Development related stuff
It took me a while to converge to a decision regarding what cross platform mobile development platform I should commit myself to (at least in the foreseeable future). After considering the various frameworks, I came to the understanding that MoSync is the winner for me. The reasons are that MoSync best matches my view on …
Endless volumes have been written about the problems associated with the growing complexity of software. It is interesting how the ancient story about the tower of Babel seems to be materializing in the form of broken communications between software applications located on different hardware products and vendors. I don’t claim there is a silver bullet …
Took a couple of hours to create an old game I played about 30 years ago on a friend’s digital watch… I don’t remember the model of the watch, the name of the game or even the friend’s name, but I do remember everyone took turns trying to play and beat the high score. The …
I’ve added a new JavaScript 4K page will host JavaScript games that are contained in one html file which is no larger than 4K. This is an even more difficult constraint than the Java 4K challenge since the Java files are in compiled bytecode whereas Javascript is at most minified source code. The gallery currently …
The ITU did not create the Internet. There was no way it could. The Internet could only be created by engineers who celebrate freedom, openness, sharing, curiosity, innovation and even humor – values that have made the Internet what it is, and which the ITU lacks. As an engineer, this comes across in a striking …
Suppose you have a page at http://www.example.com/mypage.php?ab=38 but you want people or bots that access it to see this page instead: http://www.example.com/mypage.php?ab=38&cd=39 By the way, this is not some constrained example – it is from a real production site where the owner has little control over the PHP code. It took a bit of experimenting …
I’m going to make three predictions today: Cloud vs. PC: The PC is not going to fade into insignificance in the near (1-2 years) or more distant (3-10 years) future. Tablet/Mobile vs. PC: See above. Cross platform development tools are going to rise in popularity. You are welcome to come back anytime during the next …
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When I moved from Windows being my default OS to Ubuntu Linux, the thing that I missed the most was Total Commander. Over the years it got so that if I ever found myself on a computer that didn’t have it, I could immediately feel my productivity getting a hit. On Ubuntu, I used Gnome …
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Constraint programming can get some getting used to. In the usual programming frame of mind (whether with functional or imperative languages) you think of the algorithm and specify to the computer, via your code, exactly what steps to go through in order to solve the problem. With constraint programming, you don’t tell the computer what …
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Constraint programming is a field that is about solving problems where you have to find a solution in a (usually large) search space given specific constraints. A classic problem of this sort is the eight queens puzzle. There are quite a few good constraint program libraries, among them are java based Choco and C++ based …