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Coder Inquisition | CR 123

chris — Mon, 13 Oct 2014 14:13:14 +0000

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Mike and Chris battle wits to expose the ridiculous nature of arguing about technology on the Internet, and this discuss why developers and enthusiasts get caught up in this mess.

Plus our take on working on open source in your spare time, an update on teaching students to code & a software pick that will make you hungry!

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The Story of the PING Program

Yes, it’s true! I’m the author of
ping for UNIX.
Ping is a little thousand-line hack that I wrote in an evening which
practically everyone seems to know about.

I named it after the sound that a
sonar makes, inspired by the whole principle of echo-location.
In college I’d done a lot of modeling of sonar and radar systems,
so the “Cyberspace” analogy seemed very apt.
It’s exactly the same paradigm applied to a new problem domain:
ping uses timed IP/ICMP ECHO_REQUEST and ECHO_REPLY packets
to probe the “distance” to the target machine.

Pick of the week:

A command line application that will automatically order you a sandwich from Jimmy John’s.

makemeasandwich.js

This is a Node.js application that is capable of ordering a Jimmy John’s sandwich via command line, bringing to life this legendary XKCD comic.

It does this through the combination of Node.js + PhantomJS along with some other command line prompt tools that makes ordering a sandwich even more freaky fast.

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Fresh Pi | Tech Talk Today 25

chris — Mon, 14 Jul 2014 10:22:01 +0000

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Firefox has some big new features coming, the Raspberry Pi project has a fresh update, Google updates the Play store, iBeacon devices are near, good news for Linux Dropbox users & Jean-Louis Gassée’s take on the new Microsoft CEO memo.

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Mozilla plans to release Electrolysis (multi-process architecture) with Firefox 36 – gHacks Tech News

Electrolysis (e10s) is one of the core improvements for Firefox that Mozilla is currently working on. The feature adds so-called multi-process support to Firefox in a way similar to how Chromium-based browsers make use of it already.
A multi-process architecture that separates the browser’s core from open websites

This should not be confused with sandboxing though even though Electrolysis is the gateway to make that happen later on.

Mozilla implemented Electrolysis in Nightly channel versions of the Firefox web browser back in February. The implementation was experimental back then and disabled by default.

Tests showed that work needed to be done, especially in regards to stability but also compatibility with add-ons.

October 13, 2014 – Firefox 36 development begins. This is the version of the browser where Firefox’s multi-process architecture will be moved from channel to channel (Nightly > Aurora > Beta > Stable) so that it is released to the stable channel of the browser on February 16, 2015.

Add-ons that are not compatible right now are among others Adblock Plus, LastPass, RequestPolicy, Greasemonkey, HTTPS Everywhere, BluHell Firewall or Video Download Helper.

Exclusive: Google Prepping Play Store Update That’s One Step Closer To Material With Beautiful New Listing UI

Looking back, it is now obvious that Google+ was our first taste of material design, followed by Google’s editing apps like docs and sheets.

In the same vein, we’ve received information indicating that Google’s makeover of the Play Store is well under way. Happily, we’re also able to share some images this time around.

Apps and games use the hero image or promo video developers have already uploaded to the Play Store, while movies use their respective trailers, and books and magazines use an expanded header.

The reviews section has been made more colorful.

Screenshot Claims To Show Off The Coming Windows 9 Start Menu

A purportedly leaked screenshot from what is alleged to be an early Windows 9 build (6.4.9788) shows what appears to be a heavily Metro-fied Start Menu — something that is consistent with recent reports on the subject.

Microsoft’s “Vision” keynote is under way. Their worldwide partner conference.

Microsoft’s New CEO Needs An Editor | Monday Note

Jul 13, 2014 By Jean-Louis Gassée

*Jean-Louis Gassée is a former executive at Apple Computer, where he worked from 1981 to 1990. He is most famous for founding Be Inc., creators of the BeOS computer operating system.

Nadella is a repeat befuddler. His first email to employees, sent just after he assumed the CEO mantel on earlier this year, was filled with bombastic and false platitudes:

“We are the only ones who can harness the power of software and deliver it through devices and services that truly empower every individual and every organization. We are the only company with history and continued focus in building platforms and ecosystems that create broad opportunity.”

Two possible explanations come to mind.

First, because he’s intelligent and literate, he forgot to use an unforgiving editor. ‘Chief, you really want to email that?’ Or, if he used an editor, he was victimized by a sycophantic one. ‘Satya, you nailed it!’

Second, and more likely, Nadella speaks in code. He’s making cryptic statements that are meant to prepare the troops for painful changes. Seemingly bland, obligatory statements about the future will decrypt into wrenching decision

*This is the beginning of our new FY 2015 – and of a new era at Microsoft.

I have good news and bad news.

The bad news is the old Devices and Services mantra won’t work.

For example: I’ve determined we’ll never make money in tablets or smartphones.

So, do we continue to pretend we’re “all in” or do we face reality and make the painful decision to pull out so we can use our resources – including our integrity – to fight winnable battles? With the support of the Microsoft Board, I’ve chosen the latter. We’ll do our utmost to minimize the pain that will naturally arise from this change.*

Apple-designed iBeacon hardware hits FCC: for Apple Stores, developers, or consumers? | 9to5Mac

On July 4th of this year, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) made filings public from Apple regarding an Apple-branded piece of iBeacon equipment.

The hardware is shown above to be a rounded hub-like device with a USB port and a dedicate on and off switch at the bottom.

The documents also provide some technical information about the hardware. It is powered by a 5 volt power supply and it works on a 2.4GHz wireless frequency.

iBeacon is an Apple technology first introduced at WWDC 2013 alongside iOS 7.

iBeacons allow developers to create iOS applications that can use iBeacon hardware sensors to provide precise location information for the corresponding app.

For example, Apple uses iBeacons in its retail stores to provide information about nearby products, services, and upcoming classes.

Major retail chains like Walmart and Walgreens are also testing the technology.

Dropbox for Linux (2.11.0 experimental) debut with the rewrite UI and libQt!

Rewrite of the Windows & Linux UI.

New Linux headless setup flow.

Faster uploads for small files.

This UI rewrite helps us fix a large number of issues/glitches you have reported over the years, improve performance, a new setup wizard on Linux, and more!

Much of our UI is still rough around the edges so expect to see some things looking not quite right.

Introducing the Raspberry Pi Model B+

What is new:

Dual step-down (buck) power supply for 3.3V and 1.8V
5V supply has polarity protection, 2A fuse and hot-swap protection
New USB/Ethernet controller chip
4 USB ports instead of 2 ports
40 GPIO pins instead of 26. The top/first 26 pins match the original layout, 9 additional GPIO and 2 EEPROM Plate identification pins
Composite (NTSC/PAL) video now integrated into 4-pole 3.5mm ‘headphone’ jack
MicroSD card socket instead of full size SD
Four mounting holes in rectangular layout
Many connectors moved around

What is not new:

Same basic size, 85mm x 56mm
Same Processor, Broadcom SoC running at 700MHz (can be overclocked)
Same RAM, 512MB soldered on top of the Broadcom chip
Same power connector, microUSB
Same software – identical operating systems will work fine, just make sure you have versions that are later than June 2014
First 26-pins of GPIO are the same
Same HDMI port
Audio part of the A/V jack is the same
Same Camera and DSI Display connector

New product launch! Introducing Raspberry Pi Model B+ | Raspberry Pi

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Backend Lockin | CR 85

chris — Mon, 20 Jan 2014 11:53:56 +0000

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Back-end services are really helping developers focus on their core competency, but how quickly will you need to go outside the box? What about vendor lock-in?

Plus: A ton of great feedback, resisting the urge to hate change, and much more.

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BaaS Problems?

Backend as a Service takes on scalability, lock-in issues
> \”These back-end services are really helping developers develop their code quicker, knowing that there are going to be less bugs, and less issues,\” said Stephen Feloney, director of product management at Appcelerator, provider of Appcelerator Cloud Services, a BaaS solution. \”Because they have those well-defined services already developed, already time-tested, it makes development much easier.\”
> The BaaS approach is also said to address the looming issue of vendor lock-in.
> \”Vendor lock-in was always a problem with the mobile middleware providers,\” explained Forrester\’s Facemire. \”With all of the Backend as a Service space, I\’ve not seen any of the vendors specify that if you use us, you have to use us for the lifetime of the app.\”

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Desktop Screenshot Awards | FauxShow 117

chris — Thu, 22 Nov 2012 00:07:58 +0000

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The audience sent in screenshots of their desktops, and Angela and Chris hand out badges of honor for each category of desktop, cool apps, and crazy setups. Take a peak at the software, operating systems, fancy backgrounds that some of your fellow viewers shared with us!

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Callback Coders | CR 22

chris — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 11:39:15 +0000

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We discuss if developers get trapped in callback hell, the role of Javascript on the desktop, Android’s birthday, Windows 8’s potential, and the Ubuntu SDK!

Plus a batch of your feedback and much more!

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Mike is still alive. Score!
Brandon shares that in his experience colos can be very expensive.
Jason is striking out on his own but doesn’t know where to find clients.
Zane would like to know what resources I recommend for learning the basic of designs for a developer.
Ben would like to know if Chris has a different VM for each client.

This Week’s Dev World Hoopla

El Ocho

My MS.Cheese() has been moved!
Language++
The future of C#
The future of JS on MS

Book of the Week

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Outrageous Fortune | CR 11

chris — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 12:23:59 +0000

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As Yoda would say — “Always in motion the future is”. Change is a fact of life and a fact of software development. It’s great to be the one driving change, but what happens when change seems to be driving you?

This week’s all about gritting your teeth and hanging on.

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Cole is doing some Django but is wondering if ROR generates enough HTML/JS that he would not have to fiddle with it if he used ROR.
Chris writes in to share some QT deployment wisdom and to share his current OSS project: personal audio server
Macarthur writes us a letter in C/C++ and took extra care to have it compile on compilers and machines. Also,has some interesting ideas on OO.
Macarthur (maybe same dude?) writes in to tell us that he has great success with Clang+LLVM for debugging but releases uses GCC.
Forlian writes in to share his success with Pomodoro and shares an extension for GNOME
Daniel asks about design patterns and needs a jumping off place for research.
Nick is using D with QT but is having a hard time configuring QTD. Also, some clarifications on Mike C++ and Java.
Jason’s Email — Jason has a tough choice to make. Oh and he made me build his email with Ant — Java fans REJOICE!
Ewoud writes in to remind us that there a lot of embedded developers out there working in C and to offer Bill (our aspiring Linux dev) some encouragement. Oh Also, he has robotics experience, so when the robots take over — blame him.

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Chris was Right About Code Journal

Castles on Sand

Platforms and frameworks are great… until they move your cheese.
Case Study: Phil Phish’s Fez and XNA.
Here today gone tomorrow — what do you mean it’s not supported???

Orders from on High

Management can be… interesting in some of their technical decisions. What happens when your specialty becomes legacy.
About those distribution platforms.