Every now and then, I check the state of affairs in Linux GUI development (well …. the last time was six years ago). For the last few years I have been developing on all kinds of different platforms, Windows .NET, Android, Web. All these platforms are a breeze to develop Lees meer…
Introduction Yes, you read it correctly. After years (approximately 13) of using PHP as my go-to tool for web development, I decided to ditch it. It was becoming more and more of a nuisance and when I got more into C# and Java development lately, PHP started to really feel Lees meer…
When we launched Snøg Avalanche Buddy, we also decided to post the app on some winter sports forums. The reactions we got there were mixed, but mainly very negative. Part of the negativity was aimed at the safety of the app. In one case we were even threatened, that we Lees meer…
They oversimplify things, you can not pack a successful business / career / interview in 10 simple rules. If you could, everyone would be successful and not everyone is; hence they are nonsense. They are basically adverts, they often end in “Dude McDudeson is the author of ‘Be Branson overnight’ Lees meer…
For our Snøg Android app, I was browsing the web, figuring out how to add the UnlockBar I wrote to a Dialog, to create a slide-to-OK dialog. I reckoned this would be a simple case of extending the Dialog or AlertDialog class, build it and be done with it. Well Lees meer…
This week, I took up porting our Snøg Avalanche Buddy to iPhone. To do so, I had to learn quite some things. This post will touch all the troubles I have encountered and I try to compare it to developing an app in Android. Development Machine The first hurdle to take is Lees meer…
Ja hoor, vandaag al mijn social media profielen sites verwijderd. Facebook exit, Google+ exit. Ik ben er klaar mee. Wat mij betreft is de hype voorbij en kostte het alleen maar tijd. Ik kreeg er niks voor terug. Ow, en al dat privacy gedoe stond me vanaf het begin al Lees meer…
Na wat geheugenproblemen op een server ben ik het eens goed gaan uitzoeken: wat betekenen de getallen in het free command in Linux/Unix eigenlijk? En ik vond het antwoord in een forum: bf@tbwb-dt-bf:~> free -m total used free shared buffers cached Mem: 3978 3848 130 0 28 1985 -/+ Lees meer…
Dankzij qTranslate is Bart Blogt Beter nu multitalig. Uitgezocht om onze TBWB website twee (of meer) talig te maken, eerst even uitgeprobeerd hier. En het werkt verbazend goed. Zoals je ziet is er nu een taalkeuze bijgekomen. En deze post is de eerste die volledig twee talig (Nederlands en Engels) Lees meer…
Last week, I bought an iPad. On a whim. I think many people do that. I was playing with the device a little in the local electronics store and I liked it. But, being a Linux geek, I cannot be caught with such a sexy, bigcorp, trendy device. Until I Lees meer…