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PHP and Perl Crashing the Enterprise Party

Java and .Net used to be the enterprise's primary programming languages, but Perl, Python, and other dynamic languages are hitting the enterprise mainstream.  

Hundreds of Jobs Posted on Linux.com

With Linux powering nearly every mobile device that hits the market, the demand for Linux-related jobs is rapidly growing despite national unemployment figures. Combine this with the ongoing success of companies such as Red Hat and it’s easy to see why demand for Linux professionals is on the rise.

That’s why today Linux.com is adding an important function that will connect job seekers, employers, and recruiters.

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October 2009 Browser Stats: Firefox Finally Passes IE6

Web developers, take note...

Hands-On: Multiple Activities and Data Persistence in Android

Building an Android application..."This article builds upon the work of our previous articles in building a real-world data collection application for Android. In this article we add an additional user interface screen to capture necessary configuration data which will be used by the application in a subsequent step. The code samples in this article demonstrate:

Qt 4.5.2 and Qt Creator 1.2 Released

Nokia today announced the release of updates to Qt:  the cross-platform application and UI framework, and Qt Creator: the new cross-platform Qt Integrated Development Environment (IDE). Both releases are available as part of a new build of the Qt SDK...... [more]

Introducing KDE 4 Plasmoids

KDE 4 includes many exciting new technologies, including Plasma, a feature that forms the desktop shell of KDE 4. See how to write simple Plasma applets (known as plasmoids) to greatly improve the desktop experience and how to turn a plasmoid into a simple memory monitor.[Read more at developerWorks]

Qt Now Open for Community Contributions

Qt Software and Nokia have announced...

Old-school Programming Techniques You Probably Don't Miss

My, how things have changed..."Despite its complexity, the software development process has gotten better over the years. "Mature" programmers remember how many things required manual intervention and hand-tuning back in the day. Today's software development tools automatically perform complex functions that programmers once had to write explicitly. And most developers are glad of it!
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Set Mantis to Track Your Bugs

A review of the Mantis debugging tool finds it more than sufficient for the average developer... "Mantis is that rare bug-tracking program for small projects that is neither too bloated nor too featureless. It's an excellent choice for developers who need a bug tracker that the average computer user can use. Its clean interface and numerous features make bug tracking fast and easy.

Regular Expressions: Tcl Simplifies Kernel Programming

By Cameron Laird and Kathryn Soraiz September is kernel month here at Linux Developer Network. While that might seem to be at an opposite pole from the "lightweight," "agile" programming in which this column specializes, there are actually many connections between kernel work and scripting.... [more]