PreviousC++ creator: it's bigger than ever
News Builder: C++ creator Bjarne Stroustrup claims that the programming language has never been bigger, but not everyone agrees [22 Apr 2005]
Programming apprentice scheme demanded
News Builder: C++ creator Bjarne Stroustrup and software design guru James Coplien are calling for better training for software developers [21 Apr 2005]
MySQL CEO calls for a balance between cash and community
News You can make money from open source software, but you need to be sure not to leave your community out in the cold while doing so [21 Apr 2005]
Torvalds unveils Git
News Builder: Drawing a line under the bad-tempered infighting surrounding BitKeeper, Linus Torvalds has unveiled the new source code management system for Linux [21 Apr 2005]
Developers' mixed reaction to Macromedia takeover
News Builder: Fears surrounding the fate of some of Macromedia's 'little gems' and a possible lack of focus from Adobe on developers are playing on the minds of some people after Monday's acquisition announcement [19 Apr 2005]
IBM hunts Firefox coders
News Builder: IBM wants help building features that will make Firefox work better with its On Demand middleware stack [14 Apr 2005]
Java acceleration start-up wins IBM support
News Builder: Azul Systems, a start-up which makes hardware designed to speed up Java applications, has cut a support deal with IBM Global Services [13 Apr 2005]
Visual Studio and SQL Server betas miss deadline
News Builder: Microsoft has delayed releasing the beta of its flagship development applications in order to improve their stability [12 Apr 2005]
Betfair wins big with API
News Builder: The online betting exchange has its new API to thank for getting its products to market faster, according to its head of product development [11 Apr 2005]
Schwartz swipes at the GPL
News Builder: The GPL imposes a 'predatory obligation to disgorge IP back to the wealthiest nation in the world' on its users, according to Sun's president [06 Apr 2005]
Google launches developer resources
News Builder: The search giant has launched a new site to house source code as well as APIs and C++- and Python-specific tools to help those working on Google related projects [18 Mar 2005]
Visual Basic protest won't go away
News Builder: Developers angered by Microsoft's decision to drop free support for Visual Basic 6.0 plan to flood an online chat held by the company's senior vice-president of server and tools [18 Mar 2005]
Java steps closer to open source
News Builder: Sun is trying to find a suitable middle ground between the worlds of open source and proprietary software, ostensibly to both improve and protect its Web programming language [17 Mar 2005]
Sun planning Java improvements
News Builder: Simplification of the licence structure as well as technical improvements to J2EE and J2SE are on the horizon [16 Mar 2005]
GCC gets an overhaul
Feature Builder: The leading open source compiler is getting its first major update since 2001. We take a look at the technical changes that could lead to 'profound improvements' in the performance of open source software [15 Mar 2005]
Visual Basic developers revolting
News Builder: Microsoft's own programmer community has launched a campaign of defiance over a decision to end support for Visual Basic [11 Mar 2005]
OSI leadership changes again
News Builder: The open source initiative has a new president for the second time in less than a month. Red Hat's VP for open source affairs is now in the hot seat [07 Mar 2005]
Adobe open sources interface software
News Builder: The graphics software firm has released the source code of two packages that should aid software interface design [03 Mar 2005]
OSI mulls changes to definition of open source
News Builder: The new president of the open source initiative has suggested changing the definition of open source in an effort to stop the problem of licence proliferation [03 Mar 2005]
IBM promotes open source innovation
News Builder: The hardware and services firm is trying to make it easier for students with open source expertise get jobs with its partners, and has proposed a new e-learning programme that encourages open standards [03 Mar 2005]
