Commentary: Open-source folks aren't tackling the one key question in the SCO Group-IBM battle over Unix - what if the company's right?
Developers have a number of reasons for favouring one programming environment over another. For those attracted by good technology, .NET is worth a look.
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Australian enterprises are assessing open source as a viable alternative to vendor-specific tool sets, according to one industry analyst.
Offering a free clone of Red Hat Enterprise Linux turned out not to be such a simple matter after all.
Few things can spark more religious fervour amongst programmers than the mention of a goto statement.
Microsoft's approach to open source seems to be mellowing quite dramatically the software giant has released its .NET Micro Framework under an Apache licence and made a GPLed source code release over the weekend.
PayPal announced the opening of its certification program for Australian developers today, making Australia the first country outside of the US to offer certification.
Google announced overnight the release and open-sourcing of a trio of tools designed to help JavaScript developers.
Some of the 500,000 visitors expected to walk through the Sculpture by the Sea exhibition on the Sydney coastline this November can be excused for saying they are seeing things that aren't really there.
Microsoft has disclosed technical information vital to allowing third-party developers create software that works well with Windows.
Australian enterprises are assessing open source as a viable alternative to vendor-specific tool sets, according to one industry analyst.
Though they may not be household names like Thorpie or Lleyton, local developers rank among the world's best.
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COMMENTARY -- Longhorn will be immensely popular once it is released, because Longhorn is revolutionary technology that makes desktop computing better.
At the Microsoft Professional Developers Conference in Los Angeles, Microsoft Chief Software Architect Ray Ozzie talks about the company's new cloud computing operating system, called Windows Azure. The new OS is a framework that allows you to scale from 10 users to 10 million users without additional coding. Ozzie also discusses what the technology means for developers and businesses.
At the AusCERT 2008 conference in the Gold Coast, ex-NSA staffer Brian Snow, told ZDNet.com.au that software can be secure -- but only if vendors overhaul their development processes.
Microsoft has disclosed technical information vital to allowing third-party developers create software that works well with Windows.
Macromedia is targeting its new product line at the developer who manages an entire site or also works with graphics and design.
The company, which also changed the show's venue, wants its Worldwide Developers Conference to coincide with the release of a preview version of Panther--the next update to its OS.
A software development project aimed at getting the Linux operating system to run on Microsoft's Xbox is offering a larger incentive for would-be developers--to the tune of US$200,000.
Microsoft is expected next month to disclose more details on Longhorn, its planned upgrade to Windows, as the company looks to drive demand for the forthcoming operating system.
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