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Chrome tools every Web developer will love

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Can GitHub really be worth $2 billion?

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New Node.js merges in the best of io.js

Upcoming version of the server-side JavaScript platform will feature capabilities from ECMAScript 6 specification already found in io.js

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Are you ready for developers to be your new IT buyers?

More and more, developers are choosing and implementing tools and services they’re familiar with and that they believe will solve problems. That’s a major change in technology buying that can result in big advantages for your business....

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What's the best prep for a coding test during a job interview?

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Cloud computing more about agile development than cost

Experts tout the importance of bringing together business, financial and tech teams when considering a move to the cloud.

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9 most important announcements at Google I/O 2015

From Android M to Google Photos to the updates to Google Play, here are the most important announcements at Google I/O 2015.

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Should I learn Java? Maybe, maybe not.

On the surface, these questions seem very straight forward, direct and easy to answer. The appropriate answers, however, are very complex, must be individualized and very often have nothing to do with technology.

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What's the difference between cloud hosting with Hostforlife.eu and Azure?

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10 tips to get the most out of your project management system

Project management pros share their top tips for getting workers to use project management software more efficiently and effectively – from entering project updates to leveraging more advanced features.

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Swift vs. Objective-C: 10 reasons the future favors Swift

It’s high time to make the switch to the more approachable, full-featured Swift for iOS and OS X app dev

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10 enticing, outrageous, and obscure perks for developers

From custom shoes to baby bonuses, companies are pulling out all the stops to lure top talent

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Is agile development past its prime?

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17 JavaScript tools breathing new life into old code

From Lisp to Pascal, old code is new again, thanks to these JavaScript cross-compilers, translators, and emulators

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9 tech companies' earliest website designs

From Apple and Amazon to Myspace and AOL, here are some of the earliest website designs for some of the tech industry's biggest companies.

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The long, strange life, death, and rebirth of Java

Java is 20. Where does it go from here?

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An inside look at the voracious, insatiable world of App Store reviews

Developers understand the importance of a good App Store rating, but are they really worth all the trouble?

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7 reasons why frameworks are the new programming languages

Thanks to powerful tools, the need for speed, and the shifting nature of programming itself, your next nerd fight will be over framework APIs, not syntax

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Java: The once and future king of Internet programming

Would you believe that Java is poised to dominate the next explosion of the Internet? Built for embedded computing and streamlined for real-time applications, here's why Java is the language for IoT.

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Developer: Dump JavaScript for faster Web loading

Offered as part of a theoretical HTML6, the plan for single-page Web apps could leverage JSON, XML, new data structure technology

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How DevOps can redefine your IT strategy

Is DevOps the flavor of the month or the competitive advantage you’ve been looking for? We ask experts what they think of the trend, where to find talent and how IT workers can break into this emerging field within IT.

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7 timeless lessons of programming ‘graybeards’

Heed the wisdom of your programming elders, or suffer the consequences of fundamentally flawed code

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Getting started with PowerShell: The basics

Learn how to perform simple tasks and make your way around the syntax.

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