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Java on Google App Engine? Not yet

CNET Tech blog  Thu, 10/23/2008 - 4:35pm

Rumblings from a programmer event in India lead some to believe Google soon will add Java support to App Engine, but Google says it's not happening yet.



 

Yahoo's Zimbra e-mail program exposes passwords

CNET Tech blog  Mon, 09/29/2008 - 5:32pm

Enterprising Canadian programmer exposes privacy issue for people using Zimbra to access Yahoo Mail during Yahoo university hack event.



 

Learning the programmer’s craft

ZDNET - Between the Lines  Mon, 09/08/2008 - 7:23pm

I ended up in programming by accident, as many do. I was studying for a PhD and having to write software as part of the studies, only to find that writing the software was more interesting and fun than finishing the PhD.

So I ran away and joined a small software house. But having arrived there, knowing barely more than assembly language and FORTRAN, how should I learn more?



 

Prominent developer, openness advocate leaving Yahoo

CNET Tech blog  Thu, 06/12/2008 - 9:35am

Jeremy Zawodny, a programmer who helped launch the Yahoo Developer Network and promoted the philosophy of openness now in vogue at the company, is leaving.



 

Google Gears now supports Firefox 3

CNET Tech blog  Tue, 06/10/2008 - 6:51pm

Gears, Google's project to make Web browsers a better foundation for elaborate online applications, now supports Firefox 3, the company plans to announce soon.

"Gears for Firefox 3, as of today, is available for all users," said Aaron Boodman, a Google programmer working on the Gears project, in an ...