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OS X is often misunderstood, regarded as a pretty version of FreeBSD, a microkernel, and various other things. In this article, David Chisnall, author of Cocoa Programming Developer's Handbook, looks at what is really at the core of Apple's operating system and where it came from.
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- Agile Product Responsibility in the Enterprise, Part 2: Managing Release Content
- Dean Leffingwell examines the activities that are part of the Agile product manager's responsibility in order to manage product releases.
- The State of Open Source 3D
- David Chisnall looks at the history and current state of the art of open source 3D drivers to see what changes are in store for 2010.
- How Does Cisco's Overhaul of the CCNP Certification Affect CCNP Candidates? An Interview with Wendell Odom
- Linda Leung and Wendell Odom discuss the major changes in the new Cisco CCNP exams.
- Improving Software Economics, Part 5 of 7: Reducing Uncertainty: The Basis of Best Practice
- In part 5 of this series, Walker Royce examines the scientific community's relationship with uncertainty.
- Recommended Practices for Analysis Services 2005/2008 Design
- Baya Dewald offers recommendations for avoiding the most commonly encountered dimension/partition design pitfalls for SQL Server Analysis Services 2005 and 2008.
- What Is Mac OS X?
- David Chisnall looks at what is really at the core of Apple's operating system and where it came from.
- Improving Software Economics, Part 4 of 7: Top 10 Principles of Iterative Software Management
- Continuing his comparison of iterative software management versus conventional software management, Walker Royce shows that by applying proper engineering practices early, modern principles result in less total scrap and rework across the life of the software product.
- Windows Server 2008 R2 Technology Primer
- This chapter provides an overview of what's in Windows Server 2008 R2 and shows how it's being used in organizations.
- A+ Exam Cram: Setting Up a Multiple Monitor Configuration in Windows Vista
- David Prowse shows how to use the Multiple Monitor feature in Windows Vista. It’s quick and easy, and you can run as many as 10 monitors!
- Blogging to Drive Business -- How to Do It Responsibly
- Blogging for your business can be a great way to reach your customers -- if it's done responsibly. The authors of Blogging to Drive Business show you what to do and, more importantly, what not to do.
Podcasts
Behind the Scenes of Deep Fried Bytes- Ted Neward interviews Deep Fried Bytes Podcast Co-host, Chris "Woody" Woodruff.
- Introduction to Functional Languages
- Program Manager on Microsoft's F# Team, Luke Hoban, dicsusses functional languages.
- Inside Microsoft Team Foundation Server (TFS)
- Steve Andrews discusses Microsoft's Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) which delivers source control, work item tracking, Team Foundation Build, a team project portal Web site, reporting, and project management capabilities.
- Inside INETA: The International .NET Association
- Director of Technology for INETA North America (International .NET Association), Steve Andrews, provides an overview of the work they do to support User Groups.
- C# 4.0 - How To: A Task Oriented Approach Part 2 of 2
- Ben Watson shares his take on the .NET ecosystem and describes his favorite and least favorite C# 4.0.features.
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So far, Win 7 is making a thoroughbred of what has been a plough mule laptop
- "Every OSX developer should have this book on their desk."
That was the sentence Mike Riley ended his recent Dr Dobb's CodeTalk review of Cocoa Programming Developer's Handbook with.
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