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Hello, Android Third Edition 74

Posted by samzenpus on Monday December 27, 2010 @03:04PM from the read-all-about-it dept.

eldavojohn writes "The third edition of Hello, Android brings the book up to date on Android versions from 1.5 to 2.2 (FroYo). The book is predominantly tied to the Eclipse editing environment with several pages devoted to screen shots of the IDE. As the title suggests, this book aims to give the user the equivalent of a "Hello, world!" application in Android and succeeds in doing that but doesn't take the reader much further. From creating a sudoku application with increasing support to dabbling in OpenGL ES, the book's prime audience are people who know a little Java (with no aversion to Eclipse) and XML but absolutely no Android. You can find the source for all the examples." Keep reading for the rest of eldavojohn's review.

IT's Last Hope — a Job In the Boonies? 470

Posted by timothy on Thursday October 14, 2010 @01:40PM from the hi-from-bustling-harrisburg-pa dept.

GMGruman writes "Offshoring, cloud computing, automation, 'do more with less' — all of these have been chipping away at US IT workers' ability to have a job. But some companies now dangle a new possibility: Move to rural areas for lower-paying 'onshoring' jobs that can compete with lower overseas salaries. InfoWorld's Bob Violino talked to IT workers who've made the move and discovered that although it's no 'Green Acres meets Big Bang Theory' experience, a move from the big city to the hinterlands appeals mainly to just some IT worker segments, even as it provides new opportunities for others."

Building the Realtime User Experience 102

Posted by samzenpus on Wednesday October 06, 2010 @02:23PM from the read-all-about-it dept.

rheotaxis writes "Many professional web developers have spent years building dynamic, database-driven web applications, but some of us, like myself, want to make the user experience more interactive and instantaneous. The book Building the Realtime User Experience, by Ted Roden, is an introduction to some new techniques making that happen now. New web servers like Cometd and Tornado power solutions that keep HTTP connections open until data is available for the clients requesting it, a technique called 'long-polling.' This means web developers can provide a real-time user experience using HTTP for all sorts of client devices now connecting to the Internet, not just web browsers, but mobile devices as well." Read below for the rest of rheotaxis's review.

Practical Reasons To Choose Git Or Subversion? 667

Posted by kdawson on Tuesday October 21, 2008 @03:13PM from the while-we're-at-it-do-you-like-vi-or-emacs dept.

markmcb writes "I develop Rails applications and recently followed my lemming herd and made the switch to Git after learning some of the practical advantages Git offers over Subversion. As I'm sure there are many die-hard Subversion fans in the Slashdot audience, I'm curious what your key reasons are for sticking with Subversion. If possible, I'd like reasons that apply to 'most of the time' as opposed to arguments based on obscure features that may get used only a few times ever."

Comment NASA's budget - What's the ROI ? (Score 1) 180

by DragonChief on Friday March 03, 2006 @11:59AM (#14842817) Attached to: New Budget NASA Space Science Missions

Nobody except the government stays in business after failing on billion dollar budgets! In the startup years there were rumored that the byproduct of sending people into space was lots of technology that could be useful here on Earth. I suspect this is not as profitable anymore. What is the new return on investment in looking for other intelligence in the Galaxy ? If we can't get to it or it to us what is the point except on the heads of the scientists that want job security ? That budget needs to be refocused on solving problems here on Earth. Solve the energy problem - safe and abundant power, the environment problems, global warming, rocket propulsion that doesn't explode , etc. I am sick of hearing about the crybaby scientists and managers at NASA worrying about their stupid pet projects! I think all government programs should have ROI (return on investment) calculations applied & published.

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