Now this is a bit of a strange one. It appears that Microsoft has created an extension to Visual Studio that will assess programmers’ work for various “achievements” and then give them badges that they can post on their blogs, Microsoft’s forum, and other places. Microsoft does have some history in this area. It created [...]
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Dr Dobbs has published new research (PDF) which shows that 66% of software engineers don’t use a thread checking tool of any kind. You might not be surprised at that, but 56% of those surveyed said they considered parallel programming to be important, and a further 26% said it was critical. That suggests to me that [...]
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If 2011 was the year of the tablet, then 2012 could well be the year of the Ultrabook. It’s the latest device category, combining the best of the tablet with the best of the laptop computer in a thin, light and elegant design. The combination of high performance graphics and processing, touch controls, and mobility [...]
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