» Unofficial Qt Environment (and Sudoku) For the Kindle
30/01/10 20:20 from Slashdot: Developers
An anonymous reader writes \"I\'ve just posted packages for installing a Qt-based platform on the Kindle 2 and DX devices, and a Sudoku game to go along with it. The Qt-based platform includes plugins I wrote for the e-ink display, the keyboa..
» Novell Bringing .Net Developers To Apple iPad
30/01/10 02:50 from Slashdot: Developers
GMGruman writes \"Paul Krill reports that Apple\'s new iPad could be easier to write apps for, thanks to Novell\'s MonoTouch development platform, which helps .Net developers create code for the iPad and fully comply with Apple\'s licensing req..
» x86 Assembler JWASM Hits Stable Release
29/01/10 19:57 from Slashdot: Developers
Odoital writes \"January 2010 is an exciting month for x86 assembly language developers. Software developer Andreas Grech, better known to the x86 assembly language community and the rest of the world by his handle \"japheth,\" has released an..
» Joomla! 1.5 Development Cookbook
29/01/10 18:29 from Slashdot: Developers
Sparky Anduril writes \"In Joomla! 1.5 Development Cookbook James Kennard has written an accessible and easy-to-read book to help anyone who is writing (or plans to write) extensions for the popular open source content management system, Joo..
» Freeciv As Benchmark of HTML5 Canvas Javascript Performance
29/01/10 04:59 from Slashdot: Developers
Andreas(R) writes \"The Freeciv.net crew has benchmarked their web client, which is a rich web application using the HTML5 canvas element. This shows how fast Firefox, Google Chrome, Safari and Internet Explorer perform using the latest HTML..
» With New SDK, VoIP Over 3G Apps Now Working On iPhone
28/01/10 18:44 from Slashdot: Developers
silverpig writes \"Yesterday marked the announcement of the Apple iPad device, and with it came a new version of the SDK. In this new version, Apple has lifted the VoIP over 3G restrictions that limited VoIP traffic to wifi only. This mornin..
» Can Curiosity Be Programmed?
28/01/10 04:09 from Slashdot: Developers
destinyland writes \"AI researcher Jurgen Schmidhuber says his main scientific ambition \'is to build an optimal scientist, then retire.\' The Cognitive Robotics professor has worked on problems including artificial ants and even robots that a..
» Oracle To Invest In Sun Hardware, Cut Sun Staff
27/01/10 20:22 from Slashdot: Developers
An anonymous reader writes \"There\'s been much speculation as to what Oracle plans to do with Sun once the all-but-certain acquisition is complete. According to separate reports on InfoWorld, Oracle has disclosed plans to continue investing ..
» Is Programming a Lucrative Profession?
26/01/10 13:55 from Slashdot: Developers
itwbennett writes \"A pamphlet distributed by blogger Cameron Laird\'s local high school proclaimed that \'Computer Science BS graduates can expect an annual salary from $54,000-$74,000. Starting salaries for MS and PhD graduates can be to up ..
» Mozilla Tries New \"Lorentz\" Dev Model
25/01/10 17:49 from Slashdot: Developers
With the recent release of Firefox 3.6, Mozilla has also decided to try out a new development model dubbed \"Lorentz.\" A blend of both Agile and more traditional \"waterfall\" development models, the new methodology aims to deliver new feature..