Apple deprecates, Microsoft assassinates, Adobe infiltrates, and Linux obfuscates.
by James Turner
| 27 October 2010
Heading up developer news this week: Is XP really dead this time? Linux release notes are an exercise in futility. Apple pulls the rug out from two development environments on the Mac. And Adobe gives tablet programmers more options.
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The benefits of information principles are revealed through education, so let's start with digital natives.
by Jon Udell
| @judell
| 26 October 2010
An efficient model of collective information management relies on principles like pub/sub, indirection and syndication. Translating these principles beyond computational thinkers is the tricky part. To pull it off we need to educate the kids we assume to be digital natives.
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Ozzie architects a departure, Apple earnings and rumors, the BSA meddles, and C++ is 25.
by James Turner
| 20 October 2010
This week, Microsoft loses their chief architect, Apple continues to own the news cycle, the BSA tries to put the kibosh on open standards, and a well-known language reaches a milestone.
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Oracle's not-so-open Java, suing to prevent getting sued, iOS 4.2 approaches, and why you shouldn't taunt the Black Hats.
by James Turner
| 13 October 2010
This week, we look at IBM's decision to ditch Harmony for OpenJDK, more lawsuit madness in the land of telecomm, a new iOS beta from Apple, and what happened when Washington, DC tried to get some free penetration testing.
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Why we must consider the different properties and purposes of computer files.
by Jon Udell
| @judell
| 7 October 2010
Some kinds of computer files have different properties than others, and thus serve different purposes. Structured representation of data is one such property. If we are trying to put data onto the web, and if we want others to have the use of that data, and if we hope it will flow reliably through networks to all the places where it's needed, then we ought to consider how the files we choose to publish do, or don't, respect that property.
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Sara Chipps on IT education and how women are navigating the tech world.
by James Turner
| 6 October 2010
Computer science programs have an iffy track record recruiting women into the tech space. Sara Chipps, co-founder of Girl Develop IT, has a new approach: create an inclusive environment where dumb questions are encouraged and practical application is key. In this Q&A;, Chipps discusses her project and the pressures women face in the tech world.
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