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Simpler Multithreading in C++0x

ne major new feature in the C++0x standard is multi-threading support. Prior to C++0x, any multi-threading support in your C++ compiler has been provided as an extension to the C++

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Easier C++: An Introduction to Concepts

very C++ programmer has had one of those days: A simple use of a template library turns into a nightmare, with pages upon pages of error messages streaming out of

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Yahoo! Releases Fire Eagle Out of Beta

At a lunch conference yesterday, Yahoo! released Fire Eagle out of beta. This API allows you to broadcast your location to whomever you want, automatically or manually via your phone.

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LiMo Foundation: Balancing Community and Commerce

Amidst a flurry of announcements about the foundation at last week’s LinuxWorld, LiMo’s Morgan Gillis held a kind of “state of the foundation” session on Wed., describing the foundation’s seemingly

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Riding the Semantic Web Fence

The semantic web turned me into a flip-flopper. I’ve heard from both the positive and negative camps. The positive camp thinks the semantic web will revolutionize the web. The negative

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When Is Open Source Not That Open Source?

Setting the legal nuances of the chosen open source license aside, wouldn’t two products under any open source license have the same claim to the open source moniker? Maybe so

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Mobile Confusion

With last week’s release of the 3G iPhone, things are really heating up in mobile software development. My inbox is flooded with announcements–Nokia going open source, Google phone rumors, Windows