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Wikipedia reveals how Facebook's hip hop can pep up PHP sites
How Wikipedia halved the time it takes to make edits to its pages by switching to Facebook's Hip Hop Virtual Machine.
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TempleOS: an educational tool for programming experiments
James Sanders explores what drives one man to write an operating system for x86_64, and what the programmer's finished product looks like.
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How to add a dashed line in an Android layout
Save yourself hours of consternation by using this workaround to add a dashed line to your Android layout.
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Create web ads using Flite's Design Studio HTML5
Design Studio HTML5 enables you to create ads for device-agnostic browsers and devices. See if our reviewer recommends it.
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Play with code in the .NET Fiddle sandbox
C# and VB.NET developers can use .NET Fiddle to play with code within a browser window and to share code via URL.
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Use Dreamweaver to find and fix your website's broken internal links
See why Dreamweaver is the ideal tool for locating and fixing broken internal links on your local websites.
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Cool HTML5 implementations in application development and gaming
Ryan Boudreaux reviews trends within HTML5 and provides examples of how HTML5 is being implemented for web, mobile designs, and gaming and development platforms.
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Create cross-platform apps with PhoneGap and jQuery Mobile
Jacob Orshalick shows how simple it is to develop a cross-platform app using PhoneGap and the jQuery Mobile framework.
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Three must-have web development tools
Tony Patton starts each web development project with a certain set of tools. See what's in his toolbox.
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Android developers, prepare for fine-grained user permissions
William J. Francis fills you in on the Android App Ops privacy feature and explains why he believes it's good for users and developers.
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A solution to our Android refactoring code challenge
Android developer William J. Francis presents one way to solve TechRepublic's recent coding challenge for members.
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Create an ASP.NET Web Forms website with Visual Studio 2013
Tony Patton describes what's included in a new ASP.NET Web Forms site created with Visual Studio 2013.
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Pro tip: Use Android's ObjectAnimator class to flip a view
Follow the three steps in this Android animation tutorial to learn how to achieve a wrap around the y-axis.
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Create your own web service for an iOS app, part three
This installment in our iOS development series explores creating and storing tags in order to exchange them.
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Microsoft Enterprise Library helps .NET developers be more productive
The Microsoft Enterprise Library offers reusable software components to assist with building .NET applications. Learn how to contribute to one or more of its projects.
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Speed up your Android development cycle with Genymotion
William J. Francis shares how the free Android emulator called Genymotion greatly increases his productivity.
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Simulate a cellular network over Wi-Fi using Android's emulator
Check out scripts William J. Francis uses on his standard Android emulator when emulating cell networks during testing.
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Visual Studio 2013: A first look at Microsoft's sleek new IDE
Discover which features and enhancements were added in Visual Studio 2013 to increase developer productivity.
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The skinny on Android 4.4 KitKat
Android 4.4 KitKat was just unwrapped, and a number of its development features are already generating buzz. These are seven things developers should know about KitKat.
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Behold the animation magic of an Android interpolator
William J. Francis demonstrates how to the use BounceInterpolator, an Android indirect interpolator subclass.
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How CODE2040 strives to make IT more diverse
CODE2040 is working to springboard the IT careers of Black and Latino students and ultimately close the wealth and skills gaps for minorities in the United States.
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Log Parser Studio provides a great interface to Microsoft Log Parser
Log Parser Studio simplifies using the features of the versatile Microsoft Log Parser. Here's a look at how to use the tools together.
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Use HTTPS certificate handling to protect your iOS app
Handle certificates in your iOS app to prevent man-in-the-middle attacks on your app and on your server.
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Android loaders: We meet at last
William J. Francis gives you a tutorial on Android loaders that covers just what you need to know to make things work.
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The three must-haves for C# developers
Tony Patton says these are the basic items a developer will need on a C# project. Let us know if you'd add anything to his list.
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Code challenge: Use Android's updated animation APIs for a chance to win swag
We'll send TechRepublic swag to the reader who submits the most elegant refactoring of this Android sample. Get the details.
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Visual Studio Online: a nice companion to the full IDE
Tony Patton offers a first look at Visual Studio Online, which brings many of Visual Studio's features to modern browsers.
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How to handle a failed app update on iTunes
Todd Moore updates his iOS app and then learns there was a critical bug in the upgrade. Here's his advice for what to do in this situation.
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Create your own web service for an iOS app, part two
This installment in our iOS development series details how to connect to the web service you created and start fetching data.
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Ackuna turns the crowd loose on app localization
Get your app translated through Ackuna. Learn how the crowdsourcing process works and how Ackuna deals with issue of translation accuracy.