Software Development
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Articles about Software Development
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Git support in Visual Studio looks promising
Tony Patton explains why he thinks the support for Git that Microsoft added in Visual Studio and Team Foundation Server is off to a good start.
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The small, medium, and large of Ruby Frameworks
Want to use Ruby on your next web project, but don't know which framework to use? Ben Evans has done all the hard work for you.
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Use installLocation to help out older Android devices
A simple line in your Android app's manifest can save much user frustration.
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Nitrous.IO: Community coding with gas
The age of the commodity development VMs has arrived.
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Error handling in JavaScript: Rarely done, often needed
Error handling is one of those neglected practices in programming, and JavaScript developers, more than any other, seem to omit it from their projects.
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Five text editors designed for programming
Programmers need an editing tool that works with them and offers the special features that cater to their peculiar needs.
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Video editors in Windows RT: Cinelab and Movie Edit Touch
Windows Movie Maker is available for free for Windows 8, but not for Windows RT. A search for 'video editor' in the Windows Store came up with two examples to look at.
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Guide clients to balance trade-offs in app development priorities
Get tips on helping customers make feature requests and prioritization decisions that support the development team in building the best app possible.
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Assigning tasks your developers will want to do
Getting developers to emotionally invest in tasks is the fastest way to improve motivation and performance.
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A stuttered start with Office 365
Weeks went by, and Tony McSherry was not able to finish his Office 365 set-up, all thanks to an intransigent domain registrar. One that was in the same corporation selling Office 365 subscriptions.
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Android Studio can fix Android development
Google has finally decided to get rid of the Eclipse albatross from Android's neck.
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Control Vim with voice commands
Struggling to grok Vim from the keyboard? Maybe voice commands are the solution.
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Why programmers should study the art of programming
Chip Camden encourages programmers to cultivate a broad and deep understanding of the trade by accumulating a knowledge of its history and keeping an eye on recent developments.
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Five IDEs for building better applications
When it comes to building applications, the right tool for the job can really make all the difference.
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App by app, Google is bringing self-serving Intents to iOS
Google makes it easier for iOS app developers to integrate with Chrome.
