Search engines for searching code bases is nothing new, but this time Google did it with Google Code Search. Obviously, it only searches "publicly accessible source code" but there is plenty of that available. Specifically,...
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As Microsoft continues to try and convince its enterprise customers and the open-software community that it is committed to interoperability and working with them, Bill Hilf, its director of platform technology, gave a session at...
Sun Microsystems will describe on Wednesday new software designed to make its Java programming tools more popular with smaller businesses. With "Rave," Sun is trying to match the speed with which programmers...
Microsoft developers now have a new tool to help them catch security bugs in their own code. The software giant plans to announce on Monday that a plug-in created by security firm Sanctum, scheduled for...
Thanks to caster316 for posting this in the BPN. Could this be the emergence of a new form of cyber wars, replacing enemies' viruses? Sophos experts have advised customers about a new email-aware...
Step right up, programmers and hex-slingers: Google's got USUS$10,000 for the most creative coder among you. The geeks'-choice search engine is sponsoring its "First Annual Google Programming Contest," offering US$10,000 to the person or...
