Martin reviews Don Knuth's four new "fascicles" from The Art of Computer Programming, discusses test-first programming, and talks about a Buffalo NAS device.
Martin builds a data access layer with SQL Server 2005 and Visual Studio 2005, parses a Word document, puts his world in his briefcase, and surveys his wireless neighborhood.
Martin gets excited by the Microsoft UMPC announcement, but winds up trying out a Nokia 770 Internet Tablet.
StarLogo TNG
Martin Heller
Martin examines the preview edition StarLogo TNG, a 3D version of StarLogo that uses a graphical programming language, and looks at the progress of F#.
More AJAX
Martin Heller
Martin looks at AJAX in Ruby on Rails and Microsoft Atlas.
Tools, Tools, Tools
Martin Heller
Martin examines programming tools from InstallShield, Compuware, and ClearNova.
2008 International Mathematica Conference Dr. Dobb's interviews Wolfram Research's Theo Gray, co-founder and Director of User Interfaces, and Roger Germundsson, Director of Research and Development, about the upcoming 2008 International
Mathematica Conference.
How Do You Do Nightly Builds and Tests when there is No Overnight? Software Production in a Geographically Distributed Environment
Attend this Webcast and find out how to overcome common build-test-deploy challenges that affect all members of a distributed team, including:
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<li> Communication difficulties, because of time-zone and cultural differences</li>
<li> Workflow challenges, like lack of documented procedures and build and test handoff problems</li>
<li> Slow build and test cycles, broken builds, and other factors that hamper distributed team productivity</li>
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Thursday, September 25, 2005 " 11am PT / 2pm ET
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In this volume of Best of BYTE, we explore the emergence of some heuristic algorithms. Although we have only scratched the surface of this intriguing subject, we hope we've suggested the potential of the synthesis of heuristics and algorithms.
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