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Microsoft gets hip to AJAX
Not to be left out of any development trends, Microsoft is working to simplify the job of building so-called AJAX applications, or Web applications with sophisticated graphics. Read more »
RSS gets down to business
Primarily the province of bloggers, RSS is moving into the business realm, with the release this week of a new application for sharing calendar data over the Internet. Read more »
Solaris licence gets OSI approval
Sun's proposed licence for its Solaris operating system has been granted official status as an open source licence by the Open Source Initiative. Read more »
Russia gets budget version of Windows
Microsoft will release a low-price version of Windows in Russia by the end of the year, an effort to wean consumers in that country off pirated software and Linux. Read more »
Vista gets snubbed for XP by Windows developers
A new survey has found that an overwhelming majority of developers writing applications for Windows are ignoring Vista in favour of XP or older versions of the Microsoft operating system. Read more »
OpenJDK gets pencil lines not formal governance
OpenJDK is set to benefit from Sun's lesson with OpenSolaris that just because a project's governance is "dreamworthy", it may not suit developers. Read more »
Torvalds gets tough on kernel coders
Linus Torvalds, the creator of Linux and the maintainer of the development kernel, is cracking down on developers who add last-minute changes to the kernel. Read more »
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 »
Thunderbird gets Mozilla US$3m to 'do a Firefox'
Mozilla wants to reproduce the Firefox Web browser's success with Thunderbird, its open-source e-mail software. Read more »
Salesforce.com's US$25m fund 'good news for developers'
Salesforce.com's US$25 million venture capital fund is great for developers, say analysts -- as long as providing support costs to a global market doesn't kill the start-ups. Read more »
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Getting to know the .NET collections
.NET's vast selection of collection objects can be a little confusing. Get your bearings with this guided tour of the System.Collections namespace. Read more »
Dreamweaver MX: Getting used to the changes
Dreamweaver MX boasts tons of new features and functionality, but it can frustrate the veteran ColdFusion developer making the move from Studio. See what problem areas to avoid and what surprises you can expect. Read more »
Microsoft not yet open for business
The most impressive aspect of Microsoft's statement on Thursday in favour of caring and sharing wasn't in anything the company said. It was the speed at which the world, or that part of it not in a commercial relationship with Microsoft, digested the information and replied: Heard it before. Not good enough. Read more »
How to thrive as a developer among non-developers
If you're a lone wolf developer, keeping your career and skills fresh can be a struggle. Here are some strategies for meeting this challenge. Read more »
Building better developers
When you get right down to it, the best way to acquire the most talented developers for your project may be to build them, not buy them. Read more »
Mentoring novice developers
Mentoring new developers can be tough, especially when they have no formal training. Here's some advice on how to get beginners up to speed. Read more »
Developer Spotlight: Jakob Nielsen
Builder AU recently caught up with usability guru Jakob Nielsen to talk about the Web, open source software, the future of 3D interfaces and mobile devices. Read more »
Create a rapid development culture
Here are some strategies from Toby Sarver you can implement to make your development organisation shine. Read more »
Using Agile Software Development, part two
We've seen how Agile Development affects each developer individually, so now we'll look at how the whole development team adopts Agile practises. 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 »
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Getting started with Android's SDK
Dan Morrill, Google developer advocate, explains how developers can get started with the Android SDK. Read more »
Getting started with Windows Live services
What knowledge is required to use Microsoft's Live services? Angus Logan explains what Microsoft and non-Microsoft developers need to know. Read more »
Playing in Google's Sandbox -- Club Builder
Google invites developers to play in its new sandbox, Java on the way to become 100% open-source, a new version of Ubuntu gets released and more. Read more »
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Rational community gets rolling
-- IBM's Rational Software Developer Conference kicked off it's festivities in Orlando, Florida with lights, camera and plenty of action this morning. Read more »
Getting on the Beta Bandwagon
-- While a lot of us today seem to be too busy to stop and think about the next version of technology X, there's still a lot of developers who are keen to get involved in beta programs, and Adobe is doing something to make that easier. Read more »
Drupal gets a Second Life framework
-- Objects in the Second Life virtual world can now be more easily integrated into Web sites running the Drupal content management system thanks to a new third-party module creator released this week. Read more »
Hans Reiser trial gets under way
-- The murder trial of Hans Reiser, the 43-year-old Oakland, Calif.-computer programmer accused of killing his wife, is scheduled to begin Tuesday in what the San Francisco Chronicle predicts will be one of the most sensational local trials in recent memory. Read more »
Samba gets an inside look at Microsoft documentation
-- A complicated third-party arrangement means that the open-source Samba project will be able to make use of proprietary documents describing Microsoft file-sharing software. Read more »
AUUG conference gets a peek inside Google
-- Google is poised to give their first public insight into the management of their clustered architecture at the annual AUUG conference in Melbourne next week. Read more »
How to Lifestream with WordPress
-- Lifestreaming is the act of collecting and publishing all of your social networking activities in one stream. Here's the easy way to get started using your own install of WordPress. Read more »
10 PR 2.0 tips for startups
-- You’ve got a great product and spent much of your budget on developing your software or service and now you’re left with a marginal budget for marketing and PR. Sound familiar? Read more »
Install usability practices in your shop with Silverback
-- Getting started with usability testing doesn't require an expensive lab full of equipment and science nerds in white coats to poke and prod your users. Cheap and accessible software is readily available to help your team create better software for end-users. Read more »
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JavaOne: Day One Gallery
JavaOne, Sun's developer conference, began today with a series of announcements -- before that could happen though, the lines needed to be traversed. Read more »
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Club Builder: Seinfeld, Wiimotes and Woz
On this episode of Club Builder: Jerry Seinfeld is the new face of Vista, we learn how to make a cheap whiteboard, and Woz talks about Steve Jobs.
