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Roundup of the Latest on HTML5In this roundup, read about a major news organization’s success with using HTML5, Mozilla’s plans to reward potential HTML5 developers, and a new report on the battle between HTML5 and native apps. | 
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Amazon Web Services Adds Node.js SDK to Developers’ OptionsAmazon Web Services released an SDK for Node.js, providing developers with a JavaScript library to build applications for AWS services. Node.js has been gaining momentum and popularity among programmers, and AWS' addition of the SDK gives developers another choice when building for its cloud. | 
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Microsoft Admits Windows 8 Faults and Offers FixesThe reviews of Windows 8 are mixed at best, and Microsoft has impressively (and humbly) admitted that they agree changes to the software are not just warranted but are on their way. Windows 8 was designed for the future, so are its critics simply stuck in the past? | 
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Should Agile Teams Minimize Branching?Steve Berczuk explains that developers are most interested in whether or not an SCM tool is capable of branching, thus allowing more than one related stream of code to evolve in parallel. However, minimizing branching may be the best approach for agile teams. | 
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Hiring? Uncle Sam May Have the Ideal Candidate for YouPamela Rentz looks at the newly created IT Training and Certification Partnership, which is a public-private partnership that aims to help service men and women leverage their previous military IT expertise in the civilian job market. | 
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Are the New and Alternative Programming Languages Sustainable?New programming languages are challenging the status quo and are trying to address the gaps in conventional programming languages. Brendan Quinn looks at the new and alternative programming languages on the market and whether or not they are sustainable and more than just niche products. | 
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How to Leverage Social Networks for ReferralsSteve Vaughn explains how to leverage social networks for referrals. The development community is typically small and well connected, so your developers can be the best resource for finding and recruiting the highest quality programmers. | 
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Android Makes Developers’ Lives Easier Just last year some developers were doing software quality assurance testing on 400 Android devices for each app they created, but this year it’s down to a quarter of that. The streamlining is mostly due to Samsung’s hardware cornering the market, but Android's software platform has also improved. |
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