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• In HTML5 war, Microsoft guy slams "President of the United States of Google"

  By Jon Brodkin | 13 January, 2011 04:35

  Microsoft and Google are fighting yet another public relations battle, this time over the HTML5 video standards to be used in the next generation of Web browsers.

• Programmers who defined the tech industry: Where are they now?

  By Esther Schindler | 04 November, 2010 10:45

  Some early programmer names are familiar to even the most novice of software developers. You may never have seen a line of code written by Bill Gates, or written any application in BASIC (much less for the Altair). But you know Gates' name, and the names of a few others.

• Six Scripting Languages Your Developers Wish You'd Let Them Use

  By Esther Schindler | 15 October, 2008 11:06

  Several weeks ago, Lynn Greiner's article on the state of the scripting universe was slashdotted. Several people raised their eyebrows at the (to them) obvious omissions, since the article only covered PHP, Perl, Python, Ruby, Tcl and JavaScript. As I wrote at the time, Lynn chose those languages because hers was a follow-up to an article from three years back. Plus, most IT managers are familiar with at least one of those well-known scripting languages, even if they haven't personally written a line of code in one of them.

• How to Get Executive Buy-In for Your Application Development Projects

  By Esther Schindler | 02 October, 2008 11:52

  The software development department might envision a marvelous solution to the company's IT or business need, but the technology goal can't be achieved unless the Big Boss commits to the new strategy. How do you get there-and ensure that the user need really is filled? The key, say three former CIOs, is accurate business process requirements, a common language for the business and IT to communicate, and executive steering.