[TechRepublic] Windows 8: A developer's first impressions

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Windows 8: A developer's first impressions Justin James highlights the major changes in Windows 8 that developers need to know, and explains why he thinks Microsoft strategy might backfire. Read more Editor's note:The Web Developer newsletter has been renamed the Software Engineer newsletter. You'll continue to receive programming and development tips, tutorials, and news in your inbox each Tuesday. Resource of the day Cloud Security Demo There's plenty of hype surrounding the cloud, but there are drawbacks, mainly security. Download this demo of security software for cloud-based networks to learn what your cloud is missing. Developer news roundup: BUILD, AppFog, Web Workers HTML5 feature Justin James highlights news about Windows 8, Zend Server 5.5, RailsInstaller 2, the dearth of parallel programming skills, and more. Read more Different types of documentation for programmers Justin James goes back to basics in this overview of the documentation types developers should know. Read about "self-documenting" code, UML, and more. Read more Poll: Does the 'five-screen' future affect your development? Many Web developers are already facing the challenge of designing for five screens. Do you foresee this being a problem for your development work? Read more Additional TechRepublic resources   It's time to think differently about Windows 8 The Developer Preview version of Microsoft Windows 8 asks users and IT pros to think differently about their operating system. Read more A quick tutorial on coding Android's accelerometer The accelerometer is a hardware sensor used to detect a shake motion. William Francis shares the accelerometer code that he uses in his Android apps. Read more Balancing the website design between business objectives and user experience Ryan Boudreaux looks at the challenge of balancing the business needs of an organization with creating a good user experience when you design a client's website. Read more Get your app ready for Android's global ecosystem These six tips from developer William Francis will help you make sure your Android app is up to muster in the global ecosystem. Read more IT Job openings, week of Sept. 19, 2011 Here are some job openings for the week of September 19, 2011. Read more Does Android's permission system really work? Android allows applications to sidestep permissions under certain conditions. The bad guys probably know which ones. Do you? Read more Featured multimedia   Gears of War 3 (photos) Flirting with the brink of monotony, Gears of War 3 steps up to the plate and delivers the most comprehensive title in the trilogy. View on site Inside the 'Star Wars' Blu-ray box set (photos) Clean packaging and classic art: we unbox the "Star Wars Complete Saga" Blu-rays. View on site Virgin Galactic's spaceship family all together for the first time (photos) In a ceremony to open the assembly facility for The Spaceship Company, the partnership between Scaled Composites and Virgin Galactic, SpaceShipOne and SpaceShipTwo, as well as WhiteKnightOne and WhiteKnightTwo were on display. View on site Hot TechRepublic blog posts The 20 best iPhone apps of 2011 for productive geeks 10 wacky IT office pranks Don't be fooled by these 10 PC performance myths The 10 best tablets of 2011 [UPDATED] Most unusual resume mistakes Today's recommended downloads How Security Can Help Grow Your Business: The Marketing Side of Tokenization (First Data) Remote support for PCs, Macs and Smartphones (LogMeIn) Free Trial Download: up.time Systems Management Software (Uptime Software) A Year of Information in One Easy Download (dynaTrace software) Cloud Security Demo (Symantec) Perennial favorites   Job snapshot: Programmer Five tips for starting a programming career Write a resume that will land you a programming job Poll: Are Google users the customer or the commodity being sold? TechRepublic member Neon Samurai believes Google users are no more than a commodity to be sold to advertisers. Do you agree? TechRepublic newsletters   Get product reviews, tech news analysis, tips, and more in the following TechRepublic newsletters. Automatically sign up today! Tablets in the Enterprise (launching soon) Google in the Enterprise App Builder 10 Things

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