Swift vs C# – Similar semantics, but Swift is more wrist friendly
31 lines in C#: private void Form1_Paint(object sender, PaintEventArgs e) { Graphics g = e.Graphics; g.SmoothingMode = SmoothingMode.AntiAlias; Rectangle rect
Read moreCurated list of Bitcoin exchange and info sites
Bitcoin network information and statistics TradeBlock pricing, block explorer, bitcoin mining & network statistics URL: tradeblock.com/markets Coin Dance bitcoin market, miner,
Read moreWindows 8 deserves all the scorn heaped on it
The more I use Windows 8, the more I HATE IT. The shiny new part – Modern UI – is
Read moreAnother Example of Microsoft Cluelessness and why they Keep Failing
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/77043.html A researcher finally figures out a way to get “32-bit Windows desktop applications”(*) to run on Surface RT by
Read moreRestoring iPhone Camera Roll via USB or SSH file copy
For those who hate that blasted peesashit iTunes and who wish to restore your photos and movies back into your
Read moreC++ versus Objective-C as API substrate
Windows 8 marks the start of the end of the ancient workhorse API – Win32. Win32, along with COM, underlies
Read moreWinRT and Cocoa – API evolution: MS vs. Apple
http://tirania.org/blog/archive/2011/Sep-15.html After digesting the above, I’m suddenly a bit apprehensive about whether Microsoft know what they’re doing or not. The
Read moreiOS versus Windows 8 versus Android – developer ecosystem
Let’s study the pros and cons. Apple have the sanest API/platform evolution and the best IDE. I have hated IDEs
Read moreThe future of “Java” is with Google, and on Dalvik
(subtitle: “The Future of Microsoft, sealed?” ) I think that going forward, considering the following, a) James Gosling and Jim
Read moreWindows Phone 7 and Microsoft’s future – too little, too late?
I have been quite excited about Windows Phone 7 since it was first leaked to press, and now with its
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