Backward compatibility !

Backward compatibility is something software developers have to consider when writing their next generation of software. The question is, is it important ? My answer is yes! Let’s take something like Windows. I read an interesting article which discussed the different views within Microsoft about whether backward compatibility in the Windows operating system was important. In the past it was

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Reliable Software !

For a moment try to imagine how much code is in the average application running on Windows.  The EZGUI 5.0 Visual Designer, plus its runtime DLL’s come to about 65,000 to 70,000 lines of code. That may sound like a lot, but its actually quite small compared to many applications today. Now add to this scenario many hundreds of thousands

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Debugging is an Art !

Debugging is one of those areas in programming which in my opinion doesn’t get enough emphasis when teaching programming. In this article I will discussion why it is important and also some suggestions to help in debugging. Since Powerbasic is my primary programming language, all suggestions will be geared towards debugging in PowerBasic for Windows. First the “why” it is

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