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Do I have a future in software development?
News Builder.com will improve the way developers work with the information, tools, and services to help them conquer the challenges they face everyday in real-world development. After one degree, a handful of certifications, and eight years writing...
[August 9, 2002, 14:48]
The challenges facing software development
News Fri 29 March: In part two of his ZDNet UK interview, the co-founder of the Open Source Initiative explains why the days of proprietary, centralised software development are numbered Eric Raymond: Proprietary software is doomed
[April 4, 2002, 15:37]
CollabNet expands software-development platform
News The platform's open architecture enables globally distributed software development teams to use web services to integrate their development environments. SourceForge Enterprise Edition 4.4 is the first update to the development platform since...
[August 1, 2007, 17:03]
Asus releases Eee PC software-development kit
News Asus has released a software-development kit for its Eee PC, in a bid to encourage third-party application development for the popular, low-cost subnotebook. In a Wednesday statement, the Taiwanese manufacturer said the Eee PC software-development...
[March 27, 2008, 9:45]
Wine development stifled by software patent
News In a talk at the annual Wine Developer Conference in Stuttgart earlier this month, Wine developer Dimitrie Paun said that the development of Winelib is restricted by a Borland software patent. Concerns about the Borland patent have prevented...
[May 13, 2005, 10:05]
Anti-censorship software still under development
News A software project that aims to allow oppressed people to view censored Web sites still has significant development ahead before it can deliver on its promise, the author said on Sunday. The software in its latest form can be downloaded from its...
[February 19, 2002, 9:55]
Borland launches upgraded JBuilder
News Software development company Borland Software on Tuesday introduced an overhauled edition of its Java programming tool designed to simplify creation of Web applications. To accelerate development of Web applications, Borland has created a visual...
[October 21, 2003, 15:45]
Red Hat CEO: Vista marks end of 'planned software'
News Speaking at a forum in Singapore on Friday, Whitehurst said the proprietary, "top-down, planned" software-development model, characteristic of closed-source companies, is coming to an end. However, because of the modular development model and the...
[October 20, 2008, 8:25]
Merced makes early advances
News Two important preparations leading to the completion of the prototype system are the delivery of SDKs (software development kits) and system design reviews between OEMs and Intel. The first systems and software built around Merced won't officially...
[February 23, 1998, 15:10]
OSDL boss hints at Microsoft collaboration
News Microsoft software designed specifically to run on open source platforms such as Linux could be closer to reality than previously thought, according to comments made by the head of Open Source Development Labs (OSDL) on Monday.
[July 11, 2005, 18:15]
Xbox Linux project gets $200,000 developer lure
News A software development project aimed at getting the Linux operating system to run on Xbox received a boost on Monday, when an unnamed donor agreed to pay successful contributors a total of $200,000 (about £140,000).
[July 2, 2002, 16:21]
Microsoft to debut developer tools
News The tools suite also includes the .Net Framework, the software fabric that automates many development tasks and helps software run reliably and securely across multiple servers and computers. ASP.Net, a new version of Microsoft's Active Server...
[February 13, 2002, 12:32]
Traffic jam accompanies Flash arrival
News Web professionals were unable to get the new version of Macromedia's Flash development software on Friday, as heavy traffic overwhelmed the company's purchasing site. Macromedia touted the new version of its market-leading Web development and...
[March 18, 2002, 10:48]
Open-source code maintainer filled with flaws
News Security researchers have found at least six more flaws in the open-software world's most popular program for maintaining code under development. The software allows programmers to check in changed code, and it tracks the different versions of a...
[June 10, 2004, 9:05]
Novell: The future is 'both-source'
News Novell has claimed the future of software development is not to be found in either the open-source or proprietary models but one that combines the best of both worlds -- "both source". Messman claimed that the opposing software development camps...
[September 13, 2004, 14:20]
Google 'guarantees' Android compatibility
News Google and its Open Handset Alliance have released the preliminary software development kit (SDK) for their new mobile platform, Android. The chief technology officer of a rival mobile Linux development firm, Trolltech, told ZDNet.co.uk last week...
[November 13, 2007, 7:02]
CA opens up Ingres
News Computer Associates International made a major commitment to open-source software development on Monday, announcing a plan to "open" its Ingres database and outlining partnerships with other open-source projects.
[May 25, 2004, 9:00]
IBM offers AI help to mobile developers
News IBM on Tuesday announced a software-development tool that it claims can cut the time for optimising mobile-phone applications by a factor of 10, with the potential to rapidly and efficiently move entire operating systems between platforms.
[July 1, 2009, 17:14]
Blogs open doors for developers
News Secrecy has long been a hallmark of the software development process: Let too many people know too much about what you're working on too early, and somebody might steal your ideas. But a growing array of big-name software developers are finding...
[January 31, 2003, 12:47]
NXP to open up Mifare APIs for mobile software
News Dutch semiconductor company NXP will release APIs for mobile software development linked to its Mifare chip suite within the coming months, the company announced on Friday. We see the fastest introduction for contactless technology is in transport...
[October 31, 2008, 17:11]
