Times are a-changing.

Originally shared by Glenn Reilly

Pretty cool eh?

https://gigaom.com/2014/07/01/want-to-build-chrome-or-android-apps-from-a-chromebook-now-you-can/

Stuff to learn

Originally shared by Dart

Try the Dart codelabs from Google I/O from the comfort of your own home. Or coffee shop. Or library. Wherever there is WiFi, really.

http://io2014codelabs.appspot.com/static/index.html

Have fun!

Apple introduces a new programming language named “Swift”.

It appears that Swift is intended to more or less replace Objective-C, although it can be mixed with C and Objective-C in the same project.

ArsTechnica writes: “Swift seems to get rid of Objective C’s reliance on defined pointers; instead, the compiler infers the variable type, just as many scripting languages do. At the same time, it provides modern features similar to those found in C++ and Java, like well-defined namespaces, generics, and operator overloading. From the few fragments of code shown during the demo, Swift appears to rely heavily on the dot-notation that Apple introduced in an earlier iteration of Objective C.”

Swift also uses ARC instead of garbage collection.

https://developer.apple.com/swift/

https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/the-swift-programming-language/id881256329?mt=11

http://www.theverge.com/2014/6/2/5772992/apple-has-a-new-programming-language-called-swift-and-it-totally-rules

http://arstechnica.com/apple/2014/06/apple-shows-off-swift-its-new-programming-language/

http://www.cnet.com/news/apples-swift-explained-what-it-is-and-what-it-means/

Originally shared by Allen “Prisoner” Firstenberg

New Glass Book Coming Soon!

Jason Salas and I have been working on a book to help people learn how to design and develop great Glassware. The cover was just released – stay tuned for more about the contents!

This has been a fun book to write – we share a lot about our experiences learning what makes Glass different and how to develop for it.

How Chromecast works.

Originally shared by Dinsan Francis

A good read if you want to know how Chromecast works.

http://robtweed.wordpress.com/2014/04/05/chromecast-understanding-its-potential

Adrian Bridgwater has a short writeup on XE6 at Dr. Dobb’s.  Not sure if he actually tried it, as the last part of the second section seems somewhat inaccurate.

http://www.drdobbs.com/mobile/rad-studio-xe6-extends-desktop-to-wearab/240167133

Herb Sutter is always worth watching

One thing is certain: I would love quite a few of these features in Delphi as well!

“C++ evolving rapidly and is not dug out of sedimentary rock”

C++14 spec will be ready this summer, next VC++ CTP will pick up some of the new features . 

http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/Build/2014/2-661

http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/Build/2014/2-661

About code quality. How many of us actually have coding standards and a team that strive to meet them?

Originally shared by Chris Alexander

Oh how right this is 🙂

http://pocket.co/slhgI