Functional Programming
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Jobs unveils new Power Macs
News Apple Computer CEO Steve Jobs rolled out on Monday a new crop of Power Macs that he says can outperform any Windows-based PC on the market.
Licensing deal validates Ask Jeeves's approach
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Bill Gates: Designing your future
News In an exclusive interview, Microsoft chairman Bill Gates talks about XP strategy, the open-source furor and the momentum behind Web services.
10 skills developers need in next five years
Techguide For those looking to get ahead in your field or simply stay employed, this is not the time to be complacent. Find out what skills to work on now to maximize your future job prospects.
Tags: Programming languages, Personal development, Recruiting, Functional Programming, Mobile, Web Service, Developer, Rich Internet Application, Justin James, Environment
Functional programming techniques can improve software security
Techguide A key concern in software security is avoiding security flaws in a program’s source code. Employing a functional programming style can help.
Tags: Programming languages, Security Management, Ruby, Functional Programming, Language, Security, C, object-oriented, Functional Programming Paradigm, C++
Can Microsoft win over enough developers?
Techguide Microsoft is trying very hard to be the cause and beneficiary of reflexivity, but only time will tell if it can create enough demand in the minds of developers.
Tags: Operating systems, Software engineering/development
Hands-on with CodeGear's 3rdRail Ruby IDE
Techguide Justin James says that, if you're a Ruby or a Rails developer in need of an IDE, you'll definitely want to check out CodeGear's 3rdRail--despite its flaws. He says the product even inspired him to start learning Ruby.
Tags: Software, Ruby, Eclipse, CodeGear, 3rdRail 1.1, Ruby Ecosystem, Help File, Ruby on Rails, console, IDE
Business forces spurring IT career changes
Insight Three business forces, including outsourcing, will have a material impact on the work of IT professionals during the next five years, according to Gartner, which has outlined eight guidelines to help you develop your career.
Playlists could be WinAmp hack
News Playlist files for the WinAmp player could contain a new flaw, security firm Secunia said this week.
Tags: Digital media
Adobe, others slip anticounterfeiting code into apps
News Adobe and other makers of image-manipulation programs have, at the behest of a little-known group of national banks, inserted secret technology into their programs to foil counterfeiting, the companies acknowledged this week.
Tags: Business applications, Financial
Back doors in AIM security tool irk pros
News A tool recommended by a security group to squash the bugs in America Online's Instant Messenger application actually had secret backdoor code.
E-mail security hero takes on VoIP
News Internet hero Phil Zimmerman is working on software that wraps Internet phone calls in an additional layer of security.
Tags: Data security, VoIP/IP telephony, Security, Authentication and encryption, E-mail clients, E-mail servers, Email marketing, Applications and tools
Microsoft acquires speech recognition software maker
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