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Microsoft says product development and testing are complete and the company has officially started handing off the final code to OEM partners. But what does this mean for software application developers getting ready to start programming for Microsoft’s “Metro” user interface? After an initial period of “invitation only” for developers […]

jqMobi has announced enhancements to its jQuery-compatible mobile app development framework. Now in beta version 1.1, jqMobi is described as the first open source JavaScript framework developed solely for use on mobile devices. It is aligned for both iOS and Android devices. The new appStarter feature has been included to […]

This tutorial series will run for five consecutive weeks. In this installment, Go expert Mark Summerfield explains how to set up Go, and then he provides two examples of Go programs that are explained in depth. The programs provide a partial overview of Go’s key features and some of its […]

Microsoft has launched a new Windows Phone development center in a bid to woo developers a little closer to its oft-maligned mobile platform. This new portal is an evolution of the old App Hub, which previously was the focal point for this technology support. The new presentation is clean enough […]

Last week, I said that one of Barbara’s challenges in rewriting the C++ Primer was to find useful programming examples to illustrate language features that C++11 had made easier to use. I think copy constructors are a particularly interesting case. A useful example of a language feature should give the […]

Serena Software has revamped its IT Dashboard tool to incorporate performance metrics of both mainframe and distributed systems. Although this is a higher level ALM-focused product designed to provide so-called “application orchestration” functions, there is potential interest here for developers who will be able to view IT operations key performance […]

Typesafe has announced the Scala Language Integrated Connection Kit (Slick). Slick provides a framework for Scala programmers to connect to databases (both relational and NoSQL) and other data sources. It integrates databases into Scala, allowing stored and remote data to be queried and processed in the same way as in-memory […]

Last week, an error in some automated high-frequency trading software from Knight Capital Group caused the program to go seriously amok, and when the cyberdust cleared, the company was left barely alive, holding the bill for almost a half-billion dollars to cover the erroneous trades. Much of the ensuing uproar […]