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S'pore developers create open source buzz
News Local developers helping to grow Singapore's interest and expertise in open source technology, with mobile realm particularly hot, say user groups.
Tags: Open source, Linux, CRM, Singapore, Developer, Cloud Computing, e-mail, Google Android, Python, Linux
Programming contest targets healthcare
News update Singapore annual software development contest, dubbed CodeX, will focus on healthcare applications built on Android and Python, says organizer.
Tags: Software engineering/development, Open source, Singapore, Information Technology Standards Committee, Programming, software, Google Android, Python, industry, information technology
Google data liberation project adds Docs, Sites
News Google says it wants to make it easy for users to export their data in hopes of satisfying customers, as well as critics who contend it has too much power.
Tags: Data Management, Databases, User Data, business strategy, Facebook, Silicon Valley, Internet, Google Docs, Internet company, incentive
Facebook wastes no time putting FriendFeed to work
News Newly acquired start-up has become the face (pun intended) of not just Facebook's further development of real-time streaming technology but also its forays into the open-source community.
Tags: Web 2.0, Web sites, Server, Facebook, IM, Python, Web, team, Web 2.0
Researchers warn of XML library flaws
News XML parsing vulnerabilities are affecting multiple open-source vendors and applications, the Finnish computer emergency response team has warned.
Tags: Open source, Apache Software Foundation, computer emergency response, Flaw, Sun Microsystems Inc., Server, Python, JRE, Java, Open source
Would-be Pirate Bay buyer loses control of assets
News Swedish court sides with a former business partner of Hans Pandeya, CEO of Global Gaming. There is enough evidence to show that Pandeya owes him about US$400,000, the court finds.
Tags: Web 2.0, payment, Sweden, Python, asset, Holy Grail, acquisition, Web 2.0, car
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
Why 2008 was another great year in Web technology
Techguide Journey back on Web development software updates and new products in 2008, with an eye toward 2009. Revisit service-oriented architecture, mobile development, Silverlight, Python and more.
Tags: Web services, Web browsers, Protocols and platforms, Twitter, Microsoft Corp., SOA, Web Browser, Google Inc., Social Media, Tool
Hacking online games a widespread problem
News With real money on the line in online games and virtual worlds, publishers need to get a handle on how many different exploits are being implemented every day.
Tags: Hacking, Security, Player, Bot, EULA, Gary McGraw, Bragg, Online Game, computer, hacking
Google App Engine suffers outages
News Google's vaunted facility for hosting Web applications is experiencing problems. The company is "working hard" to track down the source and fix it.
Tags: Business applications, Google Inc., Cloud Computing, Web Application, RFC, Outage, mailing list, programming language, Python, job
Coder links Yahoo search, Google App Engine
News A coder releases a library that lets programmers who want to use Yahoo's BOSS search services into a site running on Google App Engine.
Tags: Programming languages, Search, Web sites, Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Programmer, Web Application, Server, software, Python
Coverity reveals common open-source code flaws
News A US Department of Homeland Security-funded project has listed some of the most frequent open source coding errors.
Tags: Open source, Security, Coverity, Flaw, Python, buffer-overflow vulnerability, Perl, accounting, Java, Samba
Manage multiple systems with Parallel SSH
Techguide For a user caring for multiple systems, OpenSSH is extremely useful, but being able to execute OpenSSH commands in parallel is even more so.
Tags: Open source, Remote management, Command, Host, OpenSSH, SSH, Database, Tool, database backup, Pssh
Apple fixes dozens of holes with OS X security update
News Company releases first OS X security update of the year, closing holes that could disclose sensitive information and arbitrarily execute code.
Tags: Mobile, Authentication and encryption, Network security, Apple Inc., Security, Vulnerability, Apple Mac OS X, Arbitrary Code Execution, software, denial of service
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++
