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Fedora wants to draw in women

Open-source project Fedora has launched Fedora Women, a forum and mailing list, in an effort to encourage more female developers to participate in its community. Read more »

Women flock to Linux talkfest

Female registrations have hit an all time high for Linux.conf.au Read more »

Debian group encourages female developers

The number of female developers working on Debian is set to rise in the next few months thanks to the work of Debian Women. Read more »

Developers invent anti-jerk software

Are you a jerk on the phone? You might want to be a bit nicer the next time you take that call. Read more »

Victoria backs J2EE development

Enterprise Java Victoria, an alliance of more than 35 Victorian organisations, has received $80,000 from the State Government to focus on developing J2EE applications. Read more »

Strike vote fuels IBM Australia debate

A potential impending strike action at one of IBM Australia's Sydney facilities has sparked debate about whether it was still worth striving to work at one of the largest and most prestigious technology firms in Australia and the world. Read more »

Coming soon to kindergarten class: antipiracy ed

Tired of their antipiracy messages being ignored by the teen- and college-age set, the entertainment industry is attempting to indoctrinate far younger disciples. Read more »

Open-source coders hailed as heroes

Open-source contributors who use their spare time to add to public projects are the virtual world's equivalent of lifeboat men, according to a think-tank report. Read more »

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Beyond the barriers: What women want in IT

Is it time to accept that females lack IT or is lack of support and enduring stereotypes keeping women away? Ella Morton investigates. Read more »

Breaking the gender code: Builder talks to DataGrid girl

Marcie Robillard, a.k.a. DataGrid girl, tells Builder AU why more women should be cutting code but why most leave the industry. Read more »

Seven aspects of a great user experience

The spotlight at this year's Web Directions South UX conference in Melbourne was on user experience. Andy Budd, a designer and developer at Clearleft in the UK, contributed to the theme of the day with his presentation -- "Designing the User Experience Curve". Read more »

Helping yourself by helping others

If you're considered too junior or your lines of advancement are blocked then it might be time to volunteer your time to create future opportunities. Read more »

Driving towards in-car software

Developing applications to run inside cars is a fascinating and potentially lucrative market for developers. But what systems are actually running under the hood, and what hurdles do you have to overcome to build for them? Read more »

New Indian government a threat to offshoring?

What do the results of the recent Indian election mean to companies looking to offshore IT services there? Author Paul Davies explains. Read more »

Should you hire the COBOL guy?

Hiring a programmer from the COBOL days can bring a valuable asset to your shop, both in terms of hands-on development and in intangibles. Read more »

Enable culture change

It's never easy when a company changes its culture. As a manager, you can play a key role by embracing the changes, helping to shape your people's perceptions of change, keeping them informed, and instituting some positive changes of your own. 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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