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Oracle NetBeans 7.2 supports the latest PHP, C++

Oracle's IDE also provides a conduit to Oracle cloud services

JRuby gets speedier in version 1.7

JVM-based Ruby variant also features support for different character encodings

Cloudant expands data services reach to Europe

Deal with hosting partner SoftLayer expands Cloudant's network

How to make PHP apps scale

The most popular language for Web apps, PHP tends to buckle under heavy loads -- unless you opt for cloud scaling and a NoSQL back end

It's time to run .Net out of town

In yet another massive patching failure, Microsoft released three automatic updates that failed to install on Windows XP and Windows Server 2003

The secrets to making money with mobile apps

There are hundreds of thousands of iOS and Android apps for buyers, but most don't make a dime

PlayThru aims to make CAPTCHA more secure and more fun

Startup's cloud-based CAPTCHA alternative offers users simple interactive puzzles in lieu of twisted text

GitHub embraces Windows developers

Graphical client offered so that Windows app builders don't have to use a command line interface with GitHub

What enterprise mobile apps can learn from mobile games

Enterprise mobile apps are shifting from small, narrowly task-oriented programs to larger, more complex ones

Microsoft's Visual Studio 11 lineup adds Windows Phone, Azure tools

Company claims system requirements will be the same as those of Visual Studio 2010 despite performance increases

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