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Office 2010 Debuts for Developers This Week

On Friday, Microsoft announced that Office 2010 had reached the “release to manufacturing” (RTM) stage, and now the company has confirmed that those who subscribe to its networks for application

This is What a Tweet Looks Like

Think a tweet is only 140 characters long? Not if you’re a twitter developer. Raffi Krikorian, a developer on Twitter’s API/Platform team, has put together a detailed image explaining the

Python Support in GNOME Gets a Boost From Hackfest

The One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) Project is hosting a hackfest aimed at simplifying the development of bindings that make it possible to create GTK+ applications with alternate programming languages.

Assuring Enterprise-Quality Agile Development

This HP white paper begins with an overview of both the strengths and weaknesses of agile development methodologies. It then proposes an “ideal” solution—a hybrid approach that offers the speed

iPad Programming: Maintaining Two Code Bases

Now that Apple has started selling the iPad and the NDA lifted on the iPhone 3.2 SDK, it is time for developers to start developing iPad applications. And for a

Where Tech Hiring Is Hottest

According to David White, owner of a Silicon Valley recruiting firm, tech hiring is definitely picking up. “It’s common for us to have an engineer with the right skills talking

Are Linux Developers Getting Too Old?

Some members of the open-source community warn that unless more young developers begin working on the project, it could stagnate. During a panel discussion at the Linux Foundation’s Collaboration Summit,

Twitter to Add Places, User Streams

On Thursday, Ryan Sarver, head of Twitter’s platform development, gave developers a few hints about the company’s upcoming roadmap. First, he told the crowd at the Chirp conference that Twitter

Google Plans To Expand Cloud Computing Services

At a roundtable discussion on Monday, Dave Girouard, President of Google Enterprise hinted that the company is planning to expand its cloud services with an emphasis on “value added” services

Steve Jobs: Apple Owns “Pad” Trademark

Recently, Apple told developer Chris Ostmo that if he wanted his app approved, he had to remove the word “pad” from its name. When he asked why, Steve Jobs replied

Tensions Rise for Twitter and App Developers

At this week’s first-ever Chirp conference for Twitter developers, tensions between company and the third-party developers who helped make the service so popular are beginning to grow. At the conference,

Adobe launches Flash Catalyst CS5

Today’s unveiling of the Adobe Creative Suite 5 (CS5) includes several tools aimed at making it easier for designers and developers to work together. The first, Flash Catalyst, is a