Object-oriented programming is great because it lets you write reusable chunks of code, instead of reinventing the wheel for each project. But recycling code isn't as easy as it sounds. That's why you need an expert.
In a move that has exposed a growing schism in the Java community, an Oracle proposal to bridge Java development tools moved ahead this week with approval from competing Java companies.
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We are finding out that the brains of Linux programmers have been floating in tanks, feeding the parasitic robots (lawyers) who are calling the shots at financially strapped SCO. Now it's time to harvest those brains.
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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.
No operating system can ever properly protect a computer from trojans as long as users continue to do silly things. Just because Linux is immune to your standard drive-by viruses it does not mean that it can escape trojan horses.
PayPal announced the opening of its certification program for Australian developers today, making Australia the first country outside of the US to offer certification.
On 1 July this year the new Mobile Premium Services Code was introduced. It sounds like it's had a good impact, but is it enough?
We are finding out that the brains of Linux programmers have been floating in tanks, feeding the parasitic robots (lawyers) who are calling the shots at financially strapped SCO. Now it's time to harvest those brains.
An ex-CIO made a decision to take a more hands-on role and got back into technical work. Here's how the decision affected his career.
If there is a Web 2.0 version of heaven, it must be Webjam. Last night Sydney's Bar Broadway was packed to the nines as 18 presenters got three minutes each on stage at Webjam 8 to show off their hot Web work. We were there to see it all go down.
IBM's Grady Booch says developers can no longer just dash off code without thinking about the larger implications.
Forty years on, Cobol is still growing. The latest money-saving idea is to put Cobol on Microsoft .Net Server.
We are finding out that the brains of Linux programmers have been floating in tanks, feeding the parasitic robots (lawyers) who are calling the shots at financially strapped SCO. Now it's time to harvest those brains.
Developers are to get access to the handheld operating system, in a move that the company hopes will encourage the creation of more applications.
Security is a serious business these days. Find out what you need to keep hackers and malicious code at bay.
Microsoft's shared source chief Jason Matusow on how the programme will spread beyond platforms and whether Office source code will be released. The question is, does anybody want it?
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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