Perl language gets a revamp
News The latest version of Perl 5 has been launched, while version 6 of the language remains in development [27 Dec 2007]
Samba and Microsoft strike interoperability deal
News The two organisations' non-disclosure agreement will help Samba's software interoperate with Microsoft's workgroup server products [21 Dec 2007]
Veracode tool scans for developer backdoors
News The start-up has updated its SecurityReview tool to scan for backdoors and malicious code introduced during the development process [20 Dec 2007]
Adobe open sources BlazeDS
News The software company is to open source its tool for connecting data sources to flash-based rich internet applications [17 Dec 2007]
Ordnance Survey opens map source code
News From January 2008, the OpenSpace project will enable online developers to register for a free feed of Ordnance Survey data with which they can experiment [17 Dec 2007]
Survey: Developer metrics are too complicated
News Performance metrics used in application-development projects are too complex for organisations to understand, a recent survey has revealed [13 Dec 2007]
Home-grown tech may hinder financial institutions
News A survey of IT managers and senior leaders in the retail banking, investment banking and insurance sectors claims downtime is caused by reliance on such applications [24 Oct 2007]
Yahoo India hosts mashup event 
Photo Two hundred developers converged on the online portal's Indian headquarters to create mashups based around Flickr and other applications [15 Oct 2007]
IBM and Google team up on cluster computing
News A joint academic initiative has been launched through which the companies will provide data centres for remote programming [08 Oct 2007]
Visual Studio 2008 Beta 2: a first look
Preview If you're keen to create applications specifically for Windows Vista, you need to check out Beta 2 of Microsoft's forthcoming Visual Studio 2008. Otherwise, wait for the release version. [05 Oct 2007]
Salesforce.com fund offers boost to developers
News Analysts agree that the company's $25m venture capital fund could be great news for software developers, as long as it doesn't threaten start-ups [04 Oct 2007]
Microsoft offers glimpse of .NET source
News The code will be released under the Microsoft Reference License, which means developers can view the source but can't make modifications [04 Oct 2007]
Parasoft launches SOA test suite
News SOAtest 5.5 is designed to improve software quality in service-oriented architectures across Microsoft and open standards [03 Oct 2007]
Grady Booch: The developer's developer
Q&A; Widely recognised as one of the leading developers of his generation, IBM's Grady Booch is continuing to explore ways to collaborate through applications such as Second Life [26 Sep 2007]
Embarcadero updates ER/Studio modelling tool
News The data-modelling tool now offers support for XML schema generation, allowing software engineers to collaborate more widely on SOA initiatives [13 Sep 2007]
Business mashups take centre stage
News Application company Serena Software has made available a mashup exchange designed for business developers [10 Sep 2007]
BT looks to China for developer talent
News The telco plans to set up a Technology and Service centre in Dalian, plus an R&D; facility in Shanghai [10 Sep 2007]
Why you should care about multi-threaded apps
FAQ Getting the most from the latest multicore chips means writing applications in new ways. Welcome to the world of multi-threading [30 Aug 2007]
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New tech degree to include legacy app migration
News Cobol specialist Micro Focus is aiming to make IT graduates aware of the importance of skills in legacy applications [22 Aug 2007]
Seven habits of effective developers
Help/HowTo Sun engineer Lee Chuk Munn says writing applications is like writing a book — keep it clean and keep it simple [22 Aug 2007]
Microsoft reaches out beyond .Net
News The software giant has announced the .Net Framework Developer Center portal to help educate non-.Net developers in its technologies [14 Aug 2007]
