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Microsoft drops plan for Windows 7 without browser

Microsoft will still offer a 'ballot screen' in Windows 7 for user choice on browsers

There Goes the (Programming) Neighborhood

Can self-managed teams really work?

Though Scrum's call for "self-managed teams" might sound like a bit much, it's less radical than it appears

Need to fight a bad idea? Bad idea

You can more often kill it with kindness and helpfully offering to map out just what's needed to make it work

Take a job that’s a bad fit or hope for a better one?

Faced with a choice between unemployment and a job that doesn't suit you, there are no easy answers, just uncomfortable trade-offs

Do more with less? Think twice: You’re sailing in hazardous waters

When told to do more with less, success can be as big a career hazard as failure

Microsoft offers choice of browsers to satisfy EU

The company is seeking to address competition concerns raised by the European Commission in January

What’s the best first language for a programmer?

For young developers learning programming for the first time, curiosity and enthusiasm are more important than rigor and discipline

Intel files appeal against European antitrust fine

Intel says the European Commission failed to consider all the evidence when it reached its decision

H-1B demand may be slowing as feds increase scrutiny

A small decline from May in the number of H-1B petitions gives rise to theories on cause