Java on Macs: Good, Null Pointer Exceptions: Bad, SQL Server 2011: Coming, Firefox 4: Fast
by James Turner
| @blackbearnh | 17 November 2010
Good news for Java fans on Macs, Apple is going to play nice with Oracle. Bad news for Java web developers, NPEs are far too common. Good news for Microsoft developers, there's a new SQL Server coming soon. And coming around the back stretch, it's Firefox 4, by a paw!
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A focus on data is finishing the revolution that started with Ajax.
by Mike Loukides
| @mikeloukides | 16 November 2010
Modern applications require data. That means developers must see themselves as data providers, and they must create stable public APIs for accessing that data.
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Publishing calendars as HTML is necessary but not sufficient. We also need iCalendar feeds.
by Jon Udell
| @judell | 12 November 2010
If you're a school or a business or a band or a club whose website sports an Events tab that doesn't offer a companion iCalendar feed, I hope you'll ask your CMS vendor why not.
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Intel opens an app store, Apache fumes over Java, old software Microsoft should open source, Apple updates on the way
by James Turner
| @blackbearnh | 10 November 2010
In this edition of Developer Week in Review: Intel opens an app store, Apache is peeved at Oracle, Microsoft open sources a language you've probably never heard of, and Radar detects an incoming salvo of point-releases from Apple.
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Gina Trapani talks about the ThinkUp app and the FCC's first Open Developer Day.
by Alex Howard
| @digiphile | 9 November 2010
What's the potential for geeks to work with government for better outcomes? Gina Trapani talked with O'Reilly Media about the first FCC Developer Day, ThinkUp App and Gov 2.0.
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We become effective publishers when we carefully package and layer our information.
by Jon Udell
| @judell | 4 November 2010
Headlines matter. They're always visible to a scan or a search, while other information -- like decks and leads -- are active in far fewer contexts.
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