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Python 2.6 released, marches towards 3.0
The Python Software Foundation today released version 2.6 of the popular language, a release that lays the groundwork for the language-changing Python 3.0 release. Read more »
Microsoft taps JQuery for Visual Studio
Microsoft said Sunday that it plans to ship the JQuery JavaScript library with its Visual Studio developer tool suite. Read more »
Google Chrome's open source ally: Microsoft
During Google's launch of its Chrome Web browser, the company went out of its way to acknowledge the debt it owes two open source projects, Firefox and WebKit. But Microsoft, an uncommon ally in the open source realm, might also deserve a tip of the hat. Read more »
Ubuntu gets user interface team
Canonical, the leading backer of the Ubuntu version of Linux, this week said it would hire a team to help make open source software on the desktop more appealing and easier to use. Read more »
Google raising newspaper morgues from the dead
Google is making searchable, digital copies of old newspapers available online through partnerships with its publishers, the company said on Monday. Read more »
Intel acquires Linux mobile developers for Atom
Intel Corporation has acquired OpenedHand, a London-based company which specialises in mobile Linux development and services. Read more »
Intel unveils developer tools for multicore apps
As Intel prepares for multiple cores in every machine, it is bringing new tools to the table for software developers. Read more »
Stateless computing to become core to cloud computing?
As companies glom onto cloud computing, stateless computing is likely to emerge as a core tenant within the cloud and one that can deliver cost savings, predicted the chief technology architect for Merrill Lynch. Read more »
Apple DNS patch not complete
Apple's Domain Name System patch for Mac OS X systems is not completely effective, according to security experts. Read more »
Coder links Yahoo search, Google App Engine
The goliaths of the Internet are dangling an ever-larger supply of bootstraps for folks who want to try new ideas for the Web. Read more »
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Get started with Web vector graphics
At the Web Directions South conference in Sydney, Dmitry Baranovskiy presented "Web Vector Graphics", giving an overview of the models available for creating vector graphics on the Web and tools to make them render correctly in all browsers. Read more »
Microsoft unveils the F# programming language
This article kicks the tyres on the September 2008 Community Technology Preview of F#. Read this brief overview of the programming language's features and environment. Read more »
Consider these Linux file management alternatives
This article introduces Linux file management alternatives: Gentoo, Krusader, and Midnight Commander. Here are the basics about each if you want to try something different. 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 »
Getting started with Delphi for PHP
This article guides you through a brief tour of CodeGear's Delphi for PHP, a visual IDE for developing applications in PHP. Read more »
Serialise objects with XStream
This article explains why XStream is a perfect fit for parsing and writing small, simple XML files. Check out an example which shows how you could use XStream to read a configuration file for an application that needs to know a server's location. Read more »
How do I ... convert images to greyscale and sepia tone using C#?
The Microsoft .NET Framework provides developers with many different libraries that enable them to create and modify images. This article demonstrates two methods for converting an image to grayscale and sepia-tone using built-in .NET Framework functionality from C#. Read more »
Unit testing options for JavaScript
Unit testing is different from traditional testing because it is performed by the developer and not a tester. This article provides an overview of several options for unit testing client-side JavaScript code. Read more »
Get your Shoes on and go dance with code
Shoes is a Ruby-based toolkit which has the evangelical mission of letting non-programmers get their mice wet without having to go through all the tribal initiation rituals that today's computing environments demand. Read more »
Multi-core state of play
It promises to be the biggest revolution in programming since object orientation -- but it remains virtually unheard of to most developers. Thanks to the development and uptake of multi-core CPUs, developers must begin to consider truly programming in parallel. Read more »
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Developer creates Mac UI for Java apps
-- Java developers may soon be able to get their apps looking less ugly and more Mac-like if a promising new project continues. 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 »
Do you trust data in the cloud?
-- Cheap hosted storage, app engines, and hosted code libraries. Can you really trust your data, or your client's data in the magical Web 2.0 cloud? 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 »
What's new in GWT 1.5?
-- I recently wrote an introduction to the Google Web Toolkit based on Lars Rasmussen's session at the Google Developer Day 2008 in Sydney. Following the introductory session Lars gave us a deeper insight into GWT, particularly what's new in version 1.5. Read more »
Lets Shindig!
-- At this year's Google Developer Day in Sydney, Dan Peterson and John Hjelmstad talked about Apache Shindig, an open source implementation of OpenSocial and gadgets. Read more »
Are your Web apps ready for the next-gen browser war?
-- Webkit, Firefox, and Internet Explorer are all scheduled to update their browsers in 2008. Are you ready for Web dev test fest 08? Read more »
You've got patched flaws!
-- Patents and Symantec were made to look very silly this week. Microsoft said that open source was a bigger threat than Google and no prizes for guessing which month the final version of Firefox 3 will appear in. Read more »
Google decides to dominate javascript libraries
-- With each passing day Google begins to look more and more like a Trapper Keeper. The latest move for the Web behemoth is to store commonly used javascript libraries with Google AJAX Libraries API. Read more »
Opera Widget SDK released
-- Opera has announced the release of Opera Widgets SDK beta, that allows Web developers to create Web applications capable of running on all devices. Read more »
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