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• Finding music online and driving IMAP

  A couple of cool things that have caught my eye over the last few weeks.

• Dynamic programming futures

  What will the world of dynamic programming languages and Web applications look like in five years? This is one of those highly personal and deeply philosophical questions best saved for after dessert is served, the drinks are poured, and the sidearms are safely locked away.

• PHP, JavaScript, Ruby, Perl, Python, and Tcl Today: The State of the Scripting Universe

  The former second-class citizens of the programming world have leaped to the fore, changing the face of enterprise software development. With the rise of Web 2.0, scripting languages (also called dynamic languages) are now often considered important tools in a developer's arsenal. That's a far cry from than their old reputation as lesser tools for those who can't handle "real" programming.