Object Oriented
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Simplify client-side programming with Atlas
Techguide Microsoft has developed its own approach to AJAX development called Atlas, which promises browser ubiquity as well as tight, albeit optional, ASP.NET integration. Find out how Atlas makes it easier to do client-side programming.
Microsoft shines more light on Longhorn
News As Microsoft prepares developers and independent software vendors for Longhorn, the next version of its Windows operating system, the company wants to wean them off older Windows programming models.
Microsoft backpedals on programming patent
News Company says it was a "mistake" to try to patent a programming idea already used in BlueJ Java project.
Frustrated by a coworker's use of old-school methods?
Techguide What do you do when a veteran developer isn't open-minded about the benefits of modern programming techniques?
Tags: Authoring, Software engineering/development, Business applications, IBM Corp., Fear, Tool, object-oriented, Authoring, career, IDE
10 tips to go from a beginner to intermediate developer
Techguide Having trouble finding tips for to take your developer career to the next level? Here are some suggestions on how to make that leap.
Tags: Personal development, Protocols and platforms, Language, Database, Search Engine, Developer, object-oriented, career, job, Perl
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++
Code concepts: C#'s extension methods
Techguide A helpful addition to a programmer's toolkit, C#'s extension methods are a way of adding additional functionality to an existing class without subclassing it or having access to the source code.
Tags: Protocols and platforms, Business applications, Ruby, Method, regular expression, C#, Justin James, Microsoft Developer Network, Python, Microsoft Word
Google hopes to remake programming with Go
News A Unix co-creator is among those behind a language Google hopes will speed computers and programming. Now, Go becomes open source software.
Tags: Open source, Programming languages, Google Inc., Multi-core, compiler, C, Ken Thompson, software, Web Browser, Programmer
Consider alternatives to RDBMS
Techguide Applications are far too complex to force into the inherent limits of the relational database management systems model. Justin James encourages developers to explore their options.
Tags: Databases, Database management, Software engineering/development, RDBMS, database management system, Tool, Storage, Developer, Justin James, Programming
Building an iPhone application
Blogs The iPhone has a terrific touchscreen and great features like 3.5G mobile broadband and GPS, making the iPhone highly su...
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
Oracle exec to head open-source group
News Oracle executive Mike Milinkovich is named the first executive director since Eclipse gained independence from IBM earlier this year.
Tags: Open source
Adopting good Perl OOP habits
Insight If you’ve been developing in Perl for a while, you’ve no doubt used a lot of the better modules out there. And you’ve probably used many of those packages' object-oriented interfaces, possibly on a daily basis. But if you are like a great number of everyday Perl programmers, you haven't ever tried to use object-oriented techniques when developing your own code. This article provides some suggested habits that can help you become an effective object-oriented Perl developer.
Microsoft backpedals on programming patent
Techguide Microsoft plans to withdraw an attempt to patent technology already used in a free Java programming project called BlueJ, the company said.
Pattern-based software development
Insight If they haven't begun doing so already, CIOs should be working to convince their developers of the value of using patterns to create reusable, object-oriented software.
