Why I will never own an electronic book
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Products like the Kindle from Amazon.com and Sony Reader are becoming more readily available, cheaper and more popular. I will never buy one and if... more »
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The New Classics of Computer Science
A look at some of the under-rated texts of Computer Science. We all know about TAOCP and SICP, but sometimes we forget about some of the lesser... more »
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forkjoin updates
An updated jsr166y package is available. The changes are mainly focused on internal reducing overhead and improving scalability.
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Not Everyone Has the Same Definition of "Done"
Years ago I had an employee, let's call him Vanya (not the real name). He was struggling a bit so I was watching his work closely. Every week we... more »
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libv8 + libfastcgi = Server Side JavaScript
Serverside Javascript using the V8 Google Chrome JS VM and FastCGI
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Non-Blocking Database Adapters: MySQL, Postgres supported now - which DBs are next?
Besides Postgres, NeverBlock now also supports MySQL through the new MySQLPlus adapter. InfoQ talked to two of the developers of MySQLPlus and... more »
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18 Awesome Photoshop Brushes
Adobe Photoshop Brushes that innovates the trends of graphics and logo designs. Best for art designs that makes your design more unique, custom and... more »
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Ivar Jacobson: Developers are too fashionable
One of the fathers of software development processes says the industry is too fashionable, needs to stop re-inventing the wheel, and focus on being... more »
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Google Chrome: "JavaScript Forever!"
From a developer perspective, Google Chrome sends a clear message about Google's commitment to JavaScript. What does this means to the next... more »
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JavaScript, the language for them all!! (Jquery with gridview in asp.net 2.0)
Once a long time ago (in 80s) I think Assembly was considered the savior In 90s the days of C++, Visual Basic 6.0, JAVA, PHP,… etc I think the... more »
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NetBeans vs Closures
It's alive! Well, actually it's kinda surviving on life support at the moment, but hey.
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Google Chrome - the question people SHOULD ask...
Google Chrome has literally spangled the web the last 36 hours, and I have seen most questions being answered, again and again and again. Though the... more »
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8 Reasons Why CIOs Think Their Application Developers Are Clueless
Sure, CIOs can be clueless. But so can the programming staff. It's time for the other side of the story: CIOs and IT managers explain just how... more »
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Google Chrome FAIL
This is all I see for any web page I try to open in Google Chrome. It appeared to install without a hitch.
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A Few Thoughts on Chrome
I'm just reading through the comic and thought I'd jot down a few things I notice as I go. Take them for what they're worth, high-level opinions.
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My Dev Kit -- Alvin Ashcraft
With a nod to John Lam and Shawn Wildermuth for the inspiration, here is a rundown of the things I use on a daily basis to develop software. This... more »
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Java 7: Sun's good grooming
The upcoming Java 7 shows all the signs of being a major release, on the order of Java 5. It has numerous features that will make Java easier to... more »
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It's Past Time to Upgrade
If your application is still running on the 1.4 or even 1.5, a compelling argument to upgrade to Java 6 is just over the eastern horizon. That reason... more »
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Why I made the switch to Microsoft and Expression Web
As I was making the move to Microsoft and the Expression Web team, a number of people asked what drew me to Expression Web. A notion that I believe... more »
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Websites You Shouldn’t Have Missed in August 2008
A round up of useful CSS, Ajax, Tutorials, tools, Graphics, WordPress and articles we’ve found in August that is worth your time.
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PHP, JavaScript, Ruby, Perl, Python, and Tcl Today: The State of the Scripting Universe
Three years ago, Lynn Greiner interviewed the big cheeses responsible for the popular scripting languages PHP, Perl, Tcl, Python, Ruby and JavaScript... more »
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Google Gmail: The Lawn Darts of the Internet
Who is at fault for the great Google doc sharing escapade?
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OS X == Serious MVC
Application development in Xcode is, by necessity, a really unusually good exposure to MVC patterns.
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Great Developers Are Hard To Find, Regardless of Language
Matt Aimonetti has a client that believes Rubyists don't scale. Sorry Matt, your client is wrong. It's as easy to hire great Ruby programmers as it is... more »
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