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Early August Hacking News Roundup In this roundup of interesting hacking news, find out about the FBI's hacking techniques to thwart potential criminals. Also, see how an artist-hacker has successfully tampered with Teddy Ruxpin dolls and created something rather unsettling. |
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Fear Not, Google Reader Fans: A Coder Developed an Open-Source Clone On the news that Google Reader, the aggregator of choice for many people's RSS feeds, was retiring, one coder took matters into his own hands and created a veritable clone. He kept the UI basic, posted his code publicly, and invited anyone who'd like to run it to do so—in true open-source fashion. |
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Oracle Partners with Rivals Microsoft and Safesforce in Cloud Deal Oracle cast aside feuds with competitors Microsoft and Salesforce to announce partnerships with the companies to integrate their cloud operations. Oracle seeks to expand sales of cloud-computing products aimed at businesses moving their software online. What will the outcome be for the new allies? |
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Lowering the Development Cost of Your Next Android App The Android Software Development Kit (SDK) provides a great platform for developing native mobile apps. Yet, the SDK can pose some development challenges that can increase cost. Code inconsistency and excessive boilerplate code are challenges that can be alleviated with the right approach. |
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Are the New and Alternative Programming Languages Sustainable? New programming languages are challenging the status quo and are trying to address the gaps in conventional programming languages. Brendan Quinn looks at the new and alternative programming languages on the market and whether or not they are sustainable and more than just niche products. |
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CoderDojo—Teaching Kids How to Code James Whelton, a teen Irish developer, created CoderDojo—a movement to support and teach coding to children from nine to fifteen years of age. CoderDojo quickly spread its reach from Ireland to Los Angeles. Brendan Quinn looks at the appeal of this youth programming movement. |
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Applying Test-Driven Development to Android Development Test-driven development (TDD) is a cornerstone practice for agile development teams, but Android development poses some significant challenges to a test-driven approach. With the right testing framework, an Android development team can maintain velocity while following TDD practices. |
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Java 8 Gets 2014 Release Date as Java 7 Patches Continue It's safe to say that Java 7 didn't go quite as smoothly as Oracle wanted since multiple major security flaws have been exposed since its release. Oracle's not taking any chances with the much-anticipated Java 8. They've recently announced a newly delayed March 2014 release date. |
