Software Engineer

Archive: 12-2011

• A developer's reflections on 2011: Windows 8, HTML5, the cloud, more

  Justin James reiterates that he isn’t overestimating the impact of Windows 8, admits he was wrong about WP7 in many ways, and more in his year in review wrap-up.

  Posted by Justin James | December 30, 2011, 3:07 PM PST

• Poll: What development topics interested you the most in 2011?

  Help us plan what we cover in the Software Engineer blog in 2012 by letting us know which development topics intrigued you the most this year.

  Posted by Justin James | December 27, 2011, 12:08 PM PST

• Software Engineer: Most-read posts of 2011

  HTTP requests, HTML5, the art of programming, and .NET basics are among the most popular Software Engineer topics of 2011.

  Posted by Mary Weilage | December 22, 2011, 2:55 PM PST

• Improve page performance with Microsoft Ajax Minifier

  Tony Patton thinks Microsoft Ajax Minifier is a worthy addition to your web development toolbox. Read about this tool that improves website performance.

  Posted by Tony Patton | December 21, 2011, 7:14 PM PST

• Developer news: JMeter, qTrace, betabait, Amazon CloudFront

  Justin James highlights stories about PHP 5.4 RC3, Visual Studio 11 improvements, JetBrain’s YouTrack InCloud, asynchronous sockets, and more.

  Posted by Justin James | December 19, 2011, 7:33 AM PST

• Use Web services to separate concerns and for code reuse

  Justin James says developers who are still trying to separate concerns and perform code reuse strictly with the OOP paradigm need to reconsider things.

  Posted by Justin James | December 15, 2011, 1:59 PM PST

• Poll: What is the biggest development surprise of 2011?

  Developers, do you think the biggest surprise of the year is the Windows 8 Developer Preview, HTML5’s rise to prominence, or something else? Take the poll.

  Posted by Justin James | December 13, 2011, 4:13 AM PST

• Why HTML5 makes justifying native applications more difficult

  Justin James, who is now very bullish on Web applications, explains what you need to consider when deciding whether to write a desktop application or a Web application.

  Posted by Justin James | December 12, 2011, 2:37 PM PST

• Simplify iterators by using the Yield statement

  If you aren’t using the Yield statement, learn how using the C# feature makes it easier to work with iterators.

  Posted by Tony Patton | December 10, 2011, 9:35 PM PST

• Getting started with Kendo UI HTML5 controls

  Justin James likes the Kendo UI HTML5 controls and says you don’t need to be an expert at jQuery to use them.

  Posted by Justin James | December 9, 2011, 11:51 PM PST