I Programmer News

Clippy Lives! This Time In JavaScript

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:34:45 GMT

If you remember Clippy then the idea that he is back might make your blood run cold - but this time it's different. Clippy, and his friends Merlin, Rover and Links, are back in the form of a JavaScript library. Maybe they were just before their time.

Android Gets New Geo APIs

Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT

One of the smaller items of news from Google IO is that there are now three new Android Geo APIs that will make it easier to build location and activity information into apps.

Terra - A Language For Lua

Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT

A new low-level programming language, Terra, has been designed to work with Lua to generate code for high performance computing.

Arduino Yún Brings WiFi

Sun, 19 May 2013 13:19:08 GMT

The Arduino Yún has been unveiled as the first of a family of wifi products that combine Arduino with Linux by using a system on a chip running Linino, a customized version of OpenWRT.

Accredible - Show Off Your Success

Sun, 19 May 2013 09:21:52 GMT

Accredible is a recent edtech service that helps you create certificates, or rather certificate portfolios, to demonstrate your achievements on any type of learning, including MOOCs and online courses. It is running a contest to the end of May for the best certificates made using its service.

The Official Arduino Robot

Sat, 18 May 2013 13:18:04 GMT

The new Arduino robot looks a bit like a robot vacuum cleaner, but it has a lot more going for it and it certainly doesn't suck - well not unless you add an air pump to it.

Intern at Google - Film, Fiction and Fact

Sat, 18 May 2013 12:11:02 GMT

A job at Google - who wouldn't leap at the chance. In this movie, being released in June, two recently laid off 40-something salesmen have got an interview for an internship at Google that might in turn lead to a job. The results are hilarious.

Create A Transit App - $50K In Prizes

Sat, 18 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT

MTA App Quest is a global online contest to provide solutions that will help improve the daily commute of those using New York State's Metropolitan Transit Authority.

Enum Causes Controversy for Python 3.4

Fri, 17 May 2013 10:48:55 GMT

After years of debate on the issue, a proposal to include an enumeration type in Python 3.4 has been approved. But it has already been criticized as being an awkward compromise.

Inside SQL Server Pro Magazine May 2013

Fri, 17 May 2013 09:13:05 GMT

If you’re a Business Intelligence (BI) power user, May's issue SQL Server Pro magazine’s cover story will help you get the most out of Microsoft Power View. There's also plenty for SQL devs.