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FREE book: Joomla! Programming

Posted May 1, 2012 - 5:12 pm

ITworld is giving away 5 copies of 'Joomla! Programming' to some lucky readers. Enter now for your chance to win!
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What today's software developers need to know

Posted September 14, 2011 - 6:13 am

Today's software developers don't have to worry about many things that their predecessors used to, like coding to minimize RAM consumption. However, the reverse is also true: there are many new skills and areas of expertise that today's software developers, hardware developers, system and network administrators, and other IT professionals need that simply didn't exist in the past.
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Lost programming skills

Posted August 5, 2011 - 8:30 am

Today's coders may know how to whip up a PHP script or a Drupal extension, create a mobile app for both the iPhone and Android, and run DOOM on their car's GPS. But there's a lot that their predecessors knew that today's programmers don't.
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Programmers who defined the technology industry: Where are they now?

Posted October 22, 2010 - 7:59 am

The future of the computer... circa 1986.
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Programming for Cloud Computing: What's Different

Posted October 4, 2010 - 8:40 am

Web developers who want to (or must) embrace cloud computing need to learn more than a few new tools. Experts explain the skills you need to hone.
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How to Sponsor an Open Source Sprint

Posted June 10, 2009 - 1:59 pm

Does your favorite open source project need just a little extra functionality? Your company can encourage the developers to add the features you’ve been yearning for – for far, far less money than you imagine.
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Pre-coding ritual

Posted May 29, 2009 - 11:08 am

Make way for the sacrificial lamb.
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Programming magic: Rituals and habits of effective programmers

Posted May 14, 2009 - 12:21 pm

Do you really write better code if your desk is clean, your water cup is full, or you chose to listen to Metallica instead of Enya? Without proof to the contrary, believing it works may just be enough.
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Old-school programming techniques you probably don't miss

Posted April 29, 2009 - 12:07 pm

11 skills and tactics that every programmer once needed to master ... and today can blissfully forget
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24-hour programming contest

Posted February 12, 2009 - 4:48 pm

You'll have 24 hours to complete one single, but complicated programming task. Brought to you by Budapest University of Technology and Economics, there are 9 days left to register for the 9th BME International 24-hour Programming Contest! What were the previous year's tasks? Get all of the details here.
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How To Know A Software Development Project Is Doomed

Posted December 16, 2008 - 3:41 pm

Despite all our efforts to make every software development project a success, some are cursed from the very start. Here are 26 early warning signs -- all, alas, real-world experiences -- that an enterprise software development project is headed for a death march.
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Why SaaS could make your IT skills irrelevant

Posted August 26, 2008 - 1:46 pm

The IT industry is now preparing for a new round of upheaval as a result of SaaS adoption of offerings from the likes of Google (with its Google Apps) and Salesforce.com that let users run applications via the Internet. Zoho, a SaaS vendor that does most of its development work in India, has also sold a plethora of applications, including in staple, Microsoft-dominated areas like word processing, spreadsheets and presentations.
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