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Articles for the keywords: infoworld
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12 May 2013
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Top 10 Programming Skills That Will Get You Hired [30926]
InfoWorld, May 3rd, 2013
"As a developer, you know that working in the same code day in and day out can get a little stale, to say the least," comments
Rich Hein in "InfoWorld."
"Adding new programming skills to your IT toolbox is essential in the struggle to stay relevant in the fast-paced tech world, but knowing which technology to choose isn't always obvious. Your time is limited, and with the multitude of languages and environments, picking the wrong area to focus your efforts can prove costly..."
- SQL
- Java
- HTML
- JavaScript
- C++
- C#
- XML
- C
- Perl
- Python
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05 May 2013
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Virtualization showdown: Microsoft Hyper-V 2012 vs. VMware vSphere 5.1 [30846]
InfoWorld, April 24th, 2013
"Any comparison of Microsoft's Hyper-V versus VMware's vSphere has to take into consideration a number of different factors," writes Paul Ferrill in "InfoWorld."
"First, there's the target customer and the feature set for different sizes of deployments. The needs vary widely depending on the number of virtual machine instances, and these requirements should drive the architecture and configuration choices. Second, there is the topic of management, which is also tied closely to the size of the installation. Beyond these considerations are a number of other issues, including cost, performance, scalability, and usability..."
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22 Apr 2013
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The Tech Canon of Today Is the IT of Tomorrow [30703]
ComputerWorld, April 15th, 2013
"If you want to learn about tomorrow's science, read today's science fiction. But what if you want to learn about tomorrow's tech trends? Start with the books that make up the modern canon for IT. InfoWorld surveyed its pros and readers and came up with the following 15 picks for the first Tech Canon..."
- "The Art of Computer Programming, Volumes I-IV" by Donald E. Knuth (1968, 1969, 1973, 2011)
- "The Mythical Man-Month: Essays on Software Engineering" by Fred Brooks (1975)
- "The C Programming Language" by Brian W. Kernighan & Dennis Ritchie (1978)
- "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" by Douglas Adams (1979)
- "The Soul of a New Machine" by Tracy Kidder (1981)
- "Neuromancer"/"Count Zero"/"Mona Lisa Overdrive" by William Gibson (1984, 1986, 1989)
- "The Media Lab: Inventing the Future at MIT" by Stewart Brand (1987)
- "The Cuckoo's Egg" by Clifford Stoll (1989)
- "Envisioning Information" by Edward Tufte (1990)
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31 Mar 2013
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9 Classic Hacking, Phishing and Social Engineering Lies [30358]
InfoWorld, March 21st, 2013
"In 9 dirty tricks: Social engineer's favorite pick up lines, Chris Nickerson, founder of Lares, a Colorado-based security consultancy, explains why this old social-engineering trick is often still successful. He should know, he uses it frequently as a pen tester," reports
Joan Goodchild in
InfoWorld
"Scammers often take advantage of a timely event, like a high-profile piece of malware that is infecting many computers. The average, non-computer savvy employee gets nervous with the technicality of what the "IT person" on the phone is telling them...
- This is Bob from IT. Your computer is infected.
- Im trapped in London! Help!
- Can you hold the door for me?
- Have you seen this blog about you?
- Your account has been closed
- Donate to the hurricane recovery efforts
- Im late and in a hurry! Please just let me in!
- Get a free Starbucks gift certificate!
- #popefrancis
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24 Mar 2013
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A visual history of Linux [30268]
InfoWorld March 15th, 2013
"Linux started out life as a Minix clone built as a hobby by some guy over in Europe," muses Bryan Lunduke in
InforWorld.
"(OK, it wasn't exactly a Minix clone. But it was built by a guy. And he was in Europe.) Since then, Linux has had a lot of different looks. Let's take a look over a few of the most interesting..."
- The first release of Linux
- XFree86
- GNOME 1
- K Desktop Environment 1
- K Desktop Environment 2
- K Desktop Environment 3
- GNOME 2
- K Desktop Environment 4
- Unity
- GNOME 3/Shell
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