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'Agile' Development Winning Over 'Waterfall' Method By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published September 30, 2009 Software development has shifted from the more traditional 'waterfall'-based approach to the faster Agile approach. Tags: IBM, programming, HP, networking, development Reddit Nixes 'Comment Bug' Attack By Kenneth Corbin | Article Published September 29, 2009 Reddit wasn't consistently filtering out JavaScript when a user moused over a link, creating an opening for a security vulnerability. Tags: programming, security, Facebook, Reddit, worm Linux Code Quality: Getting Better or Worse? By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published September 24, 2009 A recent report suggest that there's evidence for both viewpoints. Tags: Linux, open source, developer, programming Developers' Online Competition: Career Builder? By David Needle | Article Published September 16, 2009 A new service enables developers to compete with one, game style, another to see who knows more. Could this lead to a better gig? Tags: programming, developer salary, developers, management Most Popular Open Source Languages By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published August 14, 2009 JavaScript and PHP remain strong, and the redoubtable C also continues to flex its muscle. Tags: open source, developer, marketing, software, programming GNOME Developer Talks About GNOME Do By Paul Ferrill | Article Published July 21, 2009 GNOME developer David Siegel launched GNOME Do as a senior thesis. Tags: Linux, open source, programming, Gnome Top Five Causes of Poor Software Quality By Bill Curtis | Article Published July 01, 2009 When developers are forced to sacrifice sound software development practices to ridiculous schedules the results are rarely good. Tags: programming, security, software developer, software, management Intel Offers Glimpse of Chip Future By Andy Patrizio | Article Published June 20, 2009 Some futuristic projects go far beyond today's chip architecture and may not actually be funded. Tags: Intel, server, smartphones, management, programming Google vs. 'Page's Law' By David Needle | Article Published May 28, 2009 The search giant seeks to defy traditional logic that says software performance slows over an 18 month time span. Tags: software, programming, search, Google, developer Striking the Right Gnote By Bruce Byfield | Article Published May 27, 2009 Because the open source Gnote is coded in Mono, some see it as controversial. It this much ado about nothing? Tags: Gnome, programming, developer, Novell Why Are User Interfaces Programmed so Poorly? By Edward J. Joyce | Article Published April 15, 2009 Many software builders are not applying the basics of Programming 101, so users get the following message: INPUT ERROR, you doofus. Tags: browsers, development, programming Two Linux Twitter Clients: Twidge and Tircd By David Harding | Article Published April 13, 2009 Twidge and Tircd are both easy to use and multi-functional. Tags: desktop, Linux, Twitter, programming, software Keeping Your Network Secure in Insecure Times By David Strom | Article Published April 03, 2009 An overview of tangible steps a network admin can use to protect data security. Tags: virus, security, malware, networking, programming Tiny Core Linux Runs Fast and Light By Paul Ferrill | Article Published March 24, 2009 Do you really need to use the default newbie choice Ubuntu when you can start with a basic core and configure features as you need them? Tags: Storage, programming, Linux, server, wireless Microsoft Touts Next-Gen Multitouch 'Surface' By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published March 17, 2009 Without making firm commitments, Microsoft promotes the advantages of its Surface multitouch system. Tags: media, multitouch, Microsoft, programming, software Hulu Controversy Reveals Online Video Trends By Kenneth Corbin | Article Published February 22, 2009 The Hulu online TV hub yanks shows from CBS's TV.com and ends its sharing with the Boxee Web-to-TV service. Tags: Yahoo, MySpace, Hulu, video, programming Is Calling a Software Engineer a 'Programmer' an Insult? By Eric Spiegel | Article Published February 17, 2009 Software programmers – whoops, we mean ‘developers’ – have a very definite sense of how they should be referred to. The hierarchy of job titles is clear. Tags: programmer salary, developer, programmers, software, programming Recovering From a Tech Job Loss By Dave Willmer | Article Published February 09, 2009 Moving forward is a matter of considering your options and taking a series of tangible steps. Tags: IT Jobs/Salary, networking, services, search, programming When Hackers Are Funny By Chris Nerney | Article Published January 29, 2009 When Hackers Are Funny Tags: security, zombies, hackers, programming, humor Van Wyk on the 'Top 25 Programming Errors' By Kenneth van Wyk | Article Published January 19, 2009 A noted security expert talks about the larger meaning of the recently released list of top programming errors. Tags: programming, software, developer, security IT Salary 2009: Survey Says Modest Declines By James Maguire | Article Published January 12, 2009 A list of IT salaries in 2009, including changing pay levels for software developers, IT managers, network administrators, database specialists, and more. Tags: programming, pay for tech jobs, IT Jobs/Salary, networking, security Another DNS flaw? By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published January 12, 2009 ISC quietly issues update for BIND DNS flaw, should we be worried? Tags: programming, security, server, open source, InternetNews.com Firefox + Greasemonkey Turbocharge E-Commerce Site--From The Client Side By Tina Gasperson | Article Published December 11, 2008 Perl hacker Ian Malpass uses Perl, Firefox and Greasemonkey to make Etsy.com, the popular online crafts market, more usable and seller-friendly---without ever touching the servers. Tina Gasperson reports on how he did it, and how anyone can do it. Tags: server, Firefox, Mac, programming, open source Bjarne Stroustrup on Educating Software Developers By James Maguire | Article Published December 09, 2008 The noted developer, a professor at Texas A&M, talks about the problems and challenges in university computer science programs, including the controversy over Java, perceptions of offshoring, and efforts to upgrade CS studies. Tags: software developer, programming language, programming JavaFX Finally Makes Its Debut By Andy Patrizio | Article Published December 05, 2008 Sun's cross-platform language enters into the RIA space with a few new features not previously disclosed. Tags: programming, Sun Microsystems, browsers, desktop, media Conquering Character Encoding Chaos With GNU Recode By Carla Schroder | Article Published December 04, 2008 Carla Schroder introduces us to GNU Recode and convmv, two great little utilities for converting character sets. Tags: IT, programming, IEC, Linux Microsoft Veteran Thinks This Open Source Thing Will Be Really Big By Chris Nerney | Article Published December 01, 2008 Microsoft Veteran Thinks This Open Source Thing Will Be Really Big Tags: programming, Microsoft, Linux, open source, New York Times Linux Moves From Grazing to Gorging at the Unix Buffet By Paul Rubens | Article Published December 01, 2008 OS Roundup: The latest list of Top500 supercomputers reveals Linux isn't content making Unix its lunch. It's eating it for dinner as well. Tags: server, HP, programming, Linux, IBM Why Offshoring Software Development Will Fail By John Miano | Article Published November 12, 2008 Despite the faddish enthusiasm for sending software development overseas, cultural and logistic factors limit its real value. Tags: offshoring IT, management, software, programming, developers Holding a Program in One's Head By Paul Graham | Article Published October 02, 2008 A good programmer working intensively on his own code can hold it in his mind the way a mathematician holds a problem he's working on. Tags: programming .NET Debugging for Rookies By Sara Chipps | Article Published October 01, 2008 Sure, you get stuck. But these five steps will help you get back on track. Tags: developer, Oracle, server, .NET, programming How to Not Get an IT Job: 10 Tips By James Maguire | Article Published September 16, 2008 A survey of classic mistakes made by job hunters in the tech job market. Tags: programming, jobs, servers, technology, IT Debugging and The Five Stages of Grief By Kevin Pang | Article Published September 15, 2008 Software development has a similar emotional process to many of life’s biggest challenges. Tags: IT, developer, support, programming, software developer Platform Trends: Budget GPUs Galore By Vince Freeman | Article Published September 12, 2008 Sure, AMD and Nvidia have fast, fire-breathing graphics cards, but the rivals are now tempting bargain hunters. How do these strategies stack up against each other -- or against price cuts on last year's cards? Tags: AMD, nVidia, programming, SEC, Specification The TIOBE List Director vs. the 'Anti-Java' Professor By James Maguire | Article Published August 06, 2008 The man who maintains a list of the most popular programming languages responds to the professor who deplores Java’s place at the top. Tags: software, programming, Java, outsourcing, IT SourceForge Enterprise 5 Is More Customizable By Andy Patrizio | Article Published July 31, 2008 New version features a revamped interface with the ability to monitor how a project is progressing. Tags: developer, management, InternetNews.com, software, programming Will Language Overload Force Open Enterprises? By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published July 30, 2008 XML's co-author Tim Bray argues that it's no longer good enough to be a one-language shop. Tags: Google, programming, developer, XML, InternetNews.com The 'Anti-Java' Professor and the Jobless Programmers By James Maguire | Article Published July 29, 2008 Actually, this top computer science professor isn’t exactly ‘anti-Java’ – but he deplores its effect on CS studies. And he sees dark clouds ahead if something doesn’t change. Tags: IT, software, programming, development, Java Notes to a Young Software Developer By Sara Chipps | Article Published July 21, 2008 A professional five years in gives some career advice to those who are just getting started. Tags: IT, developer, corporate, data, programming The Best IT Job Boards By James Maguire | Article Published July 02, 2008 Also, insider's tips on using these IT job boards to improve your chances of scoring a better tech job. Tags: IT Jobs/Salary, tech job, IT job, IT salary, programming Looking Back as Gates' Exit Nears By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published June 27, 2008 With a new focus on philanthropy, Microsoft's iconic chairman prepares to leave day-to-day operations at the software colossus he co-founded. Tags: programming, IBM, Microsoft, Copyright, antitrust The Invasion of the Female Programmers (You Might Have to Work with One) By Sara Chipps | Article Published June 25, 2008 A female software developer discusses the unique challenges of being a woman in a male-dominated field. Tags: software developer, software, developer, programming, female software PulseAudio Tames the Linux Audio Zoo, Part 1 By Carla Schroder | Article Published June 23, 2008 A number of distributions include PulseAudio as an option, but brings with it a few woes as well, and has a lot of users asking "How does adding Yet Another Sound Server to Linux help anything?" Carla Schroder fills in the blanks. Tags: management, programming, music, server, Linux Intacct Says Mash Up More, Worry Less By Dan Muse | Article Published April 15, 2008 Web-based accounting service provider touts real-time Web 2.0 dashboards and looks to make software-as-a-serve carefree. Tags: SMB, SaaS, programming, consumer, Salesforce.com Security Threat: Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) By Kenneth van Wyk | Article Published April 09, 2008 CSRF affects a huge percentage of today’s Web applications. Left unfixed, CSRF issues provide the attacker with a direct avenue of attack to your customers. Tags: IT, csrf, security, open source, programming The Inner Life of a .NET Developer By James Maguire | Article Published March 27, 2008 Yes, Russell Ball is a successful .NET developer. But that doesn’t mean he’s unaware of the .NET community’s limitations. Tags: Microsoft, MVC, developer, .NET, programming Can We Fix The Web? By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published March 20, 2008 The problem with the modern Web is that it's insecure and fixes may be a long time coming. Tags: Yahoo, netscape, programming, search, Google, browsers |
