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It’s starting off to be a good week for open source configuration management vendor Puppet Labs. The startup announced today that it has raised an additional $5 million in venture
In the latest in a string of acquisitions, Google has unveiled plans to purchase Metaweb, a firm that maintains a vast open source database of information about objects in the
Programmer Jeff Atwood says that the key for assembling a remote team of developers is to pick people who love to code and have amazing skills. He recommends three basic
Cloud computing vendor Rackspace is leading a new open-source project known as OpenStack, which will develop a cloud platform to compete with VMware’s vSphere and Microsoft’s Azure. NASA will also
Version 5.12 of the Perl development language was released in April, but so far, few Perl developers have chosen to upgrade. However, the number of upgrades may get a boost
We all know editors used to be named Perry White or Lou Grant and decided, gruffly, what stories reporters should cover. But nowadays, online, a whole bunch of news organizations,
Keyboard shortcuts improve productivity by accomplishing tasks more quickly and without much effort. If you have used the new YahooMail or Gmail, you will be quiet familiar with these shortcuts.
Everyone has business ideas. Some people quickly forget them, others remember and wonder what could have been, and then there are the crazies who spend 23 hours of the day,
The internet.com network keeps IT professionals and developers in the know with cutting edge news and information — and now, the new education.internet.com expands this commitment to Certifications & Degrees.
With the delivery of early Windows Phone 7 devices to third-party developers this week, Microsoft also began the official beta test of development tools to let them build apps for
According to a survey by database and application development tool vendor Embarcadero, 54 percent of developers are currently creating applications for Windows 7. Another 25 percent plan to begin building
The following is an excerpt from Chapter 21 of “Visual Basic 2010 Programmer’s Reference.” This comprehensive tutorial and reference guide provides programmers and developers of all skill and experience levels
When he worked at Facebook, Adam D’Angelo had a firsthand look at how the company’s choice of PHP affected their business. “Facebook is stuck on [PHP] for legacy reasons, not
Not all types of static-analysis tools are looking for the same types of software defects. Some defects affect overall code quality and performance, while others may look to tighten up
There is no such thing as cloud computing. The “cloud” is a bunch of servers that look exactly like non-cloud servers and computers. Do you remember when — in the
When it comes to validating operating system security, one of the toughest certifications is the Common Criteria EAL 4+. Intel’s Wind River embedded operating systems division is now ramping up
For those tasked with managing agile software development teams remotely, new challenges arise that are not addressed from standard agile practices derived from the “Agile Manifesto.” One of the 12
CollabNet Debuts New Version of ScrumWorksThe latest version of the agile development project management tool is integrated with the company’s ALM platform. When CollabNet purchased Danube Technologies, it also purchased
Android users and bloggers are encouraging their fellow smartphone owners to take the “Paid App Pledge.” Those who sign the pledge promise to spend $5 per week on paid Android
Many application development teams have either already implemented agile development techniques or are considering the methodology. Although agile does have a good reputation for delivering software quickly, development teams need
Some 46 percent of Windows 7 PCs are running 64-bit versions of Microsoft’s latest operating system, according to a company blog post. By contrast, only 11 percent of Windows Vista
The Apache Foundation has released a new update for Cayenne, its open source Java framework. Key updates in Cayenne 3.0 include object relational mapping (ORM), improved concurrency, faster paginated query
A new report from Forrester says that Apple’s App Store marks the advent of a new relationship between tech vendors and consumers, which they call “curated computing.” In curated computing
During the testing phase, some user comments are simply staggering, such as the user who “never would have guessed” that she should click the Search button in order to perform
(Editor’s Note: The goal of this multi-part series is to get back to basics and help make modeling more practical and useful for you. The Unified Modeling Language (UML) has
Former Apple developer and co-creator of SproutCore has started a new company called Strobe Digital Publishing. The company will continue to develop the SproutCore tools for building rich Web applications
While it hasn’t released many details about the incident, Apple has confirmed that it has removed all of developer Thuat Nguyen’s apps from the App Store. Approximately 400 users complained
Microsoft has taken the wraps off WebMatrix, a new free all-in-one solution for Web development on Windows. The package combines three new products released last week–IIS Developer Express (a Web
One of the most common questions I hear often during an iPhone development course is how do you populate your View window with more views than what you can see
