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Some of the developer/technology feeds I follow…

There is an ocean of developer and technology information on the Internet.  I use feeds as one of the ways to try and "Sip" from the firehose of content.
EDN - http://edn.embarcadero.com/rss
DelphiFeeds.com - http://feeds.delphifeeds.com/delphifeeds?format=xml
Dr.Dobb’s - All Articles - http://feeds.pheedo.com/drdobbs_all_articles
DDJ CodeTalk Blog Entries - http://www.dobbscodetalk.com/index.php?option=com_myblog&task=rss
O’Reilly Radar - Insight, analysis, and research about emerging technologies - http://feeds.feedburner.com/oreilly/radar/atom
Slashdot: Developers [...]

2009 06 30 David Intersimone CodeRage
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24 years of software development work in Scotts Valley…

I just got back from two weeks in Europe visiting with great customers, partners, and press in Moscow, Milan (Piacenza), Hamburg, Frankfurt, Brussels, London, and Maidenhead. I arrived back in time to celebrate my 24 years, today, here in Scotts Valley working for Embarcadero (Borland International, Inprise, Borland Software Corporation, DevCo, and CodeGear).  Twenty-Four years focused [...]

2009 06 17 David Intersimone CodeGear
Database
DatabaseGear
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EDN
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Pascal
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Old-school programming techniques you probably don’t miss

"…and today can blissfully forget" by Esther Schindler, ComputerWorld Developer
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&taxonomyName=Development&articleId=9132061&taxonomyId=11&pageNumber=1
Esther has written a wonderful article on Computerworld’s Development site. She highlights 11 programming techniques that developers sent her after she posted a request on FaceBook and otehr sites asking developers to send in their thoughts. The article also lists some "honorable mention" techniques in each area.
The [...]

2009 05 02 David Intersimone History
Programming
Random Thoughts
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Where in the world has David I been the last three weeks?

Hello from Beijing.  I am at the last stop on a three week application development and database development tour and vacation trip in Australia, New Zealand, Japan, and China.  While on the trip I have visited with many developers, customers, community leaders, and even a university (Hohai University in Nanjing).  Loads of excitement about the developer tools [...]

2009 04 16 David Intersimone .NET
C++
Database
DatabaseGear
Delphi
Delphi Prism
Eclipse
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Java
PHP
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RIAs
S/W Engineering
Unicode
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Bjarne Stroustrup on educating software developers

I am a huge fan of Bjarne Stroustrup.  He has made many important contributions to our world of programming programming languages, our programming world, and to Computer Science.  As a researcher, teacher, and speaker, Bjarne continues to help improve the world of software development just as our Embarcadero Developer Network strives to help software developers improve their skills, [...]

2009 01 22 David Intersimone C++
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What programming and domain specific languages do you use every day?

In the course of a typical day I use a range of programming and domain specific languages in the programs I build, the demos I create, and the presentations I give.  If we were just talking about the most used programming language for any one developer, each of us might mention C, C++, C#, Java, Delphi, [...]

2008 12 17 David Intersimone Programming
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CodeRage III - Day 4 - Thursday, 5am to 8pm (Pacific Time)

It’s the fourth (of five) day of CodeRage III.  It’s Thursday and now there are only 1.5 days left for CodeRage III. 
This morning, in room #1, it’s the Al Mannarino JBuilder and Java show.  Al is one of Embarcadero’s Software Consultants in the US.  He is giving back to back to back technical sessions starting at 5am [...]

2008 12 04 David Intersimone CodeRage
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Education
Embarcadero
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Turbo Pascal version 1.0 - a month of memories

This post ends thirty days of blog posts in celebration of Turbo Pascal Version 1.0’s 25th anniversary.  I’ve tried to post a selection of memories and technical details but I knew I would not be able to tell the whole story in just one month.  I will continue to collect the historical documents and memories [...]

2008 11 30 David Intersimone History
Pascal
People
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Memories of Turbo Pascal - Larry O’Brien, Hawaii

From: Larry O’Brien - knowing.net
Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2008 11:21 AM
Subject: Re: Turbo Pascal version 1.0 anniversary…
[David I. note: Larry O'Brien is a professional writer and software developer who lives on the Kona side of the Big Island of Hawaii. Larry has been Product Review Editor for the magazines Computer Language and AI Expert, Editor-in-Chief [...]

2008 11 29 David Intersimone History
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Turbo Pascal version 1.0 - Memory Management, CP/M-80

From the Turbo Pascal manual:
The following diagrams illustrate the contents of memory at different stages of working with the TURBO system.
Compilation in Memory - During compulation of a program in memory, the memory is mapped as follows:

0000
  CP/M and run-time workspace
  Pascal Library
  Turbo interface, editor, and compiler
  Error Messages (optional - when you start [...]

2008 11 28 David Intersimone History
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