http://drdobbs.com//tools Dr. Dobb's Copyright 2013, United Business Media. en-us <![CDATA[http://drdobbs.com/architecture-and-design/dr-dobbs-archive/240169474]]> <![CDATA[On this site is archived all the content from Dr. Dobb's that was published on the Web through December 31, 2014.]]> Sun, 11 Jan 2015 14:09:00 -0500 <![CDATA[http://drdobbs.com/joltawards/jolt-awards-2015-coding-tools/240169420]]> <![CDATA[The best tools available for creating, testing, and debugging code.]]> Tue, 16 Dec 2014 12:04:00 -0500 <![CDATA[http://drdobbs.com/architecture-and-design/thriving-among-the-apis/240169441]]> <![CDATA[You're about to start work on designing and publishing your product's API. Now what?]]> Mon, 15 Dec 2014 18:50:00 -0500 <![CDATA[http://drdobbs.com/tools/building-nodejs-projects-in-visual-studi/240169356]]> <![CDATA[Developing server-side apps with the popular Node.js framework can now be done with the full support of Visual Studio IntelliSense, debugging, and project management.]]> Tue, 02 Dec 2014 11:06:00 -0500 <![CDATA[http://drdobbs.com/cpp/building-portable-games-in-c/240169334]]> <![CDATA[The cocos-2d-x open source framework can be used to build games, apps, and other interactive software in C++. Here's a hands-on guide to using it to write and port games.]]> Tue, 25 Nov 2014 12:06:00 -0500 <![CDATA[http://drdobbs.com/mobile/debugging-mobile-apps-with-html5-and-int/240169329]]> <![CDATA[Using the Intel XDK IDE to debug an app from an iPad, an iPhone, Android, and Windows Phone devices.]]> Tue, 25 Nov 2014 06:58:00 -0500 <![CDATA[http://drdobbs.com/mobile/developing-cross-platform-mobile-apps-wi/240169313]]> <![CDATA[Let the IDE do the heavy lifting.]]> Tue, 18 Nov 2014 15:07:00 -0500 <![CDATA[http://drdobbs.com/open-source/program-configuration-in-python/240169310]]> <![CDATA[Despite numerous options for passing config data to a program, there is still a need for a utility to handle complex hierarchical configuration and locate config files on distributed system. Here is one.]]> Tue, 18 Nov 2014 12:28:00 -0500 <![CDATA[http://drdobbs.com/windows/c-and-nets-sudden-ubiquity/240169282]]> <![CDATA[Microsoft ports .NET to Linux and Macintosh and open-sources the entire stack.]]> Wed, 12 Nov 2014 11:10:00 -0500 <![CDATA[http://drdobbs.com/cloud/whose-cloud-will-you-use/240169229]]> <![CDATA[While the choices appear infinite, they are in fact narrowing quickly.]]> Tue, 28 Oct 2014 16:29:00 -0400 <![CDATA[http://drdobbs.com/embedded-systems/adding-rest-based-web-services-to-iot-de/240169214]]> <![CDATA[Using JavaScript and Node.js to quickly add new capabilities to IoT projects]]> Tue, 28 Oct 2014 05:20:00 -0400 <![CDATA[http://drdobbs.com/testing/testing-complex-software-automatically/240169188]]> <![CDATA[Modeling requirements to generate comprehensive tests is an effective means of validating software &#151; without relying on thousands of low-level, handwritten tests.]]> Tue, 21 Oct 2014 15:36:00 -0400 <![CDATA[http://drdobbs.com/tools/7-best-practices-for-being-a-successful/240169183]]> <![CDATA[Working remotely requires special discipline and unique habits. Learn them to really contribute to the project.]]> Tue, 21 Oct 2014 06:25:00 -0400 <![CDATA[http://drdobbs.com/tools/lack-of-manual-labor/240169071]]> <![CDATA[The lack of quality manuals and documentation for developer tools greatly diminishes our ability to work well in subtle but important ways.]]> Tue, 23 Sep 2014 16:23:00 -0400 <![CDATA[http://drdobbs.com/joltawards/jolt-awards-the-best-books/240169070]]> <![CDATA[The best books of the past 12 months.]]> Tue, 23 Sep 2014 12:09:00 -0400 <![CDATA[http://drdobbs.com/web-development/restful-web-services-a-tutorial/240169069]]> <![CDATA[As REST has become the default for most Web and mobile apps, it's imperative to have the basics at your fingertips.]]> Tue, 23 Sep 2014 09:48:00 -0400 <![CDATA[http://drdobbs.com/windows/working-with-azure-documentdb-sql-nosql/240169033]]> <![CDATA[Updating and deleting documents, creating queries, and managing query results in Microsoft's new NoSQL database-as-a-service.]]> Tue, 16 Sep 2014 12:59:00 -0400 <![CDATA[http://drdobbs.com/cloud/azure-documentdb-working-with-microsofts/240168992]]> <![CDATA[Coding for the new NoSQL JSON database service that supports SQL queries.]]> Tue, 09 Sep 2014 10:33:00 -0400 <![CDATA[http://drdobbs.com/tools/making-freemium-work/240168995]]> <![CDATA[Every cloud provider, most tools vendors, and many mobile apps have adopted the "freemium" model: Give away a subset for free and charge for added features. While it provides advantages for the customer and the vendor, making this model work is not easy.]]> Tue, 09 Sep 2014 10:00:00 -0400 <![CDATA[http://drdobbs.com/architecture-and-design/the-internet-of-overhyped-things/240168927]]> <![CDATA[Vendors and analysts would have us believe that the Internet of Things is imminent. But, in fact, it will be years before the obstacles it faces can be surmounted.]]> Tue, 26 Aug 2014 15:28:00 -0400 <![CDATA[http://drdobbs.com/tools/remote-learning-the-lay-of-the-land/240168860]]> <![CDATA[Despite various drawbacks, remote courses (both for credit and for pure learning) are becoming the emerging norm. Understanding the options makes for good use of time.]]> Tue, 12 Aug 2014 15:43:00 -0400 <![CDATA[http://drdobbs.com/windows/64-bit-simd-code-from-c/240168851]]> <![CDATA[A new beta of the CLR's just-in-time compiler enables direct generation of SIMD instructions in 64-bit code. Getting it set up and working takes a little know-how, however.]]> Tue, 12 Aug 2014 10:02:00 -0400 <![CDATA[http://drdobbs.com/mobile/ios-data-storage-core-data-vs-sqlite/240168843]]> <![CDATA[A sample application tests the benefits and drawbacks of each.]]> Tue, 12 Aug 2014 09:53:00 -0400 <![CDATA[http://drdobbs.com/tools/jolt-awards-2014-the-best-utilities/240168811]]> <![CDATA[The best programming utilities of the year]]> Tue, 05 Aug 2014 13:15:00 -0400 <![CDATA[http://drdobbs.com/tools/jolt-awards-2014-the-best-utilities/240168811]]> <![CDATA[The best programming utilities of the year]]> Tue, 05 Aug 2014 13:15:00 -0400