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More than half of all IE users face patch axe in 10 months

The majority of IE users face a support retirement deadline that Microsoft unexpectedly announced last August

Mar 26, 2015 3 mins

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Facebook’s iOS UI development framework goes open source

ComponentKit framework, now offered for general use, reduces the complexity of writing code

Mar 26, 2015 1 min

Mobile Development Open Source Technology Industry

The state of open source security

Recent high-profile vulnerabilities have put the lie to the 'many eyes' theory -- but also driven real progress in securing the open source ecosystem

Mar 26, 2015 9 mins

Open Source Security

Google: Dart will not replace in-browser JavaScript

Though created as a replacement for JavaScript in the browser, Google's Dart will now be compiled rather than run in its own VM

Mar 26, 2015 2 mins

Cloud Computing JavaScript

Microsoft brings Node.js debugging to Visual Studio

Node.js Tools 1.0 for Visual Studio supports deploying Node.js applications in Microsoft Azure

Mar 26, 2015 2 mins

JavaScript Software Development

The state of open source security

Recent high-profile vulnerabilities have put the lie to the 'many eyes' theory -- but also driven real progress in securing the open source ecosystem

Mar 26, 2015 9 mins

App Testing Java Open Source

Crunch data from your car for fun and profit

A $99 device and a Spark back end creates an ecosystem of car-connected data and applications

Mar 26, 2015 5 mins

Data Management Software Development Technology Industry

Open up the Internet of things with Node-red

How do you even begin to wrap your head around developing applications for the Internet of things? For Node.js devs, Node-red provides a useful visual development environment

Mar 26, 2015 6 mins

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Facebook pushes Messenger as future of business communication

Facebook sees Business on Messenger replacing the telephone as people's go-to for communicating with enterprises

Mar 25, 2015 2 mins

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Outsourcing a software project? Pay time and materials

When outsourcing a software project, companies will often negotiate a fixed-bid contract with the intent of minimizing risk. This may not be the right approach if you want the best software product possible.

Mar 25, 2015 4 mins

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