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- Zoho launches CloudSQL; Plays anti-lock-in card
- Zoho on Tuesday launched CloudSQL, a middleware layer that gives developers access to Zoho Applications data via a SQL database call. With the move, Zoho is playing an anti-lock-in card. One of the biggest worries about software as a service is that your data--and your business--can be...
- Tags: Card, Monitor, Data, SQL, CloudSQL, Zoho Applications, Databases, Software As A Service (SaaS), Programming Languages, Monitors & Displays, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Emerging Technologies, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Hardware, Components, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-12-02
- Zoho's CloudSQL: a real step forward
- Zoho just can't stop churning out software. Today it is launching the Zoho CloudSQL. Put simply, this is the first step to providing a cloud based integration framework that allows developers to pass data between Zoho applications and their own. This is exciting stuff. For the...
- Tags: SQL, Cloud, Zoho, Smb/Sme, Databases, Programming Languages, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2008-12-02
- A back to school programming exercise
- For most of us in the States, we're getting back to work after four days of family and tryptophan. For the rest of the world, it's just plain Monday. Any way it goes, a lot of us could use something to get back in gear and could certainly...
- Tags: Python, Programming, Knight, Development Tools, Scripting Languages, Programming Languages, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2008-11-30
- The case for Scala
- Programming languages are like screwdrivers for developers. One size does not fit all, so good programmers keep several in their tool belt. The problem is, new languages are coming out all the time and you've only got so much room on your belt and in your schedule to learn them....
- Tags: Function, Method, Functional Programming, Language, Scala, Seq, List, Scala System, HQ9+, env:Env, David J. Biesack, Programming Languages, Java, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Ed Burnette
- Blog posts 2008-11-24
- 47% of Java shops use Spring framework
- 47% of Java shops use Java-based Spring Framework. In addition, 73% said they either use Spring now or plan to use it by 2010, Evans Sata found. by AM
- Tags: Programming Languages, Java, Software Development, Software/Web Development, AM
- Blog posts 2008-11-24
- Getting started with ADO.NET's Entity Framework
- The ADO.NET Entity Framework is a new way to build the data access layer of your Windows or web applications. It's an Object Relational Mapping ORM technology that makes it easy to tie together the data in your database with the objects in your applications, by abstracting the object model...
- Tags: Microsoft ADO.NET, Model, Packt Publishing, ADO.NET Entity Framework, .Net, Databases, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management
- Download resources 2008-11-21
- Microsoft Big Brains: John Shewchuk
- There are lots of moving parts to Azure, Microsoft's cloud platform. One of the less-flashy but much needed pieces of plumbing is .Net Services, codenamed "Zurich." If there's a "Mr. Zurich" at Microsoft, that person would be Technical Fellow John Shewchuk. by Mary Jo Foley
- Tags: Team, Microsoft Corp., Team Management, .Net, Application Servers, Middleware, Management, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Enterprise Software, Software, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2008-11-20
- Sun updates NetBeans with PHP support
- Version 6.5 of the open-source NetBeans IDE has support for the PHP scripting language and a preview of Python support. Sun Microsystems on Wednesday introduced a version of the open-source NetBeans integrated development environment IDE, with expanded support for web and Java software development. The...
- Tags: IDE, Environment, Sun Microsystems Inc., Python, PHP, Sun NetBeans, Development Environment, Development Tools, Java Development Tools, Scripting Languages, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Matthew Broersma ZDNet.co.uk, Sun, NetBeans, Ruby on Rails, scripting
- News items 2008-11-20
- iPhone vs. Android development: Day 1
- As I mentioned last week I've started learning more about developing for the Apple iPhone. This week I'll be sharing my experiences during a 5-day course on iPhone programming presented by Joe Conway from Big Nerd Ranch. In particular, I'll be pointing out differences between Android and iPhone development. ...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Android, Interface Builder Program, Programming Languages, C/C++, Development Tools, Telecom & Utilities, Java, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Ed Burnette
- Blog posts 2008-11-17
- Making Man As Super As His Computer
- Worst case, Steve Wallach figures it costs $10,000 to buy a blade server that can execute 50 billion floating point operations in a second. By that measure, it would take $200,000 to buy 20 of the blades, to handle a trillion operations a second in a heavy-duty scientific or financial...
- Tags: Programmer, Computer, Steve Wallach, Convey Computer, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld
- Blog posts 2008-11-17
- Is Sonatype a harbinger of the future?
- Maven uses a Project Object Model concept an XML construct to handle software management for large Java installations. It offers integration with NetBeans and Eclipse. by Dana Blankenhorn
- Tags: Software, Maven, Java Development Tools, Tools & Techniques, Open Source, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Management, Dana Blankenhorn, Zend Technologies Ltd., Start-up, Eclipse, Apache Maven
- Blog posts 2008-11-14
- Help is on the way
- It's getting colder in North America. And the bleak economic news may make it seem like spring has been cancelled. But much of the continent will once again be hitting the on-switch for air conditioning in less than nine months. And there's some good news. Help...
- Tags: Air Conditioner, Java, Leadership, Programming Languages, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Management, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2008-11-13
- Looking forward to webinar on applications modernization trends and techniques with Nexaweb
- Application modernization is one of those IT initiatives that packs the one-two wallop of cutting costs while improving agility and business outcomes. That combination of doing more for less makes so much sense these days, and it may be the new number one requirement for any IT budget. by Dana...
- Tags: Technique, Information Technology, Webinar, Application Modernization, Productivity, Strategy, Management, Dana Gardner, Nexaweb, Roi/Tco, Mainframes, Programming Languages, Servers, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Hardware, Software Development, Software/Web Development
- Blog posts 2008-11-11
- IT Hiring Kit: Programmer
- The IT Hiring Kit for Programmers will help you interview, evaluate, and select suitable candidates for a programmer's position in your company. This kit comes with a detailed job description, interview questions, a candidate assessment spreadsheet, classified ad text, and offer and rejection letters. Each document is customizable so you...
- Tags: Kit, Information Technology, Programmer, Development Tools, Productivity, Strategy, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Management
- Download resources 2008-11-11
- Sun switches search alliances from Google to Microsoft
- Which came first -- Google dropping StarOffice from its Google Pack or Sun agreeing to distribute Microsoft's Live-Search-powered MSN toolbar with the Java runtime? We'll probably never know at least until Sun CEO Jonathan Schwartz blogs about it. by Mary Jo Foley
- Tags: Google Inc., Alliance, Sun Microsystems Inc., Microsoft Corp., StarOffice, Blogging, Strategy, Office Suites, Software, Internet, Management, Mary Jo Foley, Microsoft Windows Live, Microsoft Windows, Programming Languages, Java, Operating Systems, Software Development, Software/Web Development
- Blog posts 2008-11-10
- Can we finally realize Alan Kay's Dynabook for $100?
- The Dynabook. Source: A Personal Computer for Children of All Ages, Alan Kay, XEROX PARC 1968. November 5th, 2008 was the 40th anniversary since computer scientist Alan Kay devised the "Dynabook", a theoretical computing device which was aimed toward higher education and...
- Tags: Device, Student, Alan Kay, Dynabook, E-books, Ooa/Ood/Oop, Personal Technology, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2008-11-09
- How to scale to 256 processors and beyond
- On the advice of fellow ZDNet blogger Mary-Jo Foley I recently watched a video interview with Mark Russinovich. She wrote: "Given I'm not a programmer and am trying to channel a very technical Russinovich, it's probably worth checking out the Channel 9 video interview of him yourself if you care...
- Tags: Processor, Video, Programmer, Corporate Communications, Development Tools, Marketing, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Ed Burnette, Contention, Microsoft Windows 7, Voltaire Inc., Lock, CPU, Microsoft Windows, Processors, Operating Systems, Software, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components
- Blog posts 2008-11-07
- HexEd (jar)
- This is a hexadecimal editor, written in Java, that does not load the whole file into memory like most editors do. Ever wanted to see the contents of that 4GB file, but it took forever to load? The solution is HexEd.jar. All you need is a java runtime and you're...
- Tags: Koutra, Programming Languages, Java, Software Development, Software/Web Development
- Software downloads 2008-11-07
- Find Duplicate Files (zip)
- When collecting a large number of files of any kind, there will be duplicates with the same file under two different names or in more than one place. FindDupFiles is a Java 1.4 application to find duplicate files by searching for files that have the same size and the same...
- Tags: File, Keith Fenske, FindDupFiles, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Programming Languages, Digital Music, UNIX, Digital Media, Java, Software, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics
- Software downloads 2008-11-07
- HiMap (zip)
- HiMap is a GIS geographic information system component developed by "K-WORK" for c#, vb.net in Windows Mobile 5 or 6. HiMap is designed specifically for C # and VB.NET in Microsoft .NET Compact Framework and Windows Mobile System. HiMap directly supports .shp files format. H
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Mobile, K-WORK, HiMap, GIS, Microsoft Windows, C#, .Net, Operating Systems, Programming Languages, Handhelds, Software, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Hardware
- Software downloads 2008-11-07
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