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- Play the original Star Trek video game from 1971
- Journey with us now back to the halcyon days of 1971, when men coded on paper tape and punch cards, and the ASCII-based adventures of the Starship Enterpise are yours for the asking. by Jay Garmon
- Tags: Video Game, Video, Star Trek, Starfleet, Games, Corporate Communications, C#, Personal Technology, Marketing, Programming Languages, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Jay Garmon
- Blog posts 2008-08-06
- CodeGear's Delphi for PHP: Initial impressions
- After seeing a demo of CodeGear's Delphi for PHP, Justin James describes his favorite features as well as the product's drawbacks. Find out if he ultimately recommends checking it out. by Justin James
- Tags: CodeGear, Borland Delphi, PHP, HTML Editor, Visual Control Library, Scripting Languages, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Justin James
- Blog posts 2008-08-05
- Employ refactoring via Visual Studio to write better code
- Refactoring is the practice of making your code cleaner and clearer without affecting the functionality. Find out what's included in Visual Studio's Refactor menu, and discover a couple of Visual Studio add-ins that bring refactoring to the Visual Basic community. by Tony Patton
- Tags: Developer, Microsoft Visual Studio, Microsoft Visual Basic, Code, Feature, Refactoring, Refactor, Refactor Menu, Visual Studio IDE, Microsoft Development Tools, Programming Languages, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Tony Patton
- Blog posts 2008-08-04
- Challenges for old developers learning new tricks
- The problem of staying current is more acute in IT than in other fields because of the speed of new technology development. What do you do when a new technology comes along that makes obsolete a technology that you've devoted a good part of your career to? by Toni Bowers
- Tags: Developer, Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0, Information Technology, .Net, Application Servers, Middleware, Professional Development, Strategy, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Enterprise Software, Software, Career, Management, Toni Bowers
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
- Bignum arithmetic and premature optimization
- What does Knuth's statement, "premature optimization is the root of all evil," mean for security? by Chad Perrin
- Tags: Integer, Optimization, Ruby, Programmer, Language, Moore, Scripting Languages, C/C++, Development Tools, Security, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Programming Languages, Software Development, Chad Perrin
- Blog posts 2008-07-22
- T-shirt of the week: Think globally
- As the United States enters yet another Presidential election cycle, the American media deluges us with campaign messages warning of the nation's foreign dependencies, and the importance of responsible future development with a close eye on our environment. They're talking about IDEs, right? by Jay Garmon
- Tags: Dependency, Development Tools, Advertising & Promotion, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Marketing, Jay Garmon
- Blog posts 2008-07-18
- IIS 7.0 delivers
- As an IIS MVP with Microsoft, I thought I would begin to share some of the new features of IIS 7.0. by Steven Warren
- Tags: Microsoft IIS 7.0, Microsoft IIS Server, IIS Manager User Interface, XML, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Steven Warren
- Blog posts 2008-07-08
- CodeGear: Working hard to rejuvenate its legacy
- Justin James jumped at the chance to interview an executive at CodeGear. Discover what the CodeGear developers are working on. by Justin James
- Tags: CodeGear, Borland Delphi, Borland Software Corp., Michael, Development Tools, Programming Languages, Productivity, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Justin James
- Blog posts 2008-07-01
- CodeGear: Extending the Borland legacy to Ruby and PHP developers
- If you're having trouble making the case for Ruby on Rails or PHP in your environment, take a look at CodeGear's 3rdRail and Delphi for PHP. Justin James explains why he can't wait to get his hands on evaluation copies of these products. by Justin James
- Tags: CodeGear, Developer, Borland Delphi, PHP, Borland Software Corp., Ruby, Tool, Justin James, 3rdRail 3rdRail, Scripting Languages, Software/Web Development, Web Development
- Blog posts 2008-07-01
- Download files over the Web with .NET's WebClient class
- The System.Net namespace includes the WebClient class for uploading and downloading files via HTTP. You can copy or read files with only a few lines of code. Tony Patton details how the WebClient class helped him solve a recent problem. by Tony Patton
- Tags: Web, Namespace, Data, Class, Site, File, Error, WebClient, WebClient Class, System.Net Namespace, Stream, String, imageAddress, currentLine, .Net, Channel Management, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Marketing, Tony Patton
- Blog posts 2008-06-27
- How do you convince potential employers that you're not overqualified?
- People have many reasons to pursue a job that is deemed by others to be "below their station." How do you convince a potential employer to give you a chance? by Toni Bowers
- Tags: Job, Position, Recruitment & Selection, Software Development, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Software/Web Development, Toni Bowers
- Blog posts 2008-06-25
- Is your site safe from SQL injection attacks?
- Microsoft and HP announced yesterday that they are providing free tools to help network administrators to deal with the increase in SQL injection attacks over the last six months. by Andy Moon
- Tags: Vulnerability, SQL, SQL Injection, Attack, Programming Languages, Security, Databases, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Andy Moon
- Blog posts 2008-06-24
- How do I... Make C# or .NET Framework applications accessible in the system tray?
- Putting an icon for your application in the system tray is a great way to insure that your program is easily accessible to the user. Zach Smith explains how to use the system tray with C# and the .NET Framework. by Zach Smith
- Tags: Microsoft .NET Framework, Code, System Tray, Icon, Form, NotifyIcon, Context Menu, Figure D, C#, Programming Languages, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Zach Smith
- Blog posts 2008-06-17
- A .NET primer on reference types and value types
- Working with reference types and value types is usually not given much thought during daily programming chores; but if you ever choose to pursue .NET certification, you should be familiar with both types. Tony Patton provides you with a solid background in these programming basics. by Tony Patton
- Tags: Method, Reference, Class, Type, Object, Class Type, ByRef, Person, Person Class, SwapPeople, SwapValue, person1.FirstName, person1.LastName, person1.Title, person2.FirstName, person2.LastName, person2.Title, Console.WriteLine, Integer, ByVal, .Net, C#, Application Servers, Microsoft Development Tools, Development Tools, Programming Languages, Middleware, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Enterprise Software, Software, Tony Patton
- Blog posts 2008-06-16
- Looking into Rubinius, a new Ruby VM
- If you are a Ruby developer, find out why Justin James says you should definitely check out the Rubinius project to see if you'd be interested in using it or contributing to it. by Justin James
- Tags: Ruby, Rubinius, Engine Yard, Evan, Scripting Languages, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Justin James
- Blog posts 2008-06-16
- My move from VB.NET to C#
- Justin James confesses why he stuck with VB.NET for so long rather than moving to C# and reveals how life has been now that he's taken the plunge. by Justin James
- Tags: Microsoft Visual Basic.Net, .NET Documentation, C#, .Net, Programming Languages, Microsoft Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Development Tools, Justin James
- Blog posts 2008-06-11
- Keeping up with development technology at TechEd 2008
- Bill Gates kicked off last week's TechEd North America 2008 Developers conference in Orlando, FL by talking about the fact that he's taking a less active role at Microsoft to spend more time as a philanthropist. Even though this was old news, I learned plenty of new information during the...
- Tags: Developer, Microsoft Visual Studio, Microsoft Silverlight, Product, Microsoft Corp., Conference, Silverlight 2 Beta 2, Microsoft Sync Framework, Microsoft Development Tools, Enterprise Software, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Software, Tony Patton
- Blog posts 2008-06-09
- Alpha Five: Data-driven application development done right
- Alpha Software specializes in creating tools that let developers easily create data-driven applications. Richard Rabins (Co-Chairman) and his brother Selwyn Rabins CTO showed me the ropes on the latest version of its Alpha Five development package, and I'm pretty impressed. What is Alpha Five? Alpha Five is a...
- Tags: Developer, Application Development, Data, Alpha Software, Richard Rabins, Alpha, AJAX, Databases, Storage, Middleware, Internet, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Web 2.0, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Hardware, Justin James
- Blog posts 2008-06-05
- Video: Bill Gates talks past and future in his 'last keynote' for Microsoft
- On Tuesday at Microsoft Tech-Ed 2008 in Orlando, Bill Gates gave what was billed as his last keynote as a full-time Microsoft employee. He talked about the past and the future of software development and even made a few product announcements. Gates said: "When I think...
- Tags: Keynote, Bill Gates, Video, Microsoft Corp., Corporate Communications, Software Development, Development Tools, .Net, Marketing, Software/Web Development, Jason Hiner
- Blog posts 2008-06-03
- Monitor and manage Java applications with JConsole
- In addition to comprehensive monitoring and application management support offered by J2SE 5.0, JDK 5.0 and JDK 6.0 include the Java Monitoring & Management Console tool, also known as JConsole. The jconsole command launches a graphical console tool that enables you to monitor and manage Java applications on a local or...
- Tags: Java Application, Application, Monitor, JDK, Application Server, Information, JVM, JConsole, JMX, MBeans, Java, Programming Languages, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Peter Mikhalenko
- Blog posts 2008-05-31
