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Programming news: Code Contracts for .NET, Appcelerator's latest Titanium release, the dangers of OOP

March 2, 2009 4:41am PST

Read news stories about Code Contracts, Titanium, object-oriented programming, Visual Studio 2010's UI, support for universities to teach COBOL, Serena Software's sweepstakes, and more. Also, get...

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Programming language choices for an IT manager

October 7, 2011 4:01pm PDT

Justin James answers a TechRepublic reader's questions about what programming languages to learn and the best way to learn those skills.

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Microsoft unveils the F# programming language

September 29, 2008 6:39am PDT

Tony Patton kicks the tires on the September 2008 Community Technology Preview of F#. Read his brief overview of the programming lanaguage's features and environment.

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Programming news: COBOL's impact, .NET 4 to revamp 'cancellation,' Cisco's developer contest

June 1, 2009 3:43am PDT

How many times a day do you think the typical American "touches" a COBOL application? Find out the answer, along with details about other news stories that cover .NET 4, Chrome 2.0, Typekit, the...

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The programming language which wrote the universe

February 19, 2007 7:20am PST

Which programming language not only reigns supreme, but is actually preferred by Supreme Beings? As always, xkcd has the answer.

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Book review: O'Reilly's Programming F#

June 12, 2010 12:01am PDT

After reading O'Reilly's Programming F#, Justin James says his zeal for the language is greatly diminished. Find out why.

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What type of programming language do you prefer?

May 21, 2009 9:15am PDT

Justin James has used various programming languages and says he has come to appreciate different aspects of each one. Tell us in the forums what type of programming language you prefer.

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Tips on choosing a programming language to learn

November 24, 2009 3:42am PST

If you're interested in learning a new programming language, Justin James suggests asking yourself five questions that will help you pick the one that best suits your needs.

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Strategies for learning programming languages - what works and what doesn't

May 12, 2009 6:16pm PDT

Learning another programming language can be a great way to help take your development career to the next level. Justin James tells which techniques for learning programming languages have and...

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How do I... Get started using the F# programming language

June 8, 2007 7:32am PDT

This article is also available as a TechRepublic download. F# (pronounced F Sharp) is a functional programming language based upon OCaml. It was developed by Microsoft's Microsoft Research...

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Functional programming techniques can improve software security

August 28, 2008 3:36pm PDT

A key concern in software security is avoiding security flaws in a program's source code. Employing a functional programming style can help.

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Simplify your PHP coding with 10 network programming PEAR classes

November 10, 2006 3:58pm PST

The PHP Extension and Application Repository (PEAR) has a number of packages that can significantly simplify your network programming projects. This document lists 10 PEAR packages of specific...

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Achieve seamless socket programming in Java

May 9, 2007 7:00am PDT

Programming client and server applications in Java is easier than doing it in other languages, such as C. Get a first-hand look at how the java.net package provides a powerful and flexible...

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Are programming language minutiae necessary?

April 7, 2009 3:52am PDT

Justin James asks: Why clog a programming language spec with minutiae that don't offer any technical benefits? While he isn't calling for an "anti-minutiae revolution," he would like to hear what...

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Video: Threading building blocks in parallel programming (part two)

May 25, 2009 1:05am PDT

Intel's James Reinders delves further into threading building blocks â€” a C++ template library for parallel programming.

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Programming news: Silverlight 3 and Lunascape 5.1 are released

July 13, 2009 11:22am PDT

Read about the releases Silverlight 3 and Lunascape browser 5.1. You'll also get highlights about Microsoft's new career portal for developers, predictions about Azure pricing, and results from...

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Programming news: Mozilla Service Week, Microsoft's CodePlex Foundation

September 14, 2009 9:55am PDT

News highlights include information about online Java training courses, Doloto, Telerik's two free TFS tools, Scala 2.7.6, Silverlight 4, and more.

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Programming and Development: Top five discussions of 2010

December 20, 2010 2:37pm PST

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 Development...

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Programming news: iPhone development emergency guide, Embarcadero's great deal

July 27, 2009 10:28am PDT

Get highlights about these releases: Dryad, Iliad, Ruby 1.9.1-p243, Ruby 1.9.2 preview 1, Rails 2.3.3, IronPython 2.0.2, Bing#, Gestalt, and the JIRA Connector for Jama Contour. Also, learn about...

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