[TechRepublic] Windows 8 development: Five reasons to consider it

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Five reasons to consider Windows 8 development A big reason why Windows 8 will be relevant for developers is its enterprise capabilities. Justin James lists four more reasons to develop Windows 8 apps. Read more Resource of the day Rethink Your Storage With IBM Data storage is an interesting thing. While it's easy to add more storage with band-aid solutions, before long, you'll need to seriously rethink how you store. For some advice, turn to this white paper. Using Test-Driven Development with existing projects Learn how to know when it's time to refactor in Test-Driven Development, and how TDD can work well even when maintaining poorly designed software. Read more Additional TechRepublic resources   Infographic: Safe coding This infographic, courtesy of Veracode, shows a nifty snapshot of top application vulnerabilities, where they're found, and other interesting coding security nuggets. Read more Azure leap-year bug detailed: year++ Microsoft provides a lesson in what happens if you increment a year variable and do not test your fixes appropriately. Read more Google Chrome Dev Tools: Scripts Panel Ryan Boudreaux shows you how the Scripts panel works in the Google Chrome Dev Tools set. Read more DIY: Use Applicasa for your early-stage mobile app development Applicasa's Start App program helps make your early-stage mobile app development process easy and at no charge. It's currently only available for iOS. Read more 10 signs that you ARE cut out for IT We've looked at why IT might not be your best career choice -- now it's time to consider the flip side. Read more Featured multimedia   Razer Blade gaming laptop, hands-on (photos) Razer's thin 17-inch gaming laptop, from all angles. View on site Alan Turing: Exhibition offers rare glimpse of the man behind the enigma An exhibition at Bletchley Park, the home of British codebreaking during WWII, brings together the possessions that defined the life of the father of computing, Alan Turing. View on site Missed out on Raspberry Pi? Here're five alternatives If you weren't quick enough to snap up a Raspberry Pi before they sold out then here are five pocket-sized computing devices worth checking out while you wait to get your Pi. View on site Today's recommended downloads Rethink Your Storage With IBM (IBM) Live Webcast: A Developers Guide to using Rational Solutions to Leverage WebSphere (IBM) Business Execution: Executive Buyer's Guide (SuccessFactors) How a Healthy Infrastructure Translates to Better Patient Care (Hewlett-Packard (HP)) Why Your Organization Needs LTO-5 Today (Quantum) Connect with TechRepublic 10 ways to speed up a slow PC Is your computer moving at a crawl? Don't give up. Check out this gallery to learn some things you can do about it. TechRepublic newsletters   Get product reviews, tech news analysis, tips, and more in the following TechRepublic newsletters. Automatically sign up today! TechRepublic UK TechRepublic Australia Wrapper Web Designer The Enterprise Cloud Tablets in the Enterprise Google in the Enterprise

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