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Java Technology
Java technology is a portfolio of products that are based on the power of networks and the idea that the same software should run on many different kinds of systems and devices.
java.sun.com
Python Programming Language
Home page for Python, an interpreted, interactive, object-oriented, extensible programming language. It provides an extraordinary combination of clarity and versatility, and is free and comprehensively ported.
www.python.org
C programming.com - Your Resource for C and C++ Programming
C++ programming resources, especially for beginners. Understandable C++ tutorials, source code, a 50 question C++ quiz, compiler information, a very active message board, and a free programming newsletter.
www.cprogramming.com
Perl.com: The Source for Perl -- perl development, perl conferences
The official Perl home page, run by O'Reilly. Contains documentation, news, and links to a variety of resources, including the Open Source Perl conference.
www.perl.com
XProgramming.com - an Agile Software Development Resource
Extreme programming practices, discussion, and support.
www.xprogramming.com
Literate Programming
Resources for Literate Programming. Learn about the CWEB programming language. Download freeware for Microsoft Windows. Refactoring. Software Development.
www.literateprogramming.com
The Perl Directory - perl.org
The Perl Directory at perl.org. Links and other helpful resources for new and experienced Perl programmers.
www.perl.org
Programmers' Heaven - For free C++, Visual Basic, ASP, sourcecode, programming, javascript, code, de
Programmers' Heaven - For free C++, Visual Basic, ASP, sourcecode, programming, javascript, code, delphi, pascal and more
www.programmersheaven.com
University of Salford - A Greater Manchester University
Homepage for the University of Salford | A Greater Manchester University. Provides all the latest news, events and links to all major areas of the University.
www.salford.ac.uk
Intelligent Enterprise Magazine: The only publication dedicated to strategic business applications t
Leverage corporate information to make your organization smarter, faster, and more profitable
www.intelligententerprise.com
freshmeat.net: Welcome to freshmeat.net
freshmeat maintains the Web's largest index of Unix and cross-platform open source software. Thousands of applications are meticulously cataloged in the freshmeat database, and links to new code are added daily.
www.freecode.com
Pair Programming, an Extreme Programming practice
What is Pair Programming? Two programmers working side-by-side, collaborating on the same design, algorithm, code, or test. Costs and benefits . . .
www.pairprogramming.com
Free Programming Resources - freeprogrammingresources.com
Free Programming Resources is a directory of programmer and webmaster tutorials, articles, forums, faqs, compilers, interpreters, free books and more
www.freeprogrammingresources.com
ActiveState - Dynamic Tools for Dynamic Languages
ActiveState Open source technology-based tools and solutions for Perl, PHP, Python, Tcl, XSLT on AIX, HP-UX, Linux, Solaris and Windows platforms. Cross-platform development and enterprise support. Free trials.
www.activestate.com
Just for Fun C#, C++ and Java Programming - Watson's hot Programming Pages
Hobbyist programmers and newbies who want to learn programming in C#, C++ and Java the fun and easy way can find examples, sourcecode and inspiration here. Great Freeware programs and games for everybody.
www.programming.de
Advanced Linux Programming
Advaned Linux Programming web site
www.advancedlinuxprogramming.com
The Programming Language Lua
Official web site of the Lua language
www.lua.org
About Delphi Programming
The starting place for exploring Delphi Programming. New features every week range from tutorials for Delphi beginners to more advanced articles including code for faster, better, more robust development. Even more: Forum, RTL reference, Glossary, Free Code VCL/APP, Chat ...
delphi.about.com
JavaBoutique |
DevX is the leading provider of technical information, tools, and services for IT professionals developing corporate applications.
javaboutique.internet.com
Builder.com - Beyond the code
Builder.com: Downloads and white papers for Web developers
builder.com.com
BrainJar.com: Experiments in Web Programming
Experiments in web programming. Features articles, tutorials and example code related to client-side and server-side web development. Heavy on the standards.
www.brainjar.com
DevX
DevX is the leading provider of technical information, tools, and services for IT professionals developing corporate applications.
www.devx.com
Software Application Developer Consultant, C# Custom Programming Development, San Diego
Scott Reis, software application developer consultant providing custom programming in C#, Visual Basic.NET, SQL Server, Microsoft Reporting Services, Microsoft BizTalk Server, JavaScript, Data Transformation Services (DTS), Visual Basic 6.0, Access, and Crystal Reports
www.scottreis.com

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Dems delay auto bailout vote, seek plan from Big 3 (AP)
Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:53:00 GMT
AP - The $25 billion rescue plan for the auto industry, desperately sought by Detroit's beleaguered Big Three, collapsed Thursday as Congress drew the line at one more bailout and Democrats said they wouldn't even consider it until the companies produced a convincing plan for rebuilding their once-mighty industry.

Congress extends jobless benefits, stocks sink (AP)
Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:29:25 GMT
AP - Jarred by new jobless alarms, Congress raced to approve legislation Thursday to keep unemployment checks flowing through the December holidays and into the new year for a million or more laid-off Americans whose benefits are running out.

Gates more likely to remain Secretary of Defense under Obama (AP)
Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:41:41 GMT
AP - What Robert Gates once called "inconceivable to me" his remaining as defense secretary beyond Inauguration Day is looking a bit more conceivable to the rest of Washington.

Staffers weep as Ted Stevens gives last Senate speech (AP)
Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:41:52 GMT
AP - "Uncle Ted" Stevens, an old-style Senate giant and the chamber's longest-serving Republican, delivered his swan song address and yielded the floor for the final time Thursday. He was saluted by his colleagues as a staunch friend and teacher.

Judge orders release of five terror suspects at Guantanamo (AP)
Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:51:14 GMT
AP - A federal judge on Thursday ordered the release of five Algerians held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and the continued detention of a sixth in a major blow to the Bush administration's strategy to keep terror suspects locked up without charges.

Report: Records search on Joe the Plumber improper (AP)
Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:51:29 GMT
AP - An agency director improperly used state computers to find personal information on "Joe the Plumber," a government watchdog said in a report released Thursday. There was no legitimate business purpose for the head of Ohio's Department of Job and Family Services to order staff to look up the records, Inspector General Tom Charles said.

Study: Pill as good as chemo on lung cancer, but costlier (AP)
Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:51:55 GMT
AP - Some advanced lung cancer patients already treated with chemotherapy might be able to skip some of the bad side effects of another series of chemo by taking a pill instead, a study suggests. An international study showed patients on Iressa, an expensive, newer targeted treatment, survived about as long as those on another course of chemotherapy.

Dr Pepper to deliver on its free-soda promise (AP)
Thu, 20 Nov 2008 23:26:16 GMT
AP - Dr Pepper is making good on its promise of free soda now that the release of Guns N' Roses' "Chinese Democracy" is a reality. The soft-drink maker said in March that it would give a free soda to everyone in America if the album dropped in 2008. "Chinese Democracy," infamously delayed since recording began in 1994, goes on sale Sunday.

Cell phone in man's chest pocket stops bullet (AP)
Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:00:04 GMT
AP - A man says his cell phone saved his life. A stray .45-caliber bullet hit R.J. Richard's chest while he was mowing the lawn hitting so hard he thought it was a stone kicked out by his tractor. He pulled out the phone. It fell apart.

Yankees control shifts to Steinbrenner's son Hal (AP)
Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:53:06 GMT
AP - George Steinbrenner is boss of the New York Yankees no more. The omnipresent owner's colorful 35-year reign of pronouncements, threats and firings ended Thursday when he passed control of baseball's most famous franchise to his youngest son, Hal.

No relief seen in global economic crisis (Reuters)
Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:02:32 GMT
Reuters - The global economy saw more signs of distress on Thursday with U.S. stocks plunging for a second consecutive day, oil prices falling, a surprise rate cut in Switzerland, export woes in Japan and rescue loans to Turkey and Iceland.

S&P dives to lowest level since 1997 (Reuters)
Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:49:29 GMT
Reuters - Stocks plunged yet again on Thursday, as a frantic flight from risk prompted by investors' deepening economic fears drove the benchmark Standard & Poor's 500 index to its lowest level since 1997 -- completing the erasure of more than a decade of stock market gains.

Jobs data miserable, regional factories slump (Reuters)
Thu, 20 Nov 2008 19:39:27 GMT
Reuters - The number of American workers on the unemployment rolls surged to the highest in a quarter century and a regional manufacturing gauge slumped as U.S. economic misery intensified.

Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac suspend some foreclosures (Reuters)
Thu, 20 Nov 2008 23:33:13 GMT
Reuters - Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the two biggest U.S. home loan finance companies, on Thursday said they would suspend foreclosures of occupied homes until early 2009, as the government moves to stem the tide of home losses plaguing the economy.

Obama nears homeland security Cabinet pick (Reuters)
Fri, 21 Nov 2008 01:31:09 GMT
Reuters - President-elect Barack Obama moved closer to assembling his Cabinet on Thursday with Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano emerging as the top contender to head the Homeland Security Department, created to protect Americans after the September 11 attacks.

Lawmakers fault Treasury, Fed on bailout (Reuters)
Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:12:59 GMT
Reuters - Exasperated U.S. lawmakers criticized Federal Reserve and Treasury Department efforts to shore up the faltering economy on Thursday, telling officials that their financial rescue efforts have not reached small businesses or homeowners.

Citigroup shares slide despite Alwaleed move (Reuters)
Thu, 20 Nov 2008 23:28:23 GMT
Reuters - Citigroup Inc lost more than one-quarter of its market value on growing worries over whether it has enough capital to withstand billions of dollars of potential losses and despite new support from its largest individual investor.

U.S. judge orders five Algerians at Guantanamo freed (Reuters)
Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:59:44 GMT
Reuters - Five of six Algerians held nearly seven years at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba must be released, a federal judge ruled on Thursday in a setback for the Bush administration.

More job losses darken global economic outlook (AFP)
Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:49:04 GMT
AFP - News of fresh job cuts worldwide and a strong jump in US unemployment Thursday darkened the global economic outlook and sent financial markets into convulsions.

Somali pirates demand 25 million dollars for Saudi oil tanker (AFP)
Thu, 20 Nov 2008 23:27:05 GMT
AFP - Somali pirates who hijacked a Saudi oil super-tanker demanded a 25 million dollar ransom Thursday amid calls for tougher action to end threats to one of the world's key maritime routes.