Neowin News Feed for: Coding

$13 Stellaris computer could take a slice of Raspberry's Pi

Paul Ferson — Sat, 10 Nov 2012 11:04:18 +0000

The Stellaris Launchpad has appeared in the wild, taking on the Raspberry Pi to claim the title of "cheapest single board PC". The Launchpad is retailing for $13, in a price range all its own. Read more...

GitHub gains $100 million in funding

Paul Ferson — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 04:48:40 +0100

GitHub has made the decision to switch to outside funding, gaining a cool hundred million dollars from investors to get it started on its new path. Read more...

Microsoft's Visual Studio now has Achievements

Paul Ferson — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 17:15:16 +0000

In a rather inventive move, a group of coders have added Achievements to Microsoft's Visual Studio application in order to draw more attention to its feature-set. Read more...

Software company looking for nudist recruits

Matthew Jones — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 07:38:31 +0100

Female? Have web coding or sales skills? Happy to work with your kit off? UK software firm Nude House could be the workplace for you. The Sydney Morning Herald reports that the firm's 63-year-old owner, Chris... Read more...

Top 25 common coding errors that brought down websites

Brad Sams — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 13:36:02 +0000

The United States National Security Agency (NSA) has released a list of the top 25 coding errors that have landed coders and webmasters into hot water. The SANS institute located in Maryland reported... Read more...

Microsoft Claims Success to Secure Coding

malebolgia — Fri, 02 Sep 2005 21:00:00 +0100

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Microsoft's program to ensure that developers build secure code is showing early signs of success, according to a senior executive from the company. The Security Development Lifecycle program is one of the results of Microsoft's... Read more...

Coding Misstep Forces new Firefox Release

malebolgia — Mon, 18 Jul 2005 22:49:31 +0100

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The open-source Firefox browser and Thunderbird e-mail client will be updated for the second time in a week because of code changes that have unintentionally stopped some third-party extensions from functioning correctly. ... Read more...

Safari exposes IE as a brave face for poor coding

malebolgia — Tue, 20 Jan 2004 15:19:22 +0000

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Safari developer David Hyatt has attacked Internet Explorer for letting website developers get away with writing 'malformed code' and consequently holding back the development of Apple's browser. In his weblog Hyatt explains that most of... Read more...

Coding Workshop Polyphonic Wizard 1.2

Courage — Sat, 11 Oct 2003 20:15:30 +0100

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Stop 'paying per ringtone'! This software allows you to add midi files and pictures to your polyphonic cell phone without using cables. All you need is your PC,... Read more...

Coding Workshop Polyphonic Wizard 1.0.2

cybermatrix — Wed, 01 Oct 2003 18:47:42 +0100

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Stop ''paying per ringtone''! This software allows you to add midi files and pictures to your polyphonic cell phone without using cables. All you need is your PC, your phone and this software. Most makes... Read more...

Coding Workshop Ringtone Converter 4.4.9

pstdgt — Sat, 26 Jul 2003 15:52:12 +0100

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The Ringtone Converter is a software program for both Microsoft Windows and Apple Mac systems that allows you to add new ringtones to your mobile phone without the need for cables or expensive premium rate... Read more...