:nouveauricheinternet] -- Adobe are celebrating the release of Flex 2 beta 2 this week with a developer competition with some tasty prizes. While that's good news for many, entries are only being accepted from residents of the USA and Canada (except Quebec, those crazy Francophiles have some issues with people entering competitions). Read more »

When it comes to Apple, proprietary, 'schmaprietary'

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- The company's "closed" behaviour, you can argue, is what makes simplicity possible. What limited Apple's appeal is now working to its advantage. Read more »

Try… Catch… Win!

David McAmis [blogs:theneteffect] -- As a .NET developer, there are a few “best practices” that you should always consider. And one of the biggest is that every application you write should include error trapping to trap critical and non-critical errors that may occur. And the .NET framework makes it easy to use “Try… Catch” statements to intercept any errors that occur and allow you to handle the exception. Read more »

Newbie guide to Google's Android

Brendon Chase [blogs:codemonkeybusiness] -- 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 »

Application Threat Modeling v2

[blogs:] -- Threat Modeling has become one of the most important ways to increase the security of your application development projects. It allows you to understand the threats you will face, and implement countermeasure in a consistent, reliable way. If you only do one thing to improve yoru development processes, Threat Modeling should be it. Now with the new ACE Threat Modeling methodology and tools, it's easy to do as well! Read more »

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