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Some more Chromecast development notes and links

Posted by jpluimers on 2014/03/29

Some notes and links for Chromecast development:

Some nice apps:

–jeroen

Posted in Chromecast, Development, Google, JavaScript/ECMAScript, Power User, Scripting, Software Development | Tagged: | Leave a Comment »

Choose your chart type & Amount of profanity in git commit messages per programming language (via: andrewvos.com)

Posted by jpluimers on 2014/03/07

Funny charts at andrewvos.com – Amount of profanity in git commit messages per programming language.

The source is online too: AndrewVos/github-statistics.

And it led me to this really nice way of choosing your chart type.

Click to enlarge… Read the rest of this entry »

Posted in .NET, C#, C++, Development, Java, JavaScript/ECMAScript, Perl, PHP, Ruby, Scripting, Software Development, Web Development | 2 Comments »

At #SXSW 2014 this week, Embarcadero Launches Appmethod, A New Multi-Device Development Platform For Native Apps (via: @TechCrunch)

Posted by jpluimers on 2014/03/06

The @appmethod secret.

The @appmethod secret.

Wow. Out of the blue, I just read Embarcadero Launches AppMethod, A New Multi-Device Development Platform For Native Apps | TechCrunch. And I’m impressed.

In short:

At SXSW 2014 (which is running now, its agenda has a schedule from March 7th till March 16th), Embarcadero announces appmethod, to be released in beta on March 18th, 2014 for building native cross platform applications. Many have found out you can apply for the beta at www.appmethod.com.

More and more people are bumping into the appmethod link, for instance on FaceBook, on Google Plus, at Delphi Bistro and #Appmethod starting with the @appmethod secret by Joy Ruff.

Below are a few my observations from following all of the above links. Read them, especially the TechCrunch. I expect interesting posts from others to follow really soon now (:.

I’m only a few hours ahead of you readers, but I’m having a positive vibe just for these reasons: Read the rest of this entry »

Posted in Android, C++, Delphi, Delphi XE5, Development, iOS Development, JSON, Mobile Development, Object Pascal, OS X FMX, Pascal, SOAP/WebServices, Software Development | Tagged: , , | 15 Comments »

Wat — Destroy All Software Talks

Posted by jpluimers on 2014/03/05

Thanks John Kaster for pointing me to Wat — Destroy All Software Talks | VK by garybernhardt (Gary Bernhardt) / @garybernhardt.

I did a bit more browsing, and found these links too: recommended watching/reading!

–jeroen

Posted in Development, JavaScript/ECMAScript, Ruby, Scripting, Software Development | Leave a Comment »

Brilliant: JSONView (via: Chrome Web Store, there is a FireFox extension too)

Posted by jpluimers on 2014/03/05

Thanks Michael Panzer – Google+! I agree it should be available out of the box.

Brilliant way to view JSON and test for validity.

JSONView

Validate and view JSON documents

JSONView port for Chrome.

Original firefox extension is here: http://benhollis.net/software/jsonview/ Read the rest of this entry »

Posted in Communications Development, Development, Internet protocol suite, JavaScript/ECMAScript, JSON, REST, Scripting, Software Development, TCP | Tagged: , | Leave a Comment »

Chrome does not pick up on time zone changes until the browser is restarted. (via: pellepim / jsTimezoneDetect / issues / #57 – Wrong time zone using Chrome on Mac — Bitbucket)

Posted by jpluimers on 2014/02/11

Just got bitten by Wrong time zone using Chrome on Mac:

Chrome does not pick up on time zone changes until a new tab is opened or the browser restarted.

Actually, it requires a browser restart, as below is the difference between a new Chrome tab and running on jsc on the console: Read the rest of this entry »

Posted in Chrome, Development, Google, JavaScript/ECMAScript, Power User, Scripting, Software Development | Leave a Comment »

Mac OS X: How do you run JavaScript script through the Terminal? (via: Stack Overflow)

Posted by jpluimers on 2014/02/11

Now I have these aliases in my ~/.bash_profile:

alias jsc='/System/Library/Frameworks/JavaScriptCore.framework/Versions/Current/Resources/jsc'
alias JavaScript='/System/Library/Frameworks/JavaScriptCore.framework/Versions/Current/Resources/jsc'

Now I can use the WebKit jsc from the console.

Thanks User microspino – Stack Overflow for this answer: Read the rest of this entry »

Posted in Apple, Development, JavaScript/ECMAScript, Mac, Mac OS X / OS X / MacOS, Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, MacBook, MacBook Retina, MacBook-Air, MacBook-Pro, OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, OS X 10.9 Mavericks, Power User, Scripting, Software Development | 1 Comment »

Ready to cast: Chromecast now open to developers with the Google Cast SDK #interesting #fun (via: Chromium Blog)

Posted by jpluimers on 2014/02/03

With a more decent internet connection during our trip, it is time to catch up on some recent news.

The first that caught my eye was that the Chromecast API now is open to all developers.

Developer information is available through Casting Your Content to the Big Screen – Google Cast — Google Developers.

You need to pay a one-time USD 5 fee per development account (how’s that Apple?) for the Google Cast SDK Developer Console.

After that, you will have to register your Chromecast device(s) and custom or styled media receiver apps.

Interesting. Fun.

I hope this can be combined with the new Smart Mobile Studio 2.0 release or the Delphi for Android support.

Will get back on that as soon as I’m back home.

Resources:

More links:

–jeroen

via: Chromium Blog: Ready to cast: Chromecast now open to developers with the Google Cast SDK.

Posted in Chrome, Chromecast, Delphi, Delphi XE5, Development, Google, JavaScript/ECMAScript, Pascal, Power User, Scripting, Smart Mobile Studio, Software Development | 1 Comment »

Read-Eval-Print-Loop with a twist: repl.it

Posted by jpluimers on 2013/12/26

Just found out about the repl.it site that allows you to do a Read-Eval-Print-Loop with 15 different languages running from within your browser.

Really: from within your browser. Your browser becomes a console “IDE” by first translating the language to JavaScript then executing it on the browser.

They have all their code in a Git repository, with at the root implementations of those languages.

There are only a few pages on the site to complement the “IDE”:

According to their @replit twitter feed they have been around since about September 2011, but there are still regular updates.

–jeroen

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Cyber-Dojo: practice unit-tested programming in pairs/groups using Katas

Posted by jpluimers on 2013/11/07

Wow, I’ve been living under a stone (:

Just discovered the online Cyber-Dojo by Jon Jagger. It is an online manifestation of a Coding Dojo. Both have been there for years, and I think both are brilliant.

They take the concept of a Dojo as being a place to practice sports like martial arts in a pair or group setting with a series of Katas or practices.

Katas in a Dojo are a means for performing deliberate practice in order to learn new things. For instance, acquire new movement techniques, learn about your balance, gain strength, all in both a physical and mental way.

The aim of both is do more deliberate practice.

When performing Coding and Cyber Dojo, you should use Test Driven Development using pair programming and BabySteps. Those help you to slow down, as one of the Dojo Principles is for Katas to slow down. It reminds me of the “if you are in a hurry, sit down” mantra and is a key part of the Coding/Cyber Dojo Principles too.

The aim is to learn, and part of that is to first un-learn and open you to new thoughts. That’s why it is so cool that the Cyber-Dojo provides you with:

  • a bunch of pre configured programming languages*,
  • preformulated practices** (including a few cyber-dojo refactorings),
  • a small boilter plate to get started.

You’d think they speed you up, but that is not their aim. Like a regular Dojo it gives you an pre-set environment and gives you piece of mind to get started.

The Cyber Dojo does without a Sensei, whose purpose in a Coding Dojo is to ask questions in order to guide the participants.

That’s why it is good to use the Cyber Dojo as part of a Coding Dojo: basically the Cyber Dojo provides a standardizes set of tools to quickly setup a Coding Dojo.

Cyber Dojo languages

(a prime number, so the table is a bit distorted)

C Go PHP
C# Haskell Perl
C++ Java-Approval Python
Clojure Java-Cucumber Ruby
CoffeeScript Java-JUnit Ruby-Rspec
Erlang Javascript

Cyber Dojo practices

Many of the practices come from rosettacode.org.

100 doors Harry Potter Print Diamond
Anagrams LCD Digits Recently Used List
Bowling Game Leap Years Reversi
Calc Stats Mine Field Roman Numerals
Count Coins Monty Hall Tennis
Diversion Number Names Unsplice
Fizz Buzz Phone Numbers Verbal
Game of Life Poker Hands Yahtzee
Gray Code Prime Factors Zeckendorf Number

–jeroen

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Posted in .NET, Agile, C, C#, C++, Development, Java, JavaScript/ECMAScript, Perl, PHP, Scripting, Software Development, Unit Testing | 3 Comments »

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