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How does one go about creating a gtk+ working application? Is it even possible? Seriously. TL;DR: The Gtk+ ABI is broken so often that distribution-supplied binaries rarely work. * * * Imagine it is the time when Gtk+ 3.0 was released. You have a beautiful application with no bugs. For the sake of argument…
UPDATE (3/20/2015) If you read this, know that Vulkan has addressed every issue I raise in this article. See my postscript here .
I continue to notice an unsettling trend: the rise of the GitHub monoculture. More and more, people seem to believe that GitHub is the center of the programming universe.
This is the first in a series of posts where I share a quick, easy to implement tip that I’ve found useful in my development career
In 2007 ScottGu's team announced they were releasing the .NET Framework source ...
This is the mail archive of the gcc@gcc.gnu.org mailing list for the GCC project .
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A recipe for a functional app, part 2
If, like me, you've been frustrated with the status quo in systems languages, this article will give you a taste of why Rust is so exciting....
Miguel de Icaza's Blog
When we launched the iPhone version of Basecamp in February of last year, it was after many rounds of experimentation on the architectural direction. The default route suggested by most when we got started back in early/mid-2012 was simple enough: Everything Be Native! This was a sensible recomm…
Upgrading on Ubuntu? If you’re upgrading from 1.12 or earlier, first set up the new RethinkDB PPA .
A blog about computer science, systems, technology, and sometimes vegan cooking.
You often see the question “What stack should I use to develop my application on?” posed but rarely do you get any insight in the actual process once someone decides to answer it specifically, so both as an analogy to rubber-ducking this and showing you what went on while I made my choice I’ve decided to document the…
This is a enthusiast blog post. I’m not even gonna speak about how concurrency comes easy with Go. Honestly, I’m not good enough to speak about it. I’ll just speak about how using Go in my everyday programming makes me happy.
[If you prefer, you may watch the video of my talk on this topic (here are the slides).] If you thought you were safe from functional programming in your cozy C++ niche, think again! First the lamb…
At Oktavilla we regularly start new projects. Over the years we have therefore come up with a few best practices to ensure that it is easy to take part in ou...
Apple announced OS X Yosemite today. Don't worry, Alfred is here to stay - and continues to grow beautifully.
At Hacker School , I've been building an alternate universe Python by overwriting builtin functions and statements with Harry Potter spells. This is a thing you can do at Hacker School!
