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9 reasons sys admins hate you

Posted June 18, 2013 - 1:42 pm

Happy sys admins mean happy systems. By avoiding these 9 common mistakes, you can stay on your sys admin's good side.
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LINQ in .NET returning duplicate rows from a working SQL view [SOLVED]

Posted June 18, 2013 - 8:00 am

Twice in the past couple of months I’ve gotten tripped up by the same data issue when using LINQ to Entities in the .NET framework. I create a simple view in my database which performs some aggregation to return a resultset containing just two columns. Querying the view returns the expected results. Performing a LINQ query on the view returns incorrect and confusing results.
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How to copy a Magento installation to a new domain

Posted June 14, 2013 - 12:00 am

Moving a Magento e-commerce site to a new domain name by copying an existing installation can be a confusing task if you don’t know where to begin. If you find yourself in need of doing this, use this guide to save you some headaches.
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The $200,000 software developer: We can build him, we have the technology

Posted June 13, 2013 - 6:00 am

It’s unusual for a software developer to make $200,000 per year, but not unheard of. Here’s some advice about what it takes to get there
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How to validate password strength using a regular expression

Posted June 11, 2013 - 12:00 am

Password strength requirements are a hot topic as of late due to a slew of compromised sites and services exposing millions of user accounts to hackers. To no one’s surprise, the most used passwords are embarrassingly weak. “password” anyone?
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Need cash? Box is now paying developers to make apps that use its cloud

Posted June 7, 2013 - 11:32 am

Box will begin rewarding developers who create applications that use its cloud storage platform.
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3 ways to import and export a MySQL Database

Posted June 7, 2013 - 12:00 am

Nobody ever really wants to move a database, but it is a frequent necessity. Servers get old, providers become unreliable, disk space runs out. In the case of MySQL database migration, you have many options for accomplishing the task. I’ll discuss three of the most common options and when to use each.
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JArchitect analyzes Java code, revealing structures, dependencies, and design flaws

Posted June 6, 2013 - 4:50 pm

Programmers in business environments must often deal with code written by dozens of developers over a span of many years, often with shifting standards for design and documentation. JArchitect is a powerful tool for mapping that maze.
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Developers clamor for unified dev tools for Microsoft's 3 operating systems

Posted June 6, 2013 - 12:15 pm

Merging the Windows Phone OS with the Windows and Windows RT OSs could give Microsoft a boost in attracting more developers and, ultimately, improving its market share for smartphones and tablets.
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Do you hate Agile development? Why?

Posted June 5, 2013 - 4:11 pm

Hate might be a strong word, but the more I feel as though I should really like Agile, the more I hate it. The part that bugs me the most: reviewing bits and pieces out of the context
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What to do if you’re a programmer and your project is the Titanic

Posted June 5, 2013 - 6:00 am

Software developers provide advice for others working on a project that seems doomed to fail
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Why Agile isn't working: Bringing common sense to Agile principles

Posted June 4, 2013 - 9:28 pm

Agile promises many things, but the reality in the field is often very far from the expectations. Is it agile we need--or an agile way of thinking?
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Why your users hate Agile development (and what you can do about it)

Posted June 4, 2013 - 4:45 pm

What developers see as iterative and flexible, users see as disorganized and never-ending. Here's how some experienced developers have changed that perception.
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13 fonts to make a programmer smile

Posted June 4, 2013 - 4:35 pm

Software developers have strong opinions about the best font to use when writing and looking at code all day; here are a number of the most popular ones
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Forrester on Addressing IT Challenges in a Mobile World Analysis

Posted June 4, 2013 - 3:00 pm

Rachel Dines, senior analyst at Forrester Research, discusses data growth's effect on an ever-changing IT landscape, and how the future will be defined by flexible solutions featuring converged backup and archive.
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Learning jQuery [Book Giveaway]

Posted June 3, 2013 - 2:18 pm

We've got 5 copies to give to some lucky ITworld readers. Enter now for your chance to win!
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MySQL, 5th Edition [Book Giveaway]

Posted June 3, 2013 - 1:42 pm

We've got 5 copies to give to some lucky ITworld readers. Enter now for your chance to win!
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How smart developers generate lousy code

Posted May 31, 2013 - 10:03 am

Most experienced developers can think of a time when they worked on a team with other accomplished programmers. Yet the code quality was anywhere from “eh” to “oh god you didn’t actually ship that did you?!” Here’s how this can happen, and what to do to minimize the chances it’ll happen to you.
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Designing for mobile: Responsive design vs. mobilized sites vs. mobile app

Posted May 30, 2013 - 3:27 pm

Which is best for reaching your website's mobile users?
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5 reasons to hate hackathons

Posted May 30, 2013 - 6:00 am

What’s not to love about hackathons, right? Well, here are a few things
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Chrome Experiments revive Google Labs spirit with cool games

Posted May 29, 2013 - 9:07 am

Chrome Experiments highlights an up-and-coming web technology called WebSockets in a Google Labs-like test of slot-car and skeeball games.
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Deborah Estrin wants to (literally) open source your life

Posted May 24, 2013 - 10:38 am
You may not have heard about Dr. Deborah Estrin, a computer science professor and open source advocate, but she is on a mission to bring open source quite literally to the cellular level. But before we explain why, we need to put her work in the current context. [chunklet]
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Programmer picks: 7 must-try mobile dev tools

Posted May 24, 2013 - 9:28 am

Prototyping, proof-of-concept, and cross-platform tools are generating buzz among mobile developers .
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Modernizing Legacy Applications for Fun and Profit

Posted May 23, 2013 - 10:30 am

Discover the fastest, simplest way to webify host applications and streamline navigation for internal and external users. Watch this three-minute video podcast on web enablement.
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Teaching Legacy Application Elephants How to Dance

Posted May 23, 2013 - 10:30 am

This four-minute video podcast shows how you can create services to continuously reuse enterprise applications, however and whenever needed, while leaving legacy logic untouched.
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