procedural – The Software Developer

The love affair with OOP needs to end

January 3, 2017 Chris Boss

IOT (Internet of Things), maker devices (ie. Raspberry PI like devices) and mobile PC devices (ie. phablet) all require software which can perform on minimal hardware. So how does one get such performance ? How can the hobby (“maker”) developers be helped to produce better software ? How can software be improved in reliability ? And what does all of this

Smaller, Faster, with Windows programming

February 12, 2014 Chris Boss

With mobile computing taking hold, programmers are looking for ways to produce smaller and faster applications. Soon with the so called “Internet of Things” concept bringing possibly even smaller mobile devices into all areas of life, the need for smaller and faster software capable of running on tiny mobile devices may bring even greater challenges. Developers of Windows software may

The power of the PC

October 9, 2012 Chris Boss

With Windows 8 soon to be released, while I look forward to the benefits of Windows 8 for touch devices (aka. tablets), I am also sad about the direction software development is going in. The Metro UI may be nice for consumer apps, but the sandbox approach in my opinion limits creativity for two reasons. One is the forced user

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