Programming

Gaming

Some Poor Kid’s Getting A Board Game About Programming This Christmas

1:43AM December 16, 2011 | Andrew Liszewski

You might think you’ve found a clever way to get them to learn, but kids see right through educational board games. And while some do a good job at hiding their true nature, c-Jump — which teaches programming concepts — does not. More »

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Best Practices For Cloud Development

You know how to test out Azure’s cloud capabilities and how it can help your career. But how can you ensure your cloud apps reach their full potential? Here are some useful best-practice guidelines. More »
Science

Researchers Build Logic Gates From Bacteria

12:00AM October 28, 2011 | Andrew Tarantola

Finally, E. coli is good for something other than making you regret not washing that lettuce better. Boffins at the Imperial College London have employed the bacteria as living Boolean logic gates — potential building blocks for bio-computers of the future. More »

News

Dennis Ritchie, Co-Creator Of Unix And Founder Of C, Has Died

2:15AM October 14, 2011 | Kelly Hodgkins

In less than a week, the world has lost two tech pioneers. Last week, we mourned the passing of Steve Jobs, and now we say goodbye to computer scientist Dennis Ritchie who also recently died. More »

Software

Google Working On New Programming Language Called Dart

1:08AM October 11, 2011 | Adrian Covert

Google apparently thinks parts of Javascript kinda suck because they’re now working on a new web programming language called Dart that’s meant to remedy and simplify the more problematic aspects of the coding process. More »

Geek Out

Mark Zuckerberg Sucks At Coding Now

9:08AM September 13, 2011 | Casey Chan

Mark Zuckerberg isn’t the coding wiz he used to be. When he was young and not rich, he would put himself through coding marathon sessions, banging out lines like Lohan. It’s true! I saw it in The Social Network. No more though. He doesn’t code much nowadays and when he does, he sucks. More »

Software

Google Could Make App Inventor Open Source

2:30PM August 10, 2011 | Kelly Hodgkins

Google hinted its educational tool, App Inventor for Android, may become an open source project for the educational community. More »

Software

Developers Cubed 20: Creating Android and iOS Games

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12:55PM July 21, 2011 | Danny Allen

Gizmodo’s Developers Cubed series offers a behind the scenes look into Australia’s up and coming dev scene. This week: We chat with the Melbourne indie dev team, Ruma Studios, about Android, App Store pricing and going from Lego to Windows Phone 7 More »

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Developers Cubed 19: Cars, Niche Games and Lock Picking

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5:30PM July 14, 2011 | Danny Allen

Gizmodo’s Developers Cubed series offers a behind the scenes look into Australia’s up and coming dev scene. This week: A car company tycoon game from two Melbourne indie developers, and the down side of Apple’s App Store. More »

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Windows Azure: The Right Platform Whatever Language You Choose

Building for Windows Azure gives a wide choice of programming languages, from PHP to Java to Ruby to .Net. We chatted with Tim Buntel, Microsoft’s Windows Azure Platform Product Manager, about how Windows Azure fits into the overall development scene. More »