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Open-Source Options Catch On with More Developers

As open-source software stacks emerge as viable alternatives to proprietary solutions for many users, several open-source components are showing promise for developers. The Java-based Spring...

nLayers Improves on InSight

Growing interest in application discovery and dependency mapping has a handful of startups working to improve the technology with better integration and scalability. nLayers Inc....

Visual Studio 2005 Ship Date Slips Again

Microsoft Corp. Monday announced that the much-anticipated next version of its developer tools suite will ship in the second half of 2005 in several...

Open-Source Developers: Microsoft Licensing Must Be GPL-Compatible

European open-source developers say the European Commissions rejection of Microsofts protocol-licensing plan is a positive sign. But they say the commission will have to...

Could Ajax Wash Away Smart Clients?

A key premise behind Microsofts "smart client" pitch is that Web apps are not as good as fat/rich/locally based ones. Microsoft defines smart clients as...

Developers Prolong Visual Basic Protest

Microsoft may have hoped that the backers of the Visual Basic "classic" code would just roll up their petition and go home. But it doesnt...

Google Open-Sources Code

SAN DIEGO—Developers who are curious about how Googles engineers compile and debug their code are getting a chance to use some of the search...

Programming Wizards Offer Advice at Developers Confab

SANTA CLARA, Calif.—Programmers at this weeks Software Development Expo here are doing what they do best: sharing advice and showing one another effective ways...

Developers Protest VB6 Decision

Microsoft Corp. is facing a revolt from a group of favored developers upset over the software makers decision to terminate support for Visual Basic...

Zeus Ramps Monitoring Tools

Zeus Technology Ltd., a small British company with an international presence, hopes to squeeze into the crowded field of application front-end players in the...