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Archive: 12-2010

• A developer's reflections on 2010

  Justin James discusses TechRepublic’s Programming and Development content in 2010, which featured tips about Windows Phone 7 development, CSS, and more. He also shares some personal updates.

  Posted by Justin James | December 28, 2010, 5:21 PM PST

• Introducing Io, a prototype-based language

  Chad Perrin has learned a thing or two about programming from an interesting language called Io. He thinks you might have something to learn from it, too.

  Posted by Chad Perrin | December 21, 2010, 12:34 PM PST

• Programming and Development: Top five discussions of 2010

  The IT gender gap in the industry, approaches for learning to program, and a writer’s revelation about his average coding skills are topics that are among the hottest Programming and...

  Posted by Mary Weilage | December 20, 2010, 2:37 PM PST

• Simple filters in Perl, Ruby, and Bourne shell

  A filter is a type of program that takes data input, operates on it, and produces modified output, and it’s one of the most useful types of admin scripts. Filters are also easy to write,...

  Posted by Chad Perrin | December 17, 2010, 8:54 PM PST

• Programming news: Silverlight 5 unveiled, Python 3.2 beta, SOA/Agile survey

  Read about Visual Studio 2010 SP1 Beta, OpenLogic Exchange, MVVM training, CloudBees buying Stax Networks, BlackBerry World 2011, and more.

  Posted by Justin James | December 16, 2010, 9:28 AM PST

• Poll: What was the biggest letdown in the development industry in 2010?

  Developers, what story were you the least happy about this year: Android fragmentation, WP7, the lack of interest in parallel programming, the shift to cloud, or something else?

  Posted by Justin James | December 15, 2010, 7:17 AM PST

• Build desktop and web apps with Alpha Five 10.5 Developer

  Alpha Five 10.5 allows a developer or even someone without lots of programming experience or skill to rapidly assemble data-driven applications. Justin James provides more details in this review.

  Posted by Justin James | December 10, 2010, 7:11 AM PST

• Poll: What was the biggest development news item in 2010?

  Was the biggest development news item of the year mobile development, cloud computing, the rise of Ruby, or new frameworks, tools, and libraries?

  Posted by Justin James | December 9, 2010, 4:03 AM PST

• Ruby and Python threading: What you need to know

  Ruby and Python’s standard implementations make use of a Global Interpreter Lock. Justin James explains the major advantages and downsides of the GIL mechanism.

  Posted by Justin James | December 8, 2010, 4:49 AM PST

• Mitigate risks when customizing CRM, ERP, and CMS systems

  Here are some things you can do to ensure that your changes to a CRM, a CMS, an ERP, and the like cause minimal pain when the base system needs to be updated.

  Posted by Justin James | December 3, 2010, 3:06 PM PST