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    40 years ago, Ethernet's fathers were the startup kids

    Bob Metcalfe, Dave Boggs and the rest of the scientists at Xerox Palo Alto Research Center in 1973 were a lot like young developers at a Silicon Valley startup today.

    Written by Stephen Lawson • 20 May 13 12:02

  • Google woos developers as software becomes more important

    Google did its best to court developers at this year's I/O conference with a much-needed integrated developer environment, API for better games and the ability to more easily translate apps. Their allegiance will become increasingly important as smartphone and tablet hardware sees fewer dramatic improvements.

    Written by Mikael Ricknäs • 17 May 13 15:43

  • Five pioneering paths for software development's new frontier

    Size (and mobility) matters. As desktop PCs lose ground to tablets and smartphones, and the Cloud becomes a more mainstream means for software deployment, desktop applications are being elbowed aside by mobile apps and Web services, resulting in a significant shift in the way software is created.

    Written by Serdar Yegulalp • 13 May 13 14:34

  • Why developers are turning to API services

    As application development increasingly hooks into outside services, tools to manage all those APIs are sprouting up

    Written by Paul Krill • 23 April 13 10:18

  • The dark side of the beloved Python

    The schism between Python 2.x and 3.x and other deficiencies frustrate its enthusiastic developer community

    Written by Paul Krill • 25 March 13 10:17

  • Sandberg's book prompts discussion on dearth of women in IT

    Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg's belief that the women's revolution has 'stalled' and that 'men still run the world' may hold true in IT.

    Written by Patrick Thibodeau • 25 March 13 10:17

  • The rise of Cloud-based IDEs

    Development tools in the cloud enable programming from anywhere, but they're not suited for all app dev needs

    Written by Paul Krill • 12 March 13 10:08

  • Who ratted out Microsoft on browser ballot absence?

    No Microsoft browser rival would comment on, much less confirm, that it reported the omission of the browser ballot to European antitrust regulators -- an omission that led to a $732 million fine this week against Microsoft.

    Written by Gregg Keizer • 08 March 13 20:42

  • Choosing an open-source CMS, part 3: Why we use WordPress

    In the third part of a three-part series, we look at two organizations that have chosen WordPress as their content management system.

    Written by Robert L. Mitchell • 27 Feb. 13 12:34
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    Choosing an open-source CMS, part 2: Why we use Joomla

    In the second part of a three-part series, we look at two companies that have chosen Joomla as their content management system.

    Written by Robert L. Mitchell • 19 Feb. 13 11:47

  • Choosing an open-source CMS, part 1: Why we use Drupal

    In the first part of a three-part series, we look at two companies that have chosen Drupal as their content management system.

    Written by Robert L. Mitchell • 13 Feb. 13 12:36

  • Brendan Eich tells how to prevent JavaScript memory leaks

    The JavaScript founder details where developers can go wrong and the straightforward methods to stay on track

    Written by Paul Krill • 17 Jan. 13 11:11

  • SaaS in 2013: Companies and trends to watch

    As 2013 begins, the SaaS (software as a service) market is set to heat up even more, as well as potentially undergo a number of key shifts. Here's a look at a series of key SaaS vendors and trends to watch as the year unfolds.

    Written by Chris Kanaracus • 04 Jan. 13 21:28

  • Making games of enterprise software

    Thanks to computers and the Internet, everyone is playing games these days.

    Written by Joab Jackson • 24 Dec. 12 16:33

  • Bye-bye, mouse. Hello, mind control

    When workplace computers moved beyond command-line interfaces to the mouse-and-windows-based graphical user interface, that was a major advance in usability. And the command line itself was a big improvement over the punch cards and tape that came before.

    Written by Maria Korolov • 26 Nov. 12 05:53

  • Groovy: The roadmap for the popular JVM language

    Project lead Guillaume Laforge explains what's in store for Groovy, and Grails lead Graeme Roche outlines that related framework's future

    Written by Paul Krill • 25 Sept. 12 10:08

  • Five questions for Salesforce.com at Dreamforce

    Salesforce.com has grown into a company much broader in scope than its name would suggest, having moved well beyond its roots in on-demand CRM (customer relationship management) software.

    Written by Chris Kanaracus • 17 Sept. 12 15:28

  • Blind and online: Progress, not perfection, for visually impaired tech users

    Advances in accessible interfaces - especially by Apple - have been beneficial for the blind, but the Web remains a minefield of accessibility problems.

    Written by Lamont Wood • 11 Sept. 12 11:11

  • Office 2013 beta review: Microsoft (almost) nails it

    The beta version of Office 2013 gets a needed facelift and adds a host of useful features, but its Cloud integration leaves something to be desired.

    Written by Preston Gralla • 16 July 12 19:57

  • The Grill: Juan Montes keeps MoMA plugged in

    The Museum of Modern Art's CTO, Juan Montes, talks about art, IT and making the world-class museum more participatory.

    Written by Mary K. Pratt • 16 July 12 10:10
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