Great programmers don't just happen !
It is quite obvious that the future of Windows has to do with tablets and touch. But how do we write software which takes full advantage of the variety of devices that Windows runs on? The key to this, is to work with the strengths built into Windows. One of the strengths of Windows often overlooked is backward compatibility. It is
Read moreHaving been writing software since the days of CPM (and before) I can appreciate how far computers have come. If anyone thinks an Atom CPU is slow, try writing software for the Commodore 64 with a CPU which was only 1 mhz in speed. Yet despite all the changes in computers over the years, to me it is still just
Read moreNow I am not talking about Windows store apps here, but real Windows desktop applications. Going native or writing directly to the Windows API (WIN32) using a compiler designed for building small and fast applications can produce software which will run not only on the latest Windows 8 tablets, but also on Windows 7 tablets and Windows XP, Vista ,
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