A recent developer survey reveals the top three challenges that developers face on projects.

In this interview Twitter co-founder Biz Stone talks about Twitter, Web 2.0, SaaS, the Twitter business model, and what he sees as the next big thing. Whether you are on Twitter or not, you should find his comments interesting!

Every now and then it is interesting to step back and see what other people are reading. Here are the most popular Java articles so far this year.

Did the technology you thought best win? Was it even a finalist? Discover the technologies voted the best by the readers of Developer.com.

Microsoft announced the release of Visual Studio 2008 Beta 2, .NET Framework 3.5 Beta 2, Silverlight 1.0 RC, and more.

The people at Microsoft are busy with lots of products. Did someone forget that they should be excited about them?

If you thought the end of Visual FoxPro had already happened, then you are wrong. Its end is now.

Find out who won Developer.com's Product of the Year 2007 technology category.

While today's publishing is often on tomorrow's technologies, it is often yesterday's technologies actually being used today. September's Top 10 viewed articles help to confirm this.

Using RFID hardware and incorporating RFID tag information into your applications can really be quite simple. See what can be done with less than $100 and no more than a few dozen lines of code.

The ability to program devices ranging from simple sensors to robots is getting increasingly easier.

Technology is the fun stuff, especially when it is relatively new. See what our readers think is the hot technology going into 2006.

Visual Studio 2005 ("Whidbey") has released. Get a first look at answers to some up-front questions you might have. Start by simply understanding the multitude of editions that entail the Visual Studio 2005 product line. After all, how many different editions can one product have?

Are you missing Microsoft's Professional Developers Conference (PDC)? If so, you'll still want to make sure you keep up on all the announcements.

The next release of C# (ECMA-334 3rd Edition) includes the ability to use nullable data types. If you are unfamiliar with nullable types, this introduction is for you!

A list of the key new features in from the ECMA-334 C# 3rd Edition and ECMA-335 CLI specifications.

With the announcement of the release today of beta 1 for Windows Vista (formally codenamed "Longhorn"), Microsoft also announced the official names for Avalon and Indigo.

It is amazingly easy to create forms of any shape within Visual C#. You can even do it with VB .NET!

You may have visited Atlanta or Indy or even seen a ladybug before but now see these words in a entirely different way... When dealing with Microsoft you sometimes need to redefine some of your vocabulary.

Developer.com has a candid conversation with Srikanth Raju, Senior Technology Manager at Nokia, on why developers should care about developing for mobile devices. Get the candid information on why you should be considering the mobile platform and what Nokia recommends for you to do to get started.

There are a number of changes in Visual C++ 2005 that can break your existing programs. The Visual C++ product team has identified some of the changes most likely to impact you.

TiVo has now added the television as a viable, possible target for your applications.

Curious about what to expect in 2005 out of the development community? Check out Bradley Jones' yearly forecast on what to anticipate.

How has the popularity of your favorite language changed since last year?

Java Studio Enterprise 7 and NetBeans 4.0 were announced this week.

PHP jumps. Delphi/Kylix drops. Find out how your favorite languages rate in the TIOBE Programming Community (TPC) Index for December.

C, Java, and C++ fall. Visual Basic and Perl rise. Find out how your favoriate languages rate in the TIOBE Programming Community (TPC) Index for November.

Is the continued use of Visual Basic 6.0 going to take your career 6 feet under?

Find out how languages rate in the TIOBE Programming Community (TPC) Index.

The sequel to the well-read Acronym Anarchy article! This time Java terminology is the focus. Do you qualify as a Java 'acronym' guru?

Acronyms are getting out of control. Do you have what it takes to be an Acronym Guru?

Discover how simple it is to start developing for the PocketPC and other mobile devices using Visual Studio .NET 2003. No mobile development experience or mobile devices are needed!

Microsoft expands Visual Studio and SQL Server to the non-programmers, hobbyists, and students with simplified, low-cost to no-cost versions.

Rich clients are the next hot battleground, and the battle is starting to heat up! Macromedia Flex provides a new, slick way to build sharp looking rich web clients with lots of bells and whistles.

Microsoft states their seriousness in the enterprise space with the announcement of Visual Studio 2005 Team Services.

2004 should be an interesting year as we watch to see which developer-related products are released and which are delayed. Get an idea of what is coming in 2004 from some from some of the key technology companies.

One thing that is true about the computer industry — there will always be new jargon to toss around! Here are a few terms ranging from Avalon to XAML.

Learn about the new technologies coming from Microsoft over the coming years.

Bradley Jones provides us with the up-to-date scoop from Microsoft PDC.

Microsoft has removed the shrowd of secrecy from the next version of Visual Studio. NET — code-named 'Whidbey'. Get the scoop on changes that will be in the IDE and within the different key languages.

Nokia released the N-Gage. It might not slice and dice, but it does roll a lot of things into one small device!

Bradley Jones gives his insights on Borland and its place in the computer industry.

If you draw graphics onto a form, they may be lost when the form — or sections of the form — refreshes. This program shows one way to retain the graphics on a C# form's background. (It also shows how to draw some graphics!)

Updates on the next release of Microsoft's Visual Studio .NET and on Microsoft's Visual Studio Industry Partner Program.

Microsoft released the Java Language Conversion Assistant (JLCA) 2.0 today. Now you can convert Java code on both the client and the server to C#.

Partial types are a construct that Microsoft has proposed be added to C#. It is never too early to learn more.

Microsoft has announced a number of changes that should occur in future C# standards. One of these changes is a template-like feature called generics.

Brad Jones reports in from Microsoft's Tech Ed conference on the keynote presentation delivered by Paul Flessner, Microsoft's Senior Vice President for the Windows Server System Division.

PowerBuilder and its legendary DataWindows are going mobile. Sybase announced the availability of the Pocket PowerBuilder beta today. Developer.com took a few minutes to ask about this new beta. See the answers from Sue Dunnell, product manager for PowerBuilder.

The FileInfo class in the .NET Framework allows you to get information about a file including its size, when it was created, and when it was last accessed. Discover how to use this class with C#

Development tools are getting easier to use, but project deadlines seem to be getting tighter. Add to this a smarter and more demanding management staff, and the realization is that a project management tools need to rise to the challenge. The Business Engine Network is one tool that has stepped up to these challenges.

There is a ton of jargon surrounding .NET. Developer.com's glossary of .NET terms is here to help! Latest edition is Istanbul.

Microsoft is again pulling out all the stops. If you are building a Web-based solution that centers on portals, communities, commerce, tracking, or reporting, then there is a new starting point that you should check out!

The ASP.NET Starter Kits are the newest public beta release from Microsoft. These are five full-fledged applications that contain full, commented source code. With an expected price of free, we had a few questions. We asked Shawn Nandi, product manager for ASP.NET for the inside scoop.

You may be vulnerable to the Slammer Worm even if you do not have Microsoft SQL Server 2000 on your machine. Learn why here.

Can you create C# programs and run them without using any Microsoft products? You bet you can!

Format specifiers are most often used with numbers. What happens if you want to format a variable differently if the number is negative versus positive? Learn the specifiers needed to make this happen in .NET.

Dates and times can be formatted a number of different ways. Learn how to format dates and times in .NET. While this article uses C#, the lesson is applicable to VB .NET and Managed C++ programmers.

What's up with Microsoft? Here are a few items that may be out in 2003.

If you are developing applications for .NET and believe you may want to go to mobile devices in the future, then it is worth considering a few issues as you create full-fledged applications today.

Indexers allow objects to be treated like arrays. Learn how to use an indexer with a C# object.

With a final product due in April, 2003, Microsoft announced the final beta release for the next version of Visual Studio.

Launched over the last week, is the Tablet PC revolutionary or evolutionary?

Do you know the difference between a component and a control? Is there a difference?

Writing XML from a .NET application can be done quickly and easily. This article briefly introduces the .NET Framework's XmlTextWriter class and illustrates its use from C#.

There have been two events that have impacted software development more than anything else. The first was the release of the PC. The second was the graphical user interface (GUI). Are Web Service the next great revolution?

All eyes were on San Francisco, but the big launch event for Microsoft's new .NET initiative was in Chicago.

ECMA standardizes key .NET technologies.

In this ongoing look at different terms in the development industry, I pick an easy one -- or is it?

Take a first look at programming with C#. This article shows you the process and steps to program your first C# application.

Understanding the difference between client-side code and server-side code is critical in Web development. This installment of the "Term of the Week" column address client versus server-side.

C# is a new programming language introduced by Microsoft. This article, excerpted from Sams Teach Yourself C# in 21 Days provides an overview of what C# is and why it is important.

Learn about Java Data Objects (JDO) and how they make enterprise-level Web database development easier.

ASP.NET for Dummies is more than just a book. In addition to its 420 printed pages, it also contains a "cheat sheet" tear card, a support Web site, and a CD with over a hundred additional pages. Check out our full review of this new book.

Hearing about Visual Studio .NET and wondering what it is all about? Learn where you can order a copy of the Release Candidate 0.

.NET My Services is the goofiest product name to ever come from Microsoft with the exception of Microsoft Bob. In this article, I present an overview as presented by Micrsoft on what .NET My Services is.

This morning was Bill Gate's Keynote presentation. I've pulled together my notes to share with those of you who could not make the conference.

Not all books are created equal. If you are interested in object-oriented development, object-databases, Caché, or database developement in general, then you'll want to check out this book review.

Everyone knows what XML is! Right? Just in case you don't, this week's term of the week is XML - the eXtensible Markup Language.

This week's Term of the Week column tackles CGI - Common Gateway Interface.

New column starting this week!

Implement a simple timer in C#. This excerpt from the upcoming Sams Teach Yourself C# in 21 Days shows you how.

There is a good chance that Pixie Dust will be in your computing future! Check out this week's Developer.com Update.

Is another methodology really needed, or have enough trees and brain cells been spent on the existing methodologies?

Web Services are going to be a reality. In the near future you will undoubtedly be using Web Services and might even be creating them yourself! This week we expose the simplicity of the Web Services concept.

Web Services are going to be a reality. In the near future you will undoubtedly be using Web Services and might even be creating them yourself! This week we expose the simplicity of the Web Services concept.

Do you know what is stored in your cookies? If not, it is simple to see the contents of a cookie! This article explains what you need to enter into your browser to see the cookie from any web page. It's probably easier than you think!

"We are in the early stages of a yet another dramatic shift in computing paradigms." This statement was made by Marge Breya, Chief Marketing Officer of iPlanet in reference to Web Services. Is this just hype?

"We are in the early stages of a yet another dramatic shift in computing paradigms." This statement was made by Marge Breya, Chief Marketing Officer of iPlanet in reference to Web Services. Is this just hype?

Some products shrivel up and sour as they get older, others grow into something much better. Crystal Reports Version 8.5 is the newest version incarnation of a product that has been used and respected by developers for a number of years.

Is Digital Rights Management important? You know what the music industry will say! We asked Brad Gandee, XrML Standard Evangelist, about a standard that is here to help.

EXtensible Markup Language (XML) is permeating virtually every other software technology. On October 4-7, 2000, the XML Connections conference in Scottsdale, Ariz., presented many of the rising experts in the field.