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Are developers stealing code?

Many software developers regard 'code-borrowing'--reusing existing software in their own work--as an acceptable practice, despite the legal minefield it could create for their employers. Read more »

Firefox 3.1 beta now available

A new testing version of the Firefox web browser, Firefox 3.1 beta 1, is now available for download from Mozilla. Read more »

Opera mobile gets Symbian support

There's been a lot of activity recently in the world of mobile browsers. Read more »

Google reveals Android's sensitive inner compass

Google has shown off Android's inner compass which allows the screen's view to mirror the holder's orientation. Read more »

Google debuts Gears for Firefox 3

Gears, Google's project to make Web browsers a better foundation for elaborate online applications, now supports Firefox 3, the company plans to announce soon. Read more »

Security experts warn of potential malicious AIR code

On Monday, Adobe Systems rolled out its new Web 2.0 development tool, Adobe Integrated Runtime, or AIR. Following its release were some concerns from the security community. Read more »

Yahoo and Google attempt to improve the browser

A year after Google launched its Gears project, Yahoo has decided to make your browser better, too. Read more »

CBA admits to NetBank Firefox bug

A recent upgrade to the Commonwealth Bank's NetBank service claims to "make your online banking a whole lot easier", but a problem has emerged for Firefox users. Read more »

iPhone success depends on Windows?

Apple traditionally caps off its worldwide developer conference with a bang -- releasing a piece of news that coders, enthusiasts and journalists can stew over for days and weeks afterwards. Read more »

Firefox beta out of the foxhole

A test version of an updated Firefox browser is out, offering such features as automatic updates and improvements designed to speed browser navigation. Read more »

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Flexing some muscle

Macromedia's Flex allows developers to create rich presentation layers for Internet applications using Flash. We'll show you how to get your first Flex application up and running. Read more »

Vi for programmers

Love it or hate it, the vi editor is a powerful and flexible developer tool. Learn how put vi to work for you with this article on the top 10 vi features. Read more »

Test entire Web applications with HttpUnit

HttpUnit is a suite of Java classes to test Web applications over HTTP. See how it works. Read more »

Road test: .NET development without Visual Studio

This month we put five IDE alternatives to Microsoft's Visual Studio against each other. Is there an alternative for .NET developers? David McAmis puts the candidates to the test. Read more »

Develop JavaScript with the JSEclipse plug-in

JavaScript developers have been clamoring for development tools for years. Tools like Firebug and Venkman answer the call, but there are more options available. Read more »

Build an AIR application for your website

Adobe AIR brings web technologies to the desktop through the integration of the Webkit rendering engine in a Flash-style desktop-based runtime. AIR applications running on HTML, CSS and Javascript can interact with the local file system, manipulate local SQL databases and even use AJAX on any domain. Read more »

Employ refactoring via Visual Studio to write better code

Refactoring is the practice of making your code cleaner and clearer without affecting the functionality. Find out what's included in Visual Studio's Refactor menu, and discover a couple of Visual Studio add-ins that bring refactoring to the Visual Basic community. Read more »

Improving the mobile Web user experience

Traditionally our experience with the mobile Web was pretty terrible, but the good news is that this is starting to change, at least according to Oliver Weidlich, usability specialist at Ideal Interfaces. Read more »

10 things you should do near the end of a project

When it comes to the end of a project, many project managers come up just short of the finish line. Failure to handle the final steps can add confusion to an initiative and may lead to customer dissatisfaction, unhappy staff, and a project dragging on longer than necessary. Read more »

Take advantage of code snippets in Visual Studio 2005

Visual Studio 2005 brings auto-complete for code snippets to C#, J#, and XML, as well as additional features for Visual Basic. Read more »

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Confessions of an accessibility sadist

Chris Duckett [blogs:betaliving] -- If your mouse dies because of a software update, most people would rollback the update -- a small minority will continue to move forward regardless. All in the name of science and testing the world of accessibility. Read more »

When simplifying becomes patronising

Chris Duckett [blogs:betaliving] -- Assumption is the mother of many things, and it allows well-intended simplification to go a step too far Read more »

You need to be smart

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- One of the most popular buzzwords in software development agile. Today everyone wants to be agile. That is good! However, being agile is not enough. Read more »

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  • Brendon Chase Sun eye Web developers with Netbeans 6.5

    Despite the recent employment axe hitting Sun the company has pushed out a new release of its Netbeans open source IDE with an eye to appeal more to Web developers. Read more »

    -- posted by Brendon Chase

  • Renai LeMay BarCamp buzz: Let the hacking continue

    Attending last weekend's BarCamp in Sydney, it was hard to escape the conclusion that a certain "dot-com bust" flavour had seeped into the kool aid previously being drunk by Australia's web 2.0 and early stage start-up sector. Read more »

    -- posted by Renai LeMay

  • Staff Adobe briefly considered its own browser

    Internet Explorer dominates the Web browser market, but are that many people so in love with it? Meanwhile, the Flash player dominates its segment because lots of people find it to be a terrific. So might Adobe one day decide that the next logical step is to try its hand at building its own Web browser? Read more »

    -- posted by Staff

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