Software development quirks and technologies that interest me.
Sencha Touch is a great framework, but requires a LOT getting used to. The officials Docs do not always have the answer you’re looking for. ST forums and stackoverflow are excellent resources to consult when in need. If you are a web developer, DO NOT waste time learning Objective-C or Java for creating native iOS […]
Nothing beats Sencha Touch when it comes to sheer number of options and versatility in developing for the mobile. ST has truly set the benchmark of mobile development done right with each major release. It has a vibrant user community, and a robust enterprise adoption. But, sadly, although the documentation is good, it sometimes feels […]
If you are like me — always living in Linux, but sometimes being required to develop ASP.NET sites — you have no doubt used MonoDevelop. While its latest iteration brings in many good things, it’s still not the ready-to-use Visual Studio. Once you are past the System.UnauthorizedAccessException and Could not load file or assembly ‘System.Web.WebPages’ […]
Last month I got a review request from Packt Publishing for a recent book of theirs on meteor.js. About six months back, I was heavily involved in developing my first real-time web application at work (Accenture). The idea of using the meteor.js framework for building that app came from my mentor who had then recently […]
A couple of days back, I got myself a new puppy. Nope, not the dog sort. It’s a variant of Puppy Linux, and comes with LXDE. The most wonderful aspect of Lxpup is that it is a perfect fusion of an ultra-lightweight feel (of Puppy) and a more usable (and beautiful looking) desktop environment (LXDE). […]
OpenMandriva, an association formed to create a community-based Linux distro sponsored by Mandriva SA and ROSA, is now a registered non-profit organization in France. The progress over at OM is going pretty well, and now they need a logo for the association. Yesterday a logo contest was launched by OM, which will accept user-submitted designs […]
I was so impressed with the latest iteration of my oldest favorite mini distro, especially its KDE implementation, that I immediately wanted to make Granular’s next release look like and as fast as Slax. Slax 7 comes loaded with all the bare essentials that actually make sense. Plus its ability to run from a USB […]
I have been developing mobile web apps since quite some time now, mostly using popular JavaScript frameworks, like Sencha Touch, which give a native look & feel to the app. Web apps have their merits, but using a platform’s SDK in order to develop a true native app is is inevitable in cases where you […]
Making reactive and real-time web applications is in fashion these days. Among popular real-time programming frameworks are meteor.js, knockout.js and signalr. Both Knockout and SignalR are developed by Microsoft employees, and integrate seamlessly with Microsoft products. Meteor, on the other hand, is though based on the cross-platform node.js, it is more Linux / Mac-centric than […]
… and how did YouTube approve his video as a featured one? It’s completely beyond me. 😛