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EDITOR'S NOTE — Distributed Computing

[author : Jonathan Erickson] #Edito

TABLE OF CONTENTS

TECHNO-NEWS

Game Theory, Machine Learning, and Better Building Strategies

FEATURES

A Model That's Right for the Times

[author : Eric J. Bruno]

Companies face pressure to find new ways to extend distributed computing.

Software Engineering ≠ Computer Science

[author : Chuck Connell]

Why can't software engineering have more rigorous results, like the other parts of computer science?

Minimize Code by Using jQuery and Data Templates

[author : Dan Wahlin]

ASP.NET 4.0 validates the usefulness of client-side templates.

The Android 1.5 Developer Experience

[author : Mike Riley]

Android 1.5 corrects shortcomings and provides exciting new enhancements.

The System of a Dump

[author : Glen Matthews]

DebugDiag is a simple-to-use debugging tool that provides you with a trove of information.

COLUMNS

Conversations

[author : Jonathan Erickson]

Dr. Dobb's talks with Erik Troan, CTO at rPath, about distributed computing and modular deployments.

Book Review

[author : Mike Riley]

Examining Gray Hat Python: Python Programming for Hackers and Reverse Engineers..

Effective Concurrency

[author : Herb Sutter]

Break up and interleave work to keep threads responsive.