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The Foundation of an OSGi-Based Application: Design and Bundles

Fetched: March 10th, 2010, 5:31pm MST

Learn how to lay the necessary groundwork for service-oriented, modular OSGi components in the Eclipse Equinox container.

Implementing OAuth Authorization on Social Networks

Fetched: March 9th, 2010, 9:32pm MST

Walk through all the necessary steps for implementing the OAuth token-based authorization system--a perfect security solution for the social networking age--on both the consumer and provider sides.

News Brief: W3C Gets New Leadership

Fetched: March 8th, 2010, 12:31pm MST

Former Novell CTO takes the vacant CEO spot at the W3C web standards body.

Open Source CouchDB Heads to the Cloud

Fetched: March 5th, 2010, 3:31pm MST

NoSQL database variant gears up with commercial support from cloud vendor and project sponsor Cloudant.

OAuth: Token-Based Authorization for the Social Networking Age

Fetched: March 4th, 2010, 7:31pm MST

The OAuth token-based authorization system allows users to grant third-party access to their resources without sharing their usernames and passwords. It's perfect for the age of data scattered across many social networking sites.

The Top 10 jQuery Plugins for the JavaScript-Weary

Fetched: March 3rd, 2010, 5:31pm MST

Use these 10 powerful jQuery plugins to enhance your web site UI with usability improvements and some eye candy!

Five Indispensable MySQL Tools

Fetched: February 26th, 2010, 6:31pm MST

Use these powerful tools to increase your MySQL development productivity.

Five Fabulous PHP Frameworks

Fetched: February 25th, 2010, 10:32pm MST

Turbocharge your PHP development with these five fantastic frameworks: CakePHP, CodeIgniter, DooPHP, Symfony, and Zend.

Meet Git, the Version Control System for Developers Who Like Ease

Fetched: February 23rd, 2010, 7:31pm MST

Meet Git, an open-source version control system that reduces rather than adds to the overhead of managing a software project.

HP Fortifies Security with Static and Dynamic Analysis

Fetched: February 22nd, 2010, 12:31pm MST

Partnership between HP and code scanning vendor Fortify provides a view of application security from development code to runtime server.

Use JavaMail to Automate Email Distribution

Fetched: February 19th, 2010, 2:31pm MST

Learn the basics of using the JavaMail API to build a Java mail application.

Video: Plotting Map Markers Dynamically Using the Google Maps API, jQuery, PHP, and MySQL

Fetched: February 17th, 2010, 5:31pm MST

Learn how to add Google Maps markers and store their coordinates in a database using a blend of jQuery, PHP and MySQL.

The Firefox Web Developer Toolbar Maximizes Your Productivity

Fetched: February 15th, 2010, 10:31pm MST

Web developers, the powerful Firefox Web Developer Toolbar add-in can send your productivity soaring.

The Java 7 Features Bound to Make Developers More Productive

Fetched: February 12th, 2010, 1:31pm MST

The developer productivity features in the upcoming Java SE 7 release (object comparison, file system monitoring, and concurrency) are enough to make a Java veteran envy the Java newbies.

Mnesia: A Distributed DBMS Rooted in Concurrency

Fetched: February 10th, 2010, 4:31pm MST

Find out what makes Mnesia, the Erlang-based database management system, perfect for distribution across a network of computers.

Combine JavaScript and a Template Engine for Flexible Web Apps

Fetched: February 9th, 2010, 5:31pm MST

Combine the power and simplicity of the TrimPath template engine with JavaScript and Ajax to develop next-generation web applications.

Video: Passing Data Between PHP and JavaScript Using JSON

Fetched: February 5th, 2010, 5:31pm MST

Build powerful AJAX-driven Web applications by passing data between the client and server using PHP, JavaScript and the JSON data format.

ActiveState Debuts Support for Python, Perl, Tcl

Fetched: February 3rd, 2010, 3:31pm MST

Need support for dynamic languages? You don't have to rely on just the community.

Anatomy of a Google Go Program

Fetched: February 3rd, 2010, 3:31pm MST

Get an introduction to a concurrent, file-processing program written in Google's Go language.

Codesion Emerges from CVS

Fetched: February 2nd, 2010, 5:31pm MST

Everyone knows that CVS is a legacy tech for code repositories, right?

Advance Your Career in Technology with WorldWideLearn.com

Fetched: February 2nd, 2010, 12:31pm MST

WorldWideLearn.com, a trusted online education directory, has partnered with Developer.com to help its readers gain valuable new technical skills easily through online courses in fields including computer programming, Web development, and Linux and open source training.

Release Roundup, Jan. '10: New Year, New Gear for Java/Open Source Developers

Fetched: February 1st, 2010, 6:31pm MST

From usual suspects like Apache, Google and Sun and some lesser-known players, January 2010 brought a steady stream of code releases for Java and open source developers' toolboxes.

Create Your Own Store Locator with Google Maps, PHP, and MySQL

Fetched: February 1st, 2010, 12:31pm MST

Provide your visitors with a Google Maps API-based service that allows them to view map locations in and around their zip codes.

Gardening with Drupal and Dries

Fetched: January 29th, 2010, 4:31pm MST

Founder of popular open source CMS opens up about new efforts to make Drupal easier to install as version 7 approaches.

Mozilla Firefox Gets More 'Agile' with Lorentz

Fetched: January 22nd, 2010, 12:31pm MST

A new Firefox release model is now set to take hold, which will see the popular browser's developers embrace more of an Agile-like methodology.

Selenium Gets Some Sauce for Open Source Testing

Fetched: January 20th, 2010, 4:31pm MST

Popular open source app testing project gets funding and commercial products, too.

News Brief: Facebook Sponsors Apache Software Foundation

Fetched: January 12th, 2010, 6:31pm MST

Facebook is built on open source Apache technology, and now it's making support of the ASF official.

An Android Developer's Top 10 Gripes

Fetched: January 11th, 2010, 1:31pm MST

A veteran mobile application developer vents his frustration with a list of 10 things he loves to hate about Android.

Creating Draggable Markers with the Google Maps API

Fetched: January 8th, 2010, 4:31pm MST

Using the combined power of the Google Maps API, jQuery, and PHP, you can manipulate marker positions and save the updated coordinates to your local database with ease!

Java vs. C++: The Performance Showdown

Fetched: January 6th, 2010, 1:31pm MST

It's time to settle this once and for all: For memory allocation, looping, and floating-point operation, does Java or C++ perform better?

Fat Models and Skinny Controllers Bring Out the Best in Your MVC Framework

Fetched: January 4th, 2010, 2:30am MST

Using an MVC framework? Pack the model with as much data-related logic as possible while maintaining a streamlined controller. You'll produce cleaner, more maintainable code.

Distributed Application Communication Using WCF

Fetched: December 30th, 2009, 6:30am MST

Learn how to define, implement, configure and host a Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) service and then consume the service in a client.

Spruce up your next application with the WPF Ribbon

Fetched: December 22nd, 2009, 6:31am MST

Is it time to give your next application a major user interface face lift? Try the WPF Ribbon as used in Microsoft Office 2007.

Introducing Java/Open Source Daily, All the Java/Open Source Information You Need in One Newsletter

Fetched: December 21st, 2009, 10:31pm MST

Internet.com launches a new daily newsletter to provide one-stop coverage of all the Java and Open Source information that matters to you.

Rapid UI Prototyping with Microsoft Expression Blend 3

Fetched: December 21st, 2009, 6:30am MST

In today's environment prototyping your UI can be paramount. This article will show users how to use the Microsoft Expression Blend 3 prototyping tool and discuss the differences between static, interactive and convertible prototypes.

Incremental Intellisense Improvements in VS2010

Fetched: December 18th, 2009, 6:30am MST

Learn about the history of debugging and evolutionary improvements in Intellisense in VS2010.

Creating Windows 7 Jump Lists With The API Code Pack and Visual Studio 2008

Fetched: December 15th, 2009, 6:30am MST

One of the most clearly visible new features in Windows 7 is the new taskbar. Read on to learn how you can use jump lists from your C# applications with help from the Windows API Code Pack.

News Brief: Best Buy and CE Vendors Sued over GPL Software

Fetched: December 14th, 2009, 5:31pm MST

SFLC sues 14 vendors over copyright infringement related to non-compliance with open source software usage and distribution.

Working with the Android Calendar

Fetched: December 14th, 2009, 7:30am MST

Integrate Android Calendar support into your Android applications.

Open Source Licensing Detection Gets More Competitive

Fetched: December 11th, 2009, 2:31pm MST

As open source adoption grows, so too does the competitive market for helping developers identify licenses and improve software adoption lifecycle.

Microsoft Re-Releases WUDT Under GPLv2 License

Fetched: December 11th, 2009, 10:31am MST

After admitting that a third-party developer mistakenly used open source code in a Windows 7 download tool, Microsoft makes amends.

Microsoft Re-Releases WUDT Under GPLv2 License

Fetched: December 11th, 2009, 8:31am MST

After admitting that a third-party developer mistakenly used open source code in a Windows 7 download tool, Microsoft makes amends.

Dynamic Language Support in the .NET 4.0 Framework

Fetched: December 11th, 2009, 6:30am MST

The focus of this article will be on the dynamic language support (DLR) that will be released as a part of the upcoming 4.0 version of the .NET Framework.

News Brief: Google Revs Web Development With GWT 2.0

Fetched: December 9th, 2009, 6:31pm MST

Next-gen Google Web tool debuts to help boost browser-based app speed.

Add Video Capture to Your BlackBerry Applications

Fetched: December 9th, 2009, 11:31am MST

Take advantage of the latest BlackBerry features by adding video recording capabilities to your applications.

On Programmer Laziness & Anonymous Types

Fetched: December 8th, 2009, 6:30am MST

Programmers should look for the lazy way to solve a problem. Laziness is an unquantifiable myth.

Declaring Anonymous Types in VB

Fetched: December 7th, 2009, 6:30am MST

Using an anonymous type in VB, which is essential for technologies like LINQ, means that the compiler will generate a class for you based on context and named initializers saving you time and effort. To learn more read on.

Putting Architecture Principles into Practice

Fetched: December 4th, 2009, 6:31am MST

Learn how to explicitly define the principles upon which your IT organization stands and practical advice for putting them into practice.

The 2010 IT Salary Guide

Fetched: December 2nd, 2009, 12:23pm MST

The 2010 IT Salary Guide lists salaries for many tech professionals, and also details IT salary levels for various U.S. regions. Plus: salary incentives for specialty IT skill sets.

The 7 Rules for Writing World Class Technical Documentation

Fetched: November 30th, 2009, 6:30am MST

Writing technical documentation can be a daunting task. Let Bob Reselman show you the way to writing great engaging technical documentation.

Dynamic Programming with Lambda Expressions

Fetched: November 25th, 2009, 6:31am MST

Add ultimate flexibility and power to your programs with function parameters and Lambda Expressions.

Back to Basics: Understanding How Java 6 Programs Work

Fetched: November 24th, 2009, 10:31pm MST

The Java application and the applet are two distinct types of program. They have several important differences in the way they function and the way you create them. Learn the differences and how to create both in Java 6.

Installing SQL Server 2008

Fetched: November 23rd, 2009, 7:30am MST

Need your server and your site up and running quick? Let Greg Larsen show you what you need to know to get SQL Server running and configured.

Forms Processing with the Zend Framework

Fetched: November 23rd, 2009, 6:30am MST

Processing user-supplied form data can be fraught with errors. Not so with the Zend Framework! This tutorial shows you how to use the Zend Framework's Zend_Validate component to easily and conveniently validate complex form data.

Installing SQL Server 2008

Fetched: November 20th, 2009, 6:31am MST

Need your server and your site up and running quick? Let Greg Larsen show you what you need to know to get SQL Server running and configured.

Service Provider Interface: Creating Extensible Java Applications

Fetched: November 17th, 2009, 10:31pm MST

The ServiceLoader API (part of JDK 1.6) allows you to use the service provider interface (SPI) approach to creating extensible Java applications.

Managing User Accounts with the Zend Framework

Fetched: November 17th, 2009, 8:30am MST

The Zend_Auth component, part of the Zend Framework, provides a mechanism for authenticating users in your web apps. Jason Gilmore will show you how use this robust component to give users the ability to create their own accounts.

Agile Overview (or why is chaos so popular ?)

Fetched: November 13th, 2009, 6:30am MST

If you wonder why you are hearing so much about the chaotic Agile methods lately, this is the article for you. We'll show you how to put the Agile method to work for you.

Building Windows Azure Cloud Service Applications with Azure Storage and the Azure SDK

Fetched: November 12th, 2009, 12:31pm MST

Learn how to use Windows Azure, Azure Storage and the Azure SDK to quickly and efficiently build cloud applications

A Quick Introduction to the Spring Python Framework

Fetched: November 9th, 2009, 6:30am MST

Want to use Spring but don't want to use Java? Spring for Python is an Inversion of Control container for Python with several additional features such as aspect oriented programming. To learn more read on.

Managing File Uploads with the Zend Framework

Fetched: November 6th, 2009, 6:30am MST

Creating the next great community-driven Website? Using the Zend Framework, you can validate and manage your users' file uploads with ease. Read on to learn how.

Take advantage of the Windows 7 TaskBar in your next project

Fetched: October 29th, 2009, 2:31pm MDT

Looking to enhance your applications support for new features in Windows 7? In this article we'll demonstrate several of the new features of the TaskBar and show you how to take advantage of them.

Creating a Cloud Client with Adobe AIR, JavaScript, and Google Health

Fetched: October 27th, 2009, 10:31pm MDT

Learn how to develop a simple AIR/JavaScript client that communicates with Google's cloud-based solution for personal health information management, Google Health.

Improved COM Interoperability

Fetched: October 26th, 2009, 6:30am MDT

Learn about the COM Interoperability improvements coming with the next release of the .NET Framework and how they will make your COM Interop such as Office applications much easier.

Constructing your First PowerShell Provider

Fetched: October 23rd, 2009, 6:30am MDT

PowerShell, it seems, is going to be here for awhile. So today we'll focus on a few of the major PowerShell Provider concepts.

Why Code Coverage Tools Should Be in Every Developer's Toolbox

Fetched: October 21st, 2009, 8:30am MDT

Explore the world of code coverage tools that help developers create better code in less time.

Build your own MVC Framework: Getting your Framework Up And Running

Fetched: October 16th, 2009, 6:30am MDT

In the last part of Marc's series we put all the pieces together and write a simple Hello World Application.

JAX-RS: The Java API for RESTful Web Services

Fetched: October 14th, 2009, 4:31pm MDT

This article reviews two popular JAX-RS frameworks, Jersey and Apache CXF, and provides some basic examples that illustrate how to build, deploy, and execute RESTful web services.

Real World REST Using Jersey, AJAX and JSON

Fetched: October 9th, 2009, 7:31am MDT

In this article Bob Reselman gives us a brief overview of REST, and explains the basic operational concepts behind Jersey.

Real World REST Using Jersey, AJAX and JSON

Fetched: October 9th, 2009, 6:31am MDT

In this article Bob Reselman gives us a brief overview of REST, and explains the basic operational concepts behind Jersey.

Securing Your Java ARchive (JAR) Files

Fetched: October 6th, 2009, 10:31pm MDT

If your JAR needs the capability to access resources outside the JVM, sign it. The user can then feel secure in granting the required permission for your JAR to perform its actions.

Converting Data to XML with LINQ to XML

Fetched: October 5th, 2009, 6:30am MDT

Sometimes when you have all kinds of data what you really need is XML. LINQ to XML let's you employ functional construction to convert your data into XML.

Setting Up Azure and Deploying Your First Application

Fetched: October 2nd, 2009, 6:30am MDT

Learn how to use Windows Azure to setup and deploy your first application hosted in the "cloud."

Using new location-aware data types in SQL Server 2008

Fetched: October 1st, 2009, 9:30am MDT

Learn how leverage location based data using Microsoft SQL Server 2008 from C# applications and combine them with interactive maps.

Java ARchive (JAR) Files 101

Fetched: September 29th, 2009, 10:31pm MDT

JAR is the Java way of compressing a file. Learn how to use some basic and advanced features of this fundamental tool.

How to Structure Leadership Roles for Guaranteed Project Delivery

Fetched: September 28th, 2009, 6:30am MDT

Building partnerships between management and architecture can help augment the project manager's role and guarantee delivery.

Tuning and Testing Enterprise Web Services with SoapUI and JMeter

Fetched: September 25th, 2009, 6:30am MDT

Need to take some of the frustration out of troubleshooting your web services? Read on to find out how.

Java Socket Programming in Client/Server Applications

Fetched: September 22nd, 2009, 10:31pm MDT

Java provides all the capabilities required to develop socket-based applications relatively easily—and it hides all the complexity involved.

Using new location-aware data types in SQL Server 2008

Fetched: September 21st, 2009, 6:30am MDT

Learn how leverage location based data using Microsoft SQL Server 2008 from C# applications and combine them with interactive maps.

Implementing Skins and Themes for ASP.NET

Fetched: September 18th, 2009, 8:30am MDT

Skins and themes make it much easier to quickly, uniformly, and easily change the way your web application looks.

Non-Blocking I/O Made Possible in Java

Fetched: September 16th, 2009, 6:30am MDT

Java SE7 "Dolphin" release is nearing and we're chomping at the bit. So let's dig in and review non-blocking IO, a feature of java.nio (New I/O) package that is a part of Java v1.4, v1.5 and v1.6 and we'll also take a peek at the java.nio.file (NIO.2) package.

Top Ten Tips for Presenting Architecture Information

Fetched: September 14th, 2009, 6:30am MDT

Have you ever struggled to communicate architectural information with stakeholders? Do you recognize that presenting data and information is a core competency of an architect? Consider putting these proven principles and patterns to use in your next presentation.

A Project Management Office is More Powerful Than a Locomotive

Fetched: September 11th, 2009, 6:30am MDT

Project success is often won or lost in the planning stages, that why having a project management office can be a boon to your success rate. Michelle LaBrosse will now extol the virtues of adding a PMO to your operation.

An Introduction to Java NIO and NIO.2

Fetched: September 9th, 2009, 6:30am MDT

In this article we will review some of the existing features of the java.nio (New I/O) package that are a part of Java v1.4, v1.5 and v1.6.

Handling User Interaction with Android App Widgets

Fetched: September 8th, 2009, 7:30am MDT

Create an Android App Widget for the Home screen with dynamic user controls.

Understanding and Benefiting from Code Contracts in .NET 4.0

Fetched: September 4th, 2009, 6:30am MDT

One of the fundamental programming challenges is managing state. Chances are you have written dozens and dozens of methods that at the beginning check that certain conditions are met, and that another set of conditions is met when the method returns. With Code Contracts in .NET 4.0, you can make things considerably easier. Read on to learn how.

Build your own MVC Framework: Making Headway

Fetched: August 31st, 2009, 6:30am MDT

Marc Plotz takes us further into his custom, lightweight MVC Framework.

Obtaining Client-Specific Information with a Web Application

Fetched: August 27th, 2009, 6:30am MDT

Obtain client-specific information from your Web application using ActiveX, which only works with Internet Explorer and browsers that have ActiveX extensions.

The Future of Managed Languages: C# and Visual Basic

Fetched: August 25th, 2009, 6:30am MDT

In this installment of the .NET Nuts & Bolts column we'll be discussing three industry trends that are influencing the next releases of C# and Visual Basic.

Architectural Layers and Tips on how to Achieve the Architecture Consistency

Fetched: August 24th, 2009, 6:30am MDT

Architectural roles can make a project great or set you back to the drawing board. Read on to discover the many architectural roles in your project life cycle and how to achieve consistency throughout.

Real Developers Demand Application Quality Measures

Fetched: August 20th, 2009, 7:30am MDT

The key to using quality data effectively is in understanding why developers need such data and how it can empower them.

Writing Your own Twitter Application Using Java, Swing, and Twitter4j

Fetched: August 12th, 2009, 6:30am MDT

Want to build your own Twitter app? Read on to figure out what it takes to get started.

Extending Microsoft's Concurrency and Coordination Runtime with MSMQ

Fetched: August 11th, 2009, 7:30am MDT

Join Microsoft's Concurrency and Coordination Runtime and MSMQ to coordinate work across processes on multiple computers.

Performance Impact of Using Spring.NET Dependency Injection

Fetched: August 10th, 2009, 12:31pm MDT

Looking to start using Spring.NET to provide Dependency Injection in your next project? In this article I will show the performance impact of Spring.NET Dependency Injection and compare it to performing the same functions natively.

Creating a Home Screen App Widget on Android

Fetched: August 6th, 2009, 6:30am MDT

You can integrate Android applications into the Android platform seamlessly in new and interesting ways using App Widgets.

Using Visual Studio to write Word add-ins

Fetched: August 4th, 2009, 6:30am MDT

Microsoft Office is the ubiquitous application suite of the Windows world. The classic combination of Windows and Office on a corporate desk also opens multitude of possibilities for developers. Read on to learn how to write business solutions to complement Word 2007 with your favorite tools, .NET and Visual Studio.

Performance Improvement: Bigger and Better

Fetched: August 3rd, 2009, 12:30pm MDT

What do you do when a system or application performance problem just can't seem to be fixed?

Must-Have Business Rules for Today's Economy

Fetched: July 31st, 2009, 6:30am MDT

Rules keep the business world moving forward so today we share Michelle LaBrosse's top ten rules for a successful business.

Catch Errors at Compile Time with Java Generics

Fetched: July 28th, 2009, 12:30am MDT

Using generics in your Java development can help you detect issues during compile time rather than being confronted by them at run time.

Performance Improvements: Caching

Fetched: July 27th, 2009, 9:30am MDT

Caching can greatly improve performance but it can also lull you into a false sense of security. In some cases it can even make the performance worse. If you haven't already, then now is the time to learn the issues and limitations of caching so that you can truly improve performance.

Building Responsive .NET Applications with Microsoft Concurrency and Coordination Runtime (CCR)

Fetched: July 23rd, 2009, 6:30am MDT

In this article, Jeffrey Juday demonstrates how CCR can work with the .NET Ping class APM functions.

Assembling "New" Service Based Solutions from Existing Services

Fetched: July 22nd, 2009, 6:30am MDT

This article demonstrates how an enterprise can improve time to market without sacrificing quality when offering new services: by leveraging investments made in existing services, incorporating best practices, and adopting a level of standardization.

Performance Improvement: Session State

Fetched: July 20th, 2009, 7:30am MDT

Performance is critical to today's successful applications and web sites. If you design with an awareness of the session state management challenges you can always change your strategies to match your performance needs.

Selecting the Best Java Collection Class for Your Application

Fetched: July 14th, 2009, 10:31pm MDT

Java provides over 20 collection classes, each having different performance and organizing properties. Learn how to choose the most appropriate of these classes for a particular use.

Using Memory-Mapped Files in .NET 4.0

Fetched: July 14th, 2009, 6:30am MDT

Manipulating large files can be tough because of all those memory and performance constraints. When .NET 4.0 becomes available, developers will finally have class library support for memory-mapped files, an old technique for allowing applications to read and write large files and share data between applications.

The Rules of the Project Management Game

Fetched: July 7th, 2009, 7:30am MDT

How can you keep a project moving smoothly? Here are a guidelines for constructing rules to keep your projects moving forward.

Running Custom Tracepoint Macros in Visual Studio

Fetched: July 6th, 2009, 6:30am MDT

Programming is hard,debugging is hard. Doing both well is critical to being a good programmer. To make things easier for us Paul Kimmel demonstrates how to run custom Tracepoint with macros.

A Two-Way Requirements Verification Process during Design Phase

Fetched: July 2nd, 2009, 8:30am MDT

This article will demonstrate a simple technique, "A Two-Way Requirements verification process", which reinforces the most critical connection point of any methodology: the transition between functional design or requirement sign off and the beginning of the technical design by the technical team.

Going Parallel with the Task Parallel Library and PLINQ

Fetched: June 30th, 2009, 6:30am MDT

With more and more computers using a multi-core processor, the free lunch of increased clock speeds and the inherent performance gains are over. Software developers must instead make sure their applications take use of all the cores available in an efficient manner. New features in .NET 4.0 mean that managed code developers too can join the party.

Performance Improvement: Understanding

Fetched: June 29th, 2009, 7:30am MDT

The results you get out of any performance prediction exercise are bound to be wrong. The goal is to make them as least wrong as possible. Rob Bogue will help you understand how to avoid getting them too wrong.

Introducing the Entity Framework

Fetched: June 26th, 2009, 11:30pm MDT

The Entity Framework provides a .NET class-based model of a data store, letting you query the model with LINQ, while the model do the background grunt work of contacting the data store to add, update, or delete data.

Browser Compatibility Development Guide

Fetched: June 25th, 2009, 6:30am MDT

Do you have defined practices to ensure your website renders and operates properly on your users preferred browsers? If not, do you realize you may be losing customers and partners as a result? This guide for browser compatibility development provides you with the information you need to start or enhance your browser compatibility development practice.

Java Internationalization Made Easy

Fetched: June 24th, 2009, 3:30pm MDT

Java internationalization is a simple concept, and when it is implemented correctly, long-term management requires only minimal or no code changes.

RESTing with the Microsoft REST Starter Kit

Fetched: June 22nd, 2009, 6:30am MDT

Tap the Starter Kit for your next REST Web Service.

Extend Your SharePoint Control with Custom stsadm Commands

Fetched: June 18th, 2009, 6:30am MDT

Although stsadm comes with an extensive set of built-in commands, when those don't meet your needs, you can add custom commands that do.

Hardware's Dirty Little Secret, or Why Software Can be Mass Produced

Fetched: June 16th, 2009, 8:30am MDT

OP-ED: Unlike the Illuminati, the IEEE exists, and they have a secret. This secret helps them turn out shiny MP3 players, phones, and computers with processing power than we programmers can figure out how to use. This is how they do it. When will developers learn the same truths?

On the Road with the Google Maps API

Fetched: June 15th, 2009, 9:30am MDT

Create sophisticated route finding features using the Google Maps API's powerful GDirections class!

Android XML Parser Performance

Fetched: June 11th, 2009, 6:30am MDT

Shane Conder will show us how different XML parsers affect performance with Android and the answers might surprise you. The article provides developers with data for choosing a particular XML parser and Android code that demonstrates all three parsers.

Getting started with Apache NMS Framework and Apache ActiveMQ

Fetched: June 9th, 2009, 6:30am MDT

Looking to incorporate ActiveMQ into your next project, but don't want to use Spring.NET? This article shows how to use the basics of the .NET Messaging Service Framework.

Create Quick Database Interfaces with ASP.NET Dynamic Data

Fetched: June 8th, 2009, 6:30am MDT

Very often web applications utilize a database, but creating a set of pages to view, edit, delete and insert data to the database seems like a repetitive task. Every application has the same set of basic features. To ease the process, Microsoft has recently developed a new technique for creating such applications. Enter ASP.NET Dynamic Data.

Microsoft Charts Overview

Fetched: June 4th, 2009, 6:30am MDT

Learn how to use the Microsoft Chart Controls for Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 by reviewing the most commonly used and required charting properties.

Getting Along Within a Team or on a Project

Fetched: June 1st, 2009, 7:30am MDT

There are many factors which can contribute to conflicts: differing personalities, styles, and working long hours together can all add up to a blow up. If it’s your team who is at each other’s throats and you are the project manager; getting involved can be disastrous if you aren't careful!

Web Services—Not Always the Best Solution

Fetched: May 28th, 2009, 2:30pm MDT

Did XML, SOAP, and web services really save the world?

What Web Application Stack Is Best for Me?

Fetched: May 27th, 2009, 4:31pm MDT

Looking for a web application stack? Find out all the important distinctions and trade-offs among the available solutions from the points-of-view of a few developer types.

Localizing, unit testing and using AJAX in ASP.NET MVC applications

Fetched: May 26th, 2009, 6:30am MDT

ASP.NET MVC 1.0 has been available since March, 2009. This new framework supports numerous interesting features. This article explores the possibilities to localize, unit test and use AJAX in your ASP.NET MVC applications.

Reporting - Combining ReportViewer and MS Charts

Fetched: May 20th, 2009, 6:30am MDT

Learn how to use the Microsoft Chart Controls for Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 and the Reporting Services controls for Windows Forms to create a chart and display the chart on a report that can be viewed, exported, or printed from the application.

How to Write Axis2 Web Service Clients for the Cloud

Fetched: May 13th, 2009, 6:30am MDT

In this article we are going to discuss how to use the Axis2 code generation tool to generate client side code that invokes the Amazon EC2 cloud APIs. We'll also look at how to set up that code to invoke a remote service.

What's Going on in There? Java Reflection for Program Insight

Fetched: May 12th, 2009, 3:30pm MDT

The Java Reflection API provides insight into the classes, interfaces, and objects in a given JVM. Learn how you can use reflection to ascertain a class's behavior.

Developing a TSQL Domain Specific Language with "M" and the Microsoft Oslo SDK

Fetched: May 5th, 2009, 9:30am MDT

Come along as Jeffrey Juday delves deeper into "M" and the Oslo SDK. In this more advanced article, we'll discover how a runtime can more effectively leverage the Oslo SDK data structures generated by M.

Displaying and Customizing Images from a Database

Fetched: April 30th, 2009, 12:30pm MDT

Discover how to render an image directly from a database using an [HttpHandler] and how to modify the image on its way to the client using GDI+.

Mama Said There'd Be Days Like This

Fetched: April 29th, 2009, 1:30pm MDT

10 ways to use project management to survive and succeed even during adverse times.

Language Integrated Query (LINQ) to SQL

Fetched: April 28th, 2009, 3:30am MDT

Mark Strawmyer shows us another valuable part of the LINQ family, LINQ to SQL. LINQ to SQL allows users to query and manipulate objects associated with relational database tables.

Don't Forget About Software Licensing

Fetched: April 27th, 2009, 9:30am MDT

Is your company developing software for sale or distribution? If yes, your company needs a sales policy and a flexible, commercially feasible licensing model.

Iteration or Recursion?

Fetched: April 23rd, 2009, 10:30am MDT

Did you ever get stuck having to choose between a recursive or iterative implementation? Get the answers to whether one is better than the other or whether it really matter?

Handling Data Conflicts in the Microsoft Sync Framework

Fetched: April 23rd, 2009, 8:30am MDT

Synchronization of data between local clients and a central server are inseparable from data conflicts that occur when data is changed simultaneously on multiple systems. In this tutorial we'll learn how to handle these data conflicts using the Microsoft Sync Framework.

Handling Data Conflicts in the Microsoft Sync Framework

Fetched: April 23rd, 2009, 6:30am MDT

Synchronization of data between local clients and a central server are inseparable from data conflicts that occur when data is changed simultaneously on multiple systems. In this tutorial we'll learn how to handle these data conflicts using the Microsoft Sync Framework.

Quick Start to Reasonable Server Faces (RSF), a Java Web Programming Framework

Fetched: April 21st, 2009, 10:30pm MDT

Explore three of RSF's primary tenets: primacy of markup, zero server state, and correct use of POST/GET.

An Interview with Biz Stone of Twitter

Fetched: April 21st, 2009, 7:30am MDT

In this interview Twitter co-founder Biz Stone talks about Twitter, Web 2.0, SaaS, the Twitter business model, and what he sees as the next big thing. Whether you are on Twitter or not, you should find his comments interesting!

Using SQL Server 2008 Change Data

Fetched: April 21st, 2009, 7:30am MDT

In many business applications, it is crucial to know how data has changed over time. For developers, this is not a new problem; many different solutions have been created to log changes. But creating a log is time-consuming. Read on to learn how SQL Server 2008 can help you save time and work more effectively.

Intercepting Every HTTP Request with IHttpModule

Fetched: April 20th, 2009, 9:30am MDT

You can respond to every HTTP request. Just implement event handlers or an [HttpModule] (which is a cool way to write a re-deployable solution for multiple projects).

Is There Anybody Out There? Which Ports on Your Computers Are Listening?

Fetched: April 17th, 2009, 7:30am MDT

Determine which ports on a computer have an application listening.

Quick Start to Reasonable Server Faces (RSF), a Java Web Programming Framework

Fetched: April 17th, 2009, 7:30am MDT

Explore three of RSF's primary tenets: primacy of markup, zero server state, and correct use of POST/GET.

Charting Your Course Using the Google Maps API

Fetched: April 16th, 2009, 6:30am MDT

Create compelling location-based web sites by providing users with the ability to calculate distances between points on a Google Map!

Quick Start to Reasonable Server Faces (RSF), a Java Web Programming Framework

Fetched: April 15th, 2009, 11:30pm MDT

Explore three of RSF's primary tenets: primacy of markup, zero server state, and correct use of POST/GET.

Using SQL Server 2008 Change Data

Fetched: April 15th, 2009, 11:30pm MDT

In many business applications, it is crucial to know how data has changed over time. For developers, this is not a new problem; many different solutions have been created to log changes. But creating a log is time-consuming. Read on to learn how SQL Server 2008 can help you save time and work more effectively.

Using SQL Server 2008 Change Data

Fetched: April 14th, 2009, 6:30am MDT

In many business applications, it is crucial to know how data has changed over time. For developers, this is not a new problem; many different solutions have been created to log changes. But creating a log is time-consuming. Read on to learn how SQL Server 2008 can help you save time and work more effectively.

Charting Your Course Using the Google Maps API

Fetched: April 13th, 2009, 10:30pm MDT

Create compelling location-based web sites by providing users with the ability to calculate distances between points on a Google Map!

Charting Your Course Using the Google Maps API

Fetched: April 13th, 2009, 8:30am MDT

Create compelling location-based web sites by providing users with the ability to calculate distances between points on a Google Map!

C++ Lambda Function – Making Coding Easier

Fetched: April 10th, 2009, 9:30am MDT

Visual C++ 2010 with many of the new C++ 0x language features including Lambdas. Discover how lambda functions make C++ code easier to read and maintain, and explore the various techniques for writing them ships.

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Building a WPF Animation DSL Using M and the Oslo SDK

Fetched: April 7th, 2009, 1:30pm MDT

Overwhelmed with the new ideas and wealth of information on Oslo, M, and MGrammar? Here is your starting point for figuring out how Oslo M can solve your business problems.

My First Microsoft Sync Framework Application

Fetched: April 6th, 2009, 6:30am MDT

Create an application with a local data cache that can be synced to a server database using the Microsoft Sync Framework and Visual Studio 2008.

Good Old OOA, OOD, OOP Techniques are Economically Sound

Fetched: April 3rd, 2009, 9:30am MDT

How do I hide the unneeded features? Don't cut corners just because budgets and staff are being cut.

Java Needs to Get a Pair (and a Triple...)

Fetched: April 3rd, 2009, 9:30am MDT

Options for returning multiple parameters in Java are limited. Discover a good way to get around this limitation.

.NET Tip: Are Your Computer's Up and Running? Are You Sure?

Fetched: April 1st, 2009, 10:30pm MDT

Programmatically make sure all your computer systems are at least powered on and available on the network. Easily add this functionality to your applications!

Tapping Into Microsoft Live Services with C#

Fetched: April 1st, 2009, 8:30am MDT

Microsoft offers developers a large selection of application programming interfaces. Using the Microsoft Live constellation of web-based services, you can easily add search, mapping, presence, and more to your applications.

Java Needs to Get a Pair (and a Triple...)

Fetched: March 31st, 2009, 10:30pm MDT

Options for returning multiple parameters in Java are limited. Discover a good way to get around this limitation.

Extend the Flexibility and Functionality of SharePoint with HTTP Modules and Handlers

Fetched: March 31st, 2009, 10:30pm MDT

HttpHandlers and [HttpModules] are easy to program and can be widely implemented in the system, so they are useful tools for you to use with SharePoint.

Tapping Into Microsoft Live Services with C#

Fetched: March 30th, 2009, 11:30am MDT

Microsoft offers developers a large selection of application programming interfaces. Using the Microsoft Live constellation of web-based services, you can easily add search, mapping, presence, and more to your applications.

Tapping Into Microsoft Live Services with C#

Fetched: March 30th, 2009, 10:30am MDT

Microsoft offers developers a large selection of application programming interfaces. Using the Microsoft Live constellation of web-based services, you can easily add search, mapping, presence, and more to your applications.

Extend the Flexibility and Functionality of SharePoint with HTTP Modules and Handlers

Fetched: March 30th, 2009, 10:30am MDT

HttpHandlers and [HttpModules] are easy to program and can be widely implemented in the system, so they are useful tools for you to use with SharePoint.

Silverlight - What Makes It Special

Fetched: March 30th, 2009, 10:30am MDT

Silverlight has now been around for a while. In fact, the beta for Silverlight 3 has now been released. Get the answers to common questions being asked by Users, business people, and Developers in regard to why Silverlight is important.

Extend the Flexibility and Functionality of SharePoint with HTTP Modules and Handlers

Fetched: March 27th, 2009, 6:30am MDT

HttpHandlers and [HttpModules] are easy to program and can be widely implemented in the system, so they are useful tools for you to use with SharePoint.

Mule - The Open Source Enterprise Integration Solution

Fetched: March 26th, 2009, 6:30am MDT

Can Mule help you carry the weight of your infrastructure? We'll shine a light on this open source ESB and show you how it can help you reduce complexity in your web service applications.

Silverlight - What Makes It Special

Fetched: March 26th, 2009, 6:30am MDT

Silverlight has now been around for a while. In fact, the beta for Silverlight 3 has now been released. Get the answers to common questions being asked by Users, business people, and Developers in regard to why Silverlight is important.

Enterprise Deployment Environment Configuration with Java Spring

Fetched: March 24th, 2009, 10:30pm MDT

Explore an elegant way to streamline the build and configuration processes for enterprise Java projects that can also save you a lot of time.

Silverlight - What Makes It Special

Fetched: March 23rd, 2009, 10:30pm MDT

Silverlight has now been around for a while. In fact, the beta for Silverlight 3 has now been released. Get the answers to common questions being asked by Users, business people, and Developers in regard to why Silverlight is important.

Silverlight - What Makes It Special

Fetched: March 23rd, 2009, 9:30am MDT

Silverlight has now been around for a while. In fact, the beta for Silverlight 3 has now been released. Get the answers to common questions being asked by Users, business people, and Developers in regard to why Silverlight is important.

Configuring a ClickOnce Deployment

Fetched: March 23rd, 2009, 9:30am MDT

Learn about the different options available to you for deploying your Windows desktop applications with Microsoft's ClickOnce technology.

Statistical and Financial Considerations in Website Optimization

Fetched: March 20th, 2009, 6:30am MDT

Have you tried several different methods to drive traffic to your sites with limited or no success? Well today Marcia Gulesian is to show us this emerging approach that uses statistics and user input to help you achieve your goal.

Going Beyond XML Manipulation with Apache AXIOM

Fetched: March 20th, 2009, 6:30am MDT

Explore how to process Axiom and how to serialize Axiom into an output stream. Also learn to use the Axiom APIs for processing SOAP.

Going Beyond XML Manipulation with Apache AXIOM

Fetched: March 19th, 2009, 7:30am MDT

Explore how to process Axiom and how to serialize Axiom into an output stream. Also learn to use the Axiom APIs for processing SOAP.

Configuring a ClickOnce Deployment

Fetched: March 17th, 2009, 6:30am MDT

Learn about the different options available to you for deploying your Windows desktop applications with Microsoft's ClickOnce technology.

Don't Be a Slave of the File System

Fetched: March 15th, 2009, 7:30am MDT

Fed up with Java FileInputStream and the blocking read() method? Then perhaps it is time to do something about it and avoid the dreaded wait for a blocking read.

Look Before You Leap and Other Crucial Steps in Project Planning

Fetched: March 12th, 2009, 8:30am MDT

Before jumping into a project, it is worth taking a short bit of time to evaluate the deliverables expected in a project.

Creating Flexible Constant Fields

Fetched: March 10th, 2009, 11:30am MDT

Discover how to use constant fields without having to hard code the values into the class.

Improve the Speed of Your Site by Using CSS Sprites

Fetched: March 9th, 2009, 10:30pm MDT

Looking to improve the performance of your site? Learn how to combine all of those tiny 1k styling images into a couple CSS sprites.

Improve the Speed of Your Site by Using CSS Sprites

Fetched: March 3rd, 2009, 10:30pm MST

Looking to improve the performance of your site? Learn how to combine all of those tiny 1k styling images into a couple CSS sprites.

Introducing Enterprise Java Application Architecture and Design

Fetched: March 3rd, 2009, 10:30pm MST

Discover how to combine the Model-View-Controller (MVC) architectural principles with the Java EE platform to derive multitier Java EE application architecture. You will also see how the Java EE design patterns catalog provides guidance and how you can document this architecture using UML notations.

Introducing Enterprise Java Application Architecture and Design

Fetched: March 2nd, 2009, 10:30pm MST

Discover how to combine the Model-View-Controller (MVC) architectural principles with the Java EE platform to derive multitier Java EE application architecture. You will also see how the Java EE design patterns catalog provides guidance and how you can document this architecture using UML notations.

Custom MSBuild Task Development with Visual C++

Fetched: March 1st, 2009, 10:30pm MST

Visual C++ 2010 sees the integration of MSBuild with Visual C++. MSBuild is Microsoft's common build engine and one of its key design goals is the ability to support a high-degree of flexibility in customizing the build process. See how a custom MSBuild task can be built in Visual C++, and how the task can be used to customize the build process of other Visual C++ 2010 projects.

Creating RSS Feeds with the Zend Framework for Fun and Profit

Fetched: March 1st, 2009, 10:30pm MST

Build RSS feeds with the Zend Framework and profit from their publication using Google AdSense for Feeds!

Creating RSS Feeds with the Zend Framework for Fun and Profit

Fetched: February 28th, 2009, 10:30pm MST

Build RSS feeds with the Zend Framework and profit from their publication using Google AdSense for Feeds!

.NET Tip: Avoiding Boolean Overload

Fetched: February 26th, 2009, 10:30pm MST

Reduce your boolean logic to keep you program readable.