Yahoo Opens Up Big TimeOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 34 days ago (http://www.techcrunch.com)
Category: development | Tags yahoo, open, y!os, platform, developers, Search All Tags
Erick Schonfeld writes, "Yahoo has released a slew of development tools...under the Y!OS 1.0 platform. It’s kind of like a Web OS, but Y!OS officially stands for Yahoo Open Strategy." read more »
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The Data Center that ExplodedOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by MargaretM 34 days ago (http://www.simple-talk.com)
Category: development | Tags phil factor, halloween, story, data centre at halloween, Search All Tags,
Phil Factor writes a Halloween story, in fact "a story about a story, and it is true that he first told the story in a data Centre at Halloween!" read more »
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SQL Server 2008: The New Data TypesOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by articleeditor 51 days ago (http://www.simple-talk.com)
Category: development | Tags sql, server, , data, types, Search All Tags
Brad continues his helicopter-level view of the most interesting new features of SQL Server 2008 with a look at the new data types, their use and their significance. read more »
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Big news - Rackspace and SlicehostOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by tg01 40 days ago (http://www.slicehost.com)
Category: development | Tags rackspace, slicehost, vps, hosting, Search All Tags,
Interesting news via the slicehost blog. Rackspace has snapped up the VPS provider."Our acquistion by Rackspace has been announced and we couldn’t be more excited. Jason and I started Slicehost two read more »
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GIS and SQL Server 2008: Making Maps with your DataOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 44 days ago (http://www.simple-talk.com)
Category: development | Tags gis, sql server, map data, microsoft, 2008, Search All Tags
"When Microsoft introduced Geographic Information Systems (GIS) into SQL Server with SQL Server 2008, it opened up a whole range of new applications that were previously impossible to do with SQL Se read more »
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Deploying changes to SQL Server with SQL Packager is now a lot more powerfulOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 44 days ago (http://www.simple-talk.com)
Category: development | Tags sql server, sql packager, red-gate, data compare, Search All Tags,
"With the latest version of Red Gate SQL Packager v6, the user can specify any script to package. It is even possible to mix and match scripts generated by SQL Compare, SQL Data Compare, SQL Refacto read more »
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The jury’s in: Effective software deliveryOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 45 days ago (http://go.theregister.com)
Category: development | Tags development, management, methodology, Search All Tags, ,
John Collins provides interesting research on what makes for effective software development - the play of methodologies and management in the development role. read more »
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My First JavaFX AppletOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 47 days ago (http://wiki.netbeans.org)
Category: development | Tags javafx, applet, netbeans, Search All Tags, ,
"This NetBeans IDE 6.1 tutorial shows how you configure a draggable JavaFX Applet. A draggable applet can be dragged out of the web browser, and it keeps running even after the browser is closed." read more »
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