Microsoft will begin collaborating with the Eclipse Foundation to improve native Windows application development on Java.
The "Father of Java", James Gosling, stated that he sees Blu-ray's victory as a catalyst for more interesting forms of entertainment for the disc format.
Facing protests from legions of Visual Basic developers, Microsoft is not backing down. But it is taking steps to keep them on friendly terms.
Tasmania's Department of Education will shortly appoint a panel of software development suppliers as it looks to shore up resources for numerous small-scale programming projects.
Microsoft on Thursday said that Oracle had pledged to make its database software work better with Microsoft's development tools.
Usage of Microsoft's popular Visual Basic development language--used by about half of all professional programmers--may be on the wane, according to a recent study.
If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, Microsoft's fiercest foes--Java software providers--are showing growing admiration for their powerful rival.
Even as the battle between Microsoft and Sun Microsystems for developer mindshare goes into full swing, the line between competing development platforms is already starting to blur.
Your company could face a problem of Y2K proportions if you're using versions of Microsoft's Java Virtual Machine affected by its 2001 legal settlement with Sun.
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Microsoft is expected to unveil a tool for customizing Office 11 applications based on its Visual Studio programming environment.
Microsoft will offer developers a glimpse at future versions of its Visual Studio.Net development tools and highlight a number of additions to the product line.
Microsoft this week gave customers a look at forthcoming development and management tools that are part of the company's long-term plans for the product.
When it comes to IDEs, Java developers are almost spoiled for choice. Borland’s latest version of JBuilder has a lot to offer for server-side and EJB development.
Sun Microsystems is building a Java-based development kit for its StarOffice software to help corporate programmers customise desktop applications, a move that better pits it against Microsoft's dominant Office.
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