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Archive: 02-2012

• Windows 8 on ARM: What developers need to know

  Confused about what’s happening with ARM devices when Windows 8 is released? You’re not alone. Here are the facts from Microsoft.

  Posted by Justin James | February 27, 2012, 8:59 AM PST

• Improve your productivity with Visual Studio 2010 Extensions

  Tony Patton highlights several Visual Studio 2010 Extensions that simplify his daily work and save him some time and frustration.

  Posted by Tony Patton | February 22, 2012, 3:55 PM PST

• Developer news: PHP 5.3.10, Xeround FREE, qTrace, Code PaLOUsa

  Read about Applicasa’s free mobile backend, ARM support for Windows 8, a free ebook, mobile sites vs. apps, and more.

  Posted by Justin James | February 21, 2012, 6:48 AM PST

• Internet Explorer's F12 Developers Tools: A feature walk-through

  Learn how to gain insight into how your HTML, CSS, and JavaScript are being processed within IE by using the browser’s F12 Developer Tools.

  Posted by Justin James | February 17, 2012, 8:28 AM PST

• Poll: Do you prefer visual or textual development tools?

  After observing that the Ruby on Rails community is dropping visual tools for command lines and scripts, Justin James is curious to learn what TechRepublic readers prefer: visual or textual tools.

  Posted by Justin James | February 15, 2012, 8:42 AM PST

• Creating a liquid layout for an Agile Platform theme

  Justin James details how he used one of Matthew James Taylor’s “The Holy Grail” liquid layouts to create a modern, CSS-driven OutSystems Agile Platform theme.

  Posted by Justin James | February 14, 2012, 11:54 AM PST

• Working with Visual Studio 2010 from the command line

  Learn about some of the Visual Studio 2010 command line switches, which Tony Patton says were instrumental in getting his environment up and running again.

  Posted by Tony Patton | February 10, 2012, 9:02 PM PST

• Poll: Will IE10 finally break the HTML5 logjam?

  Justin James explains why Windows XP holdouts are dampening his optimism about IE10 helping the HTML5 cause. Share your thoughts about the subject.

  Posted by Justin James | February 9, 2012, 7:59 PM PST

• The key to making applications discoverable

  In application development, discoverability is how easily a user can find a feature or function. Read tips on making applications discoverable, and learn when you may need to apply the 80/20 rule.

  Posted by Justin James | February 7, 2012, 1:18 PM PST

• Poll: Have you tried Ruby on Rails?

  Let us know whether you’ve used Ruby on Rails, and if so, whether you like it for your development projects.

  Posted by Justin James | February 3, 2012, 9:19 AM PST