Tim is a freelance journalist and software developer with a particular interest in Web development and object technology. He has been writing on development topics for over a decade in magazines varying from Personal Computer World to specialist titles such as Developer Network Journal (DNJ).
Email: tima@hardcopymag.com
Tim Anderson discusses the implications of Microsoft’s bold move towards ‘cloud plus device’.
Tim Anderson reports from BUILD where Microsoft lifted the veil on Windows 8, WinRT and more.
Tim Anderson gets a taste for some of that Delphi cross-platform magic, just in from Embarcadero.
Visual Studio 2010 includes much to facilitate code testing.
Visual Studio 2010 targets mobile devices, the mobile Web and embedded platforms
In the first of a new regular column, Tim Anderson speculates on the changing role of Microsoft Silverlight.
Mobile platforms bring both new opportunities and new problems. Tim Anderson finds out what’s involved.
Has Java become an irrelevance, or is it still an important development platform? Tim Anderson tests the water.
A new version of Microsoft Visual Studio brings a new crop of add-ons. Tim Anderson surveys the most useful and unusual.
New platforms for building Web applications are appearing all the time. Tim Anderson checks out the latest batch.
Tim Anderson finds out what’s new in Adobe Creative Suite 5 for those working with the Web and in print.
Languages like JavaScript specifically target the World Wide Web, as does Adobe’s Flex platform. Tim Anderson explains.
Tim Anderson looks at C#, Visual Basic and the other languages that target Microsoft’s .NET Framework.
CodeGear has big plans for JBuilder. Tim Anderson finds out what’s in store for the future.
With version 2.0, Microsoft's Silverlight platform comes of age. Tim Anderson finds out what you need to make the most of it.
A new version of Adobe’s design suite always sends tremors through the worlds of Web, video and print. Tim Anderson finds out what is new and what’s been improved.
Mapping services from Microsoft and Google offer new opportunities for enhancing your applications, as Tim Anderson discovers.
Should you be building your Rich Internet Applications for Flash, Silverlight or JavaFX? Tim Anderson assesses your options.
What you need to know to make the most of what’s on offer.
How Visual Studio 2010 helped Confused.com get its site sorted.
Some of the many third party tools and controls that are available for Visual Studio 2010.
Visual Studio 2010 makes it easier to manage the application lifecycle from design through to deployment.
Visual Studio 2010 brings new versions of C# and Visual Basic to the .NET platform, together with a brand new language.
New features in Visual Studio 2010 make multi-threaded code easier.
Building applications for Microsoft Office and SharePoint.
Targeting Windows Azure with Visual Studio 2010.
Using Visual Studio 2010 to build rich Internet applications.
Visual Studio 2010 was released at the same time as a new version of the .NET Framework.
Microsoft redesigns the user interface of Visual Studio 2010 using Windows Presentation Foundation.
Visual Studio 2010 brings you features and tools that really will set your ideas free.
Tim Anderson finds out what the new versions of Microsoft Silverlight and Expression Blend have to offer.
Adobe held its annual MAX conference in Los Angeles in October. Tim Anderson was on the scene.
Tim Anderson talks to Embarcadero about Delphi and C++Builder 2010, going cross platform, and what All-Access means for developers.
Why build it yourself when you can buy it ready-made? Tim Anderson finds out what you can find in the marketplace.