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Microsoft’s Entity Framework 1 was initially replease as part of Visual Studio 2008 SP1. It was created as an object-relational mapping (OR/M) tool that is used to create an abstraction layer on top of ADO.NET namespaces with two methodologies: Database First approach and Model First. Now there’s a new approach available: Entity Framework Code First. […]

Manipulative SEO tactics are dangerous due to the risks that come with them, according to many SEO experts. Understanding how on-page content is used by search engines is paramount to being able to use that data more effectively to achieve better results. Google’s Panda update in February once again changed the rules of SEO, placing […]

Apple is the obvious market leader when it comes to mobile computing, but Microsoft is seriously trying to entice iPhone developers to reconsider the Windows Phone platform. In fact, they recently released an API tool which helps developers transition from iPhone apps to Windows Phone. Microsoft’s iPhone/iOS to Windows Phone 7 API mapping tool allows iPhone […]

JavaScript may end up being the number one programming language used in the future for application development. When used along with HTML5, the scripting language has the capacity to overtake other programming languages as the defacto language that can be used across platforms and operating systems. When it was just a scripting language used in […]

A recent discussion panel revolved around the future of mobile internet surfing habits, and how they are changing. With HTML5 now in the picture, will mobile internet users in the future be using applications or a web browser? Although many panelists had opinions about which would prevail, there was no hard and fast answer to […]

As more developers begin to use HTML5 to create web applications, some have predicted that the future will be dominated by HTML5 apps, and native applications will be the exception, rather than the rule. Many people do not think of Microsoft when it comes to leading open standards, but Paul Cotton, Microsoft’s director of web […]

If you are a web developers and you have an iPhone or iPad, you now have a way to work on your website using your iOS device. The new Codosaurus app allows developers to open, create and edit HTML, CSS, PHP, Perl, text files, as well as create directories, move files and folders and otherwise […]

One of the leading HTML5 framework and tool providers, Sencha, this week announced the release of the Ext JS 4 advanced JavaScript framework. This release is a milestone for the company, with new features including support for all current web browsers and an improved data package. Abe Elias, Sencha’s CTO, described the release, stating that […]

Today Mojo Labs announced the release of its Kurogo Mobile Framework. Kurogo is an open source framework that provides developers with pre-built modules for creating mobile applications. The Kurogo Mobile Framework version 1 is based on the MIT Mobile Framework, and has evolved through collaborations with iMobileU, a developer community of sorts made up of […]

Google’s WebM video technology has been the cause of worry among developers due to potential patent concerns. Google today announced the WebM Community Cross License initiative, which has a goal of dispelling patent-related threats to web video technology. Members who join the WebM Community Cross License initiative have to agree to license any WebM-related patents […]

Google’s implementation of its new Panda search engine algorithm has caused considerable confusion, frustration and economic loss for web developers and online businesses. What SEO tactics should a developer use in a post-Panda web? Google updates its search engine algorithm frequently in order to enhance and fine tune search results for its users. The Panda/Farmer […]

Successful websites share various attributes that contribute to their success–but findinng out what those attributes are is a difficult task. The Web Marketing Association  focuses on those attributes in their recent report, Attributes of Award Winning Websites. The report was created with the goal of providing web developers with insights into the web technology industry. […]