Great programmers don't just happen !
Having just read an interesting article by Paul Thurott, about Microsofts Internet of Things SDK built upon 32 bit x86 Windows and using Intels Galileo device (an x86 device the size of the Raspberry PI device) which uses Intels tiny system on a chip CPU (Quark), I found very interesting one of the core development methods which will be required.
Read moreI have been programming for nearly three decades now. Actually my first exposure to programming was back in 1975 in high school and I did take a college course in computer science in 1976, coding in Fortran using punch cards to input my code. In the 1980’s I learned how to code in BASIC (using a real compiler too) and 6502
Read moreWith all the interest in the “Internet of Things”, currently being discussed in the programming world, it is worth reexamining our approaches to developing software. One thing is for sure, building fast executing software for tinier and tinier devices requires some real rethinking. But wait a minute ! Haven’t we already been here before ? Actually we have, but it
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