Neowin News Feed for: Programmer

Someone made a playable version of XCOM in Microsoft Excel

Usama Jawad — Thu, 03 Dec 2015 11:18:01 +0000

A programmer has created a playable version of XCOM in Microsoft Excel using Visual Basic for Applications. The game includes specialist classes, perks, destructible terrain and even a level editor. Read more...

Yahoo! Brings on Former ABC TV Programmer

Tue, 02 Nov 2004 17:23:24 +0000

In a move to bolster it's media and entertainment division, Yahoo! Inc. has hired Lloyd Braun, a former ABC television programmer. Mr. Braun's primary objective is to convince movie, TV and music companies to distribute... Read more...

Microsoft Lures Open Source Programmer

Tue, 17 Aug 2004 22:17:45 +0000

Microsoft has snatched up one of the open source communities favorite programmers Jim Hugunin. The very man responsible for creating Jpython/Jython is now working with Microsoft. Despite what some people believe this isn't... Read more...

Programmer Sets Up Mask for File-Sharers

Wed, 11 Feb 2004 12:24:57 +0000

Wyatt Wasicek was so outraged by the recording industry's legal assault on users of free music-downloading sites that he decided to ride to the rescue. He created a program called AnonX that masks the Internet... Read more...

Programmer denies copyright violations

Sat, 01 Sep 2001 04:52:24 +0000

Programmer denies copyright violations A Russian software programmer and his Moscow-based employer have pleaded not guilty of violating a controversial US copyright law. Dmitry Sklyarov and the Elcomsoft company are charged with... Read more...