In Pictures: Superclass - 14 of the world’s best living programmers
When developers discuss who the world’s top programmer is, these names tend to come up a lot
When developers discuss who the world’s top programmer is, these names tend to come up a lot
Hot or not? From the Web to the motherboard to the training ground, get the scoop on what's in and what's out in app dev.
The latest version of the World Wide Web Consortium's HTML Working Group charter includes provisions for ongoing work on restrictive content protection systems – a decision that has angered groups like the Electronic Frontier Foundation and Free Software Foundation.
Companies can create software in either C# or Visual Basic and translate it into native Android or iOS, with the new version 2.0 of Xamarin's multi-platform development kit.
James "Jim" Horning, described by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) as "a leading figure in the evolution of computer science as a discipline and a profession, " has died at the age of 70 in Palo Alto.
Juniper Networks this week acquired Contrail Systems, a startup that makes controllers for software-defined networks, for $176 million in cash and stock.
Developers moving to the upcoming paid version of <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/google-uncorks-iphone-language-translation-ap">Google Translate</a> need to follow the documentation so their implementation of the package doesn't lead them to paying for someone else's use of the platform.
<a href="https://www.networkworld.com/slideshows/2010/120101-iphone-quiz.html">iPhone</a> developers are in demand across the United States and Canada, causing salaries to skyrocket for those with experience creating complex, mobile <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/topics/applications.html">applications</a> on <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/slideshows/2009/060309-apple-quiz.html">Apple</a>'s iOS platform.
Many IT pros in the past have shied away from specializing in .Net application development, out of fear of choosing too narrow a specialty and limiting future job opportunities. Now that it's clear the Microsoft development platform is sticking around, there's a shortage of .Net talent in every area of the U.S., according to Dice.com.
Despite concerns that Oracle would be unfriendly to open source projects acquired through the merger with Sun, former MySQL CEO Marten Mickos says the MySQL code base is in fantastic condition.
A high-level developer for a major Wall Street firm was arrested by the FBI on Friday and charged with stealing computer code that automates high-volume trading on stock and commodities markets, according to court documents.
A few years ago, self-proclaimed non-developer Kevin Smith worked for a software company that tried to build a project tracking tool using .Net. Some 15 developers spent a year with little success. "After burning though a million dollars and still without a product, the company called it quits," says Smith, who is now managing partner of NextWave Performance, a consultancy in Denver, Colorado.
Researchers from a German university have developed a model to predict programming errors in applications.
A team from University of Auckland, representing New Zealand, received bronze medals in the 2007 ACM World Finals in computer programming, held in Tokyo Bay on the 15 March.