It is not just MySQL or PostgreSQL offering freely available databases, as Oracle, Microsoft, and IBM all want to hook developers on lite versions of their products.
IE7: Good for Users, Good for Developers
Like quite a few people, I’ve installed Internet Explorer 7 beta 2 that Microsoft released as part of broadening out their beta testing programme of the new browser version to as wide an audience as possible. I like it and, compared to the earlier beta, it seems pretty stable.
IE-Free World Could Free Developers
Without the Internet Explorer browser, Microsoft would be free from having to continually patch it, and web developers could build applications without having to worry about satisfying IE’s finicky behavior.
Nexaweb Builds Ajax Client For Developers
Privately held Nexaweb Technologies recently announced the addition of an Ajax client to its Rich Internet Applications (RIAs) development platform.
IBM Wants To Eclipse Unix Developers
The command line is a wonderful thing, and a developer skilled in the ways of vi (or emacs if you must) can build great applications; IBM thinks developers can do even better with its Eclipse IDE.
In Defense of Web Developers, Again
Almost exactly a year ago, I wrote a blog post titled Respect for Web Developers in which I said:
1000 ESRI developers taking in the first Summit
Well, the first ESRI developer summit is only days away. Thanks to Clint Brown of ESRI for taking some time to jot down a few comments to some questions I threw at him regarding the summit.
MapQuest Opens Up To Developers
AOL’s MapQuest announced this week the beta release of mapping and routing technology available for free to Web developers. Called MapQuest OpenAPI, interested developers can win $1000 for their creative mapping efforts and a trip to the Where 2.0 Conference in San Jose.
Developers, Welcome To Fight Club
Programming for long hours under deadlines with an entire company’s future sometimes hanging on every line of code leads to the kind of stress that can only be relieved by beating the stuffing out of someone else.
Logitechs New CS2 Tool For Developers
Two major tools in the toolbox for many developers remain the Mac and Adobe Software. Logitech recently announced new tools for use with Macs and Adobe’s Creative Suite 2 (CS2), which consists of Illustrator, InDesign and Photoshop.