Programming Power

Are you trying to figure out how to add music to your website using HTML or build your own Operating System? Or would you like to create a secure login and password convention for your application? Have you been trying to find a Javascript snippet for some functionality in your program and you don't want to reinvent the wheel? Whether you are a beginner looking at the basics of web programming for a simple site, or a more polished application designer, architect or coder creating custom programming such as a client/server application or "Software as a Service" (SAAS) to be delivered via the Inter/intranet, this is where you will find the most comprehensive articles, documentation and instructions. Do you want to learn the basics of application design and architecture using the latest techniques in Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC)? Are you stymied by .net settings? Have you been asked to develop a Content Management process? You will be able to successfully navigate through the different layers of programming architecture for the web and find tips and tricks for the ancillary tools and programs that make an application user friendly and elegant. You’ll find helpful tips and step-by-step guides on such diverse topics as email clients and forms design; 3rd- and 4th-generation programming languages and tools; scripting and widgets; controls and components; adjustments and limitations for browsers and operating systems; enterprise versus consumer application design; and APIs and practical installations for MySQL and other databases. You can even find detailed information on static and interactive page design; navigational elements and solutions to common questions regarding debugging and content management. In short, this is the area that will help you get your program designed, built, debugged, and deployed on the Internet - and will give you peace of mind that only comes from learning from seasoned experts, each of whom is happy to share his experience in a very concrete step-by-step format. From connecting machines with dissimilar operating systems like Linux and Windows, to more complex topics like subnetting, you will find an answer somewhere here on this page. Our site is the one-stop networking and wireless networking resource for everyone, regardless of technical skill level.

Some highly comprehensive advice can be found here, like the web addresses of labor-saving computer services you can use to convert documents into formats you can use, or connecting two computers via TCP/IP and a crossover cable. There is even advice on how to design a local area network. All of it is here in easily digestible byte-size pieces.

This could easily be your computer support source for networking. Before you call the local geek squad for advice on how to fix a network problem, check out our articles to discover what you’ll need to make your network connections. The advice ranges from network math to wireless protocols and how to set them up on a wireless router.

The comprehensive advice is endless and useful. Staff writers describe common problems that people who use every day technology run up against. They provide the solutions which comprise using email at work without passing through the email portal, wireless network troubleshooting and simple networking fixes.

How To Do Things not only shows you how to connect your computer to the Internet but also how to enhance your computer networking.

Not only are there articles on wireless Internet and Ethernet cards, but also the latest home network hints and general advice about connecting to the Internet. This is highly comprehensive and you will find material here which discusses technology from certificate security protocols to using a wireless access point (WAP) as a repeater.

The PYPL index is based on data from Google Trends, which measures search volume, and the results are based on the relative number of searches for programming tutorials in the given language. The PYPL index is created by analyzing how often language tutorials are searched on Google—the more a specific language tutorial is searched, the more popular the language is assumed to be. It is a leading indicator. And as the raw data comes from Google Trends, anyone can verify it, or make the analysis for their own country.

Also, according to the PYPL index, Java and JavaScript are fairly stable, the growth of C# comes at the expense of C and Basic, and the growth of Python is at the expense of Perl.

In December, TIOBE reported that Objective-C was on its way to repeat as its "language of the year." According to a statement on the TIOBE Website at the time, "There is only 1 month left before TIOBE will announce the programming language of the year 2012. Objective-C continues to rise. Other mobile phone application languages such as C, C++ and Java are rising, too, but not fast enough to compete seriously with Objective-C. In fact it seems that if you are not in the mobile phone market you are losing ground."

At the same time in December, Xamarin announced Xamarin.Mac, a new tool that enables developers to use C# to build self-contained Mac OS X apps suitable for publication in the Mac App Store. With the release of Xamarin.Mac, it is now possible to build apps in C# for more than 2.2 billion devices worldwide, comprising 1.2 billion Windows devices and, using Xamarin, 1 billionAndroid, iOS, and Mac devices.

For December, Objective-C, which is commonly used to build iOS and Mac OS apps, ranked No. 3 and C# ranked No. 5 on the TIOBE Index of the most popular programming languages. C was ranked first, Java second and C++ fourth in that list. For January 2012, the PYPL index ranked Java No. 1, PHP second, C# and C++ tied for third, and the C language was next at fifth.

Meanwhile, in a Jan. 2 blog post, Nat Friedman, CEO of Xamarin, listed several reasons why he believes C# is the best language for mobile development. "What accounts for the growth of C# in 2012?" Friedman asked. "Well, the launch of Windows 8 has probably played a role—C# remains the dominant language of third-party application development on Windows devices." He then went on to list eight reasons why C# is good for mobile development, including its reliability, ease of adoption, fast execution and portability, among others.