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Whenever you write classes and functions in Visual Studio, it is a good practice to write XML comments for documentation. For example, before a function starts, you can document which
Smartphone companies are beginning to recognize that having the right applications can make the difference between someone choosing to purchase a particular phone or not. This August, those apps will
Ten years after developers began working on Perl 6, the release still isn’t ready. In the meantime, a group has released some new enhancements to Perl 5. Key changes to
Much has already been written about how the new Apple developer agreement bars developers from using Flash, but the agreement also takes a swipe at third-party ad networks. While Apple
On Wednesday, a Meego spokesperson gave conference attendees a glimpse of the OS’s upcoming roadmap, and Google addressed the Android release schedule and fragmentation questions. “Our goal is to provide
Working together, Oracle and Intel have found a number of ways that Solaris and Xeon processors can benefit from the features of each technology. In this paper, they offer guidance
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
In a survey of mobile application developers, market research firm Ovum found that 81 percent of developers either had already started iPhone projects or plan to do so soon. Coming
IBM has announced the release of several new application development tools which it says give the users of IBM Power System servers and blades within AIX environments a modern, Eclipse-based
A new survey by cloud computing phone service provider RingCentral confirms that belief that smartphones are coming to dominate business professionals’ live. More people said they would rather give up
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
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
In January, Intel announced that it was creating an app store that would feature application development tools and that it would be giving away cash payments to those who posted
During my travels last week, I had a conversation with some folks in the consulting industry. Over dinner, one expressed his frustration with Agile development cycles in a fixed price
Despite the best efforts of their security efforts, most enterprise networks remain vulnerable to attack. In this video, Caleb Sima and Billy Hoffman explain: Why traditional security measures aren’t enough
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,
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
On Monday, Microsoft announced that upgrades for three of its popular application development tools will become available this week. Key improvements in Visual Studio 2010 include tools for making cloud,
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
Apple has made yet another attack in its ongoing war on Flash. The iPhone 4.0 developer agreement says that apps will not be approved unless they are built using Apple’s
Most companies do a poor job of handling cybersecurity, even as their losses to cybercrime continue to mount, according to a report issued this month by the Internet Security Alliance
If you’re looking for a job in Silicon Valley, maybe you should beef up your resume by taking a class in statistics. The Wall Street Journal reports that many companies,
Recently, many companies have begun using Apache Hadoop to spread computing jobs across internal servers and into the cloud. But the open source tool has a reputation for being tricky
In the past, Microsoft has come under criticism for its lack of engagement with third-party developers, but the company seems to be trying to change that with its Internet Explorer
Several industry watchers have been commenting with dismay on the number of versions of Android in the marketplace, and now IMS Research has released a report tackling the problem. “Fragmentation
The nice thing about open source software development is that it delivers on the Utopian ideal that community-based wealth counts. For many of those committed to the spirit of open
Amazon has announced a new feature for its Web services. Known as Amazon Simple Notification Service (SNS), it allows developers who use the cloud-based service to send messages to software
At the recent Mix 10 conference, Microsoft promoted the Windows Phone 7 operating system’s entertainment capabilities, and it highlighted the Silverlight rich Internet application platform’s ability to stream video from
What lies ahead for Java under Oracle’s control? Will the software giant help Java regain its lost status as the development darling of the cool kids? Or will it seek
