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• Oracle NetBeans 7.2 supports the latest PHP, C++

  By Joab Jackson | 25 May, 2012 18:34

  The newest version of the Oracle NetBeans IDE (integrated developer environment) will come with support for the latest versions of PHP and C++.

• How to advance lean software development (beyond the 'Toyota Way')

  By Matthew Heusser | 22 May, 2012 09:39

  The Japanese word Muda loosely translates as waste. The core element of lean manufacturing is to eliminate waste--or, in more North American terms, to "cut the fat." While applying lean concepts to manufacturing may seem straightforward, there is little agreement on what that term even means for software, or if it applies.

• IT should forget development, focus on requirements and release management

  By Thor Olavsrud | 19 May, 2012 07:04

  In the past decade, application development has undergone a revolution: the Agile Manifesto, cloud computing development platforms and the explosion in the iPhone, iPad and Android device markets have changed everything.

• Sencha Architect: Visual HTML5, sort of

  By Neil McAllister | 16 May, 2012 20:12

  Sencha describes Sencha Architect 2, the latest incarnation of its visual Web development tool, as "a massive upgrade to Ext Designer," the previous version. The name change from Designer to Architect reflects the product's new focus. Instead of a tool for building Web UIs, Sencha says the new version is suitable for creating complete Web applications, both for UI designers and back-end developers. That's true up to a point.

• Researcher runs IP network over xylophones

  By Joab Jackson | 12 May, 2012 06:56

  Vint Cerf once wore a shirt that read "IP on Everything," a wry comment on the versatility of the Internet Protocol he helped invent, a protocol that underlies all Internet communication. Now a University of California Berkeley researcher has put Cerf's maxim to the test, running an IP network over a set of xylophones, played by human participants.

• Review: AppMobi XDK brings more style than substance to iPhone, Android development

  By James R. Borck | 11 May, 2012 20:15

  Despite the gold-rush atmosphere around mobile application development, you won't find many newbie-friendly tools aligned to help nonprogrammers mine for application riches. Even if the target platforms often seem like toys, most of the development kits are still developer-minded and code-centric, and they can present formidable hurdles to the uninitiated.

• C keeps its lead over Java, but index's accuracy is questioned

  By Paul Krill | 11 May, 2012 03:25

  The C language, which displaced Java as the most popular language in the Tiobe Programming Community monthly assessment in April, has maintained its number 1 spot in the May report released this week. But a high-profile member of the PHP community is questioning the accuracy of the index itself.

• Google simplifies use of Analytics API

  By Juan Carlos Perez | 10 May, 2012 04:27

  Google has developed a tool to automate the creation of custom-reporting dashboards for its Analytics website-usage tracking service, the company said on Wednesday.

• Amazon Web Services aims to make life easier for Windows developers

  By Mikael Ricknäs | 10 May, 2012 02:07

  Amazon Web Services (AWS) now allows ASP.NET developers to take advantage of Elastic Beanstalk, which has been developed to make it easier to roll out cloud-based applications, the company said on Tuesday.

• Google files for new trial on copyright claims in Android suit

  By Chris Kanaracus | 10 May, 2012 00:02

  Google is seeking a new trial on copyright claims in Oracle's intellectual-property lawsuit against it over the Android mobile OS, according to a filing made late Tuesday in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

• Google releases 'experimental' full-text search API for App Engine

  By Cameron Scott | 09 May, 2012 10:31

  Google is testing a long-awaited full-text search API (application programming interface) for the Google App Engine, the company said on Tuesday.

• Plantronics seeks developers for headset apps

  By Paul Krill | 09 May, 2012 01:46

  Headset maker Plantronics this week is kicking off a campaign aimed at enticing developers to build line-of-business applications for the company's devices.

• Formula One racing team speeds to agile development

  By Kim S. Nash | 08 May, 2012 06:33

  You hear a lot about organizations that must make split-second decisions or risk losing to competitors. Split-seconds? That's usually an exaggeration, unless you're talking about Formula One racing.

• Oracle wants judge to bar ex-Sun CEO Schwartz's testimony in Google suit

  By Chris Kanaracus | 05 May, 2012 03:44

  Oracle has asked a judge to bar Google from using some testimony given by former Sun Microsystems CEO Jonathan Schwartz in the companies' intellectual-property suit over the Android mobile OS, saying it has "no legal and factual predicate."

• Samsung can challenge Apple's photo gallery patent before ruling on infringement

  By Loek Essers | 04 May, 2012 22:41

  Samsung Electronics will be allowed to challenge the validity of an Apple patent before a decision is made on whether Samsung has infringed the patent, the Regional Court in Mannheim, Germany ruled Friday.