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"Swift or Objective-C?" that is here the Question!

by KarstenK

Some toughts whether to prefer Objective-C or Swift.

#Include little toolkit

by Bartlomiej Filipek

Include Guards, Pragma Once, Predeclarations and other hints that might be useful when dealing with includes.

(Memory and Resource) Leak Detection for WinCE

by Sergeant Kolja

This is an alternative for "Memory leak detection for WinCE".

.LESS Web.config/DotlessConfiguration Options

by Cindy Potvin

Many options of the .LESS CSS parser can be set directly from the Web.config file, but many of them are not clearly described. Here is my attempt to document them.

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"Swift or Objective-C?" that is here the Question!

by KarstenK

Some toughts whether to prefer Objective-C or Swift.

#Include little toolkit

by Bartlomiej Filipek

Include Guards, Pragma Once, Predeclarations and other hints that might be useful when dealing with includes.

(Memory and Resource) Leak Detection for WinCE

by Sergeant Kolja

This is an alternative for "Memory leak detection for WinCE".

.LESS Web.config/DotlessConfiguration Options

by Cindy Potvin

Many options of the .LESS CSS parser can be set directly from the Web.config file, but many of them are not clearly described. Here is my attempt to document them.

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#Include little toolkit

by Bartlomiej Filipek

Include Guards, Pragma Once, Predeclarations and other hints that might be useful when dealing with includes.

.LESS Web.config/DotlessConfiguration Options

by Cindy Potvin

Many options of the .LESS CSS parser can be set directly from the Web.config file, but many of them are not clearly described. Here is my attempt to document them.

A Better NSData Description

by NSProgrammer

A better NSData description

A Simple opengl Example of Android using cle

by li9705

A simple opengl example of Android using cle

Anatomy of a Singleton

by NSProgrammer

Anatomy of a Singleton.

Arduino Software Reset

by Mircea Diaconescu, Gerd Wagner

Three easy ways to programmatically reboot/reset an Arduino MCU.

Auto Login in TI-SDK, Am335x

by johnniealan

Auto Login in TI-SDK, Am335x

Azure Veneziano – LinkIt ONE

by Mario Vernari

This post follows my first one on Internet-of-Things telemetry project based on Azure.

BASIC is not dead! Neither is the WIN32! Time to end the myth. (Part 3)

by Chris Boss

BASIC: A powerful language often underestimated and undervalued

BeginPaint/EndPaint or GetDC/ReleaseDC?

by Mohammad Elsheimy

Which is better, to use BeginPaint/EndPaint, or to use GetDC/ReleaseDC?

Better Reference Counting (Safe Release)

by NSProgrammer

Better reference counting.

Bridging the Client-Server Boundary – An Experiment in Architectures for Next-generation Web Applications

by Ben Liebert

Bridging the client-server boundary – an experiment in architectures for next-generation web applications

C Pointer Tricks

by Ali BaderEddin

Interesting/weird usage of pointers in C

C vs C++: Linux Analysis Case

by Issam Lahlali

C vs C++: Linux analysis case

C#/C Interop with DllImport

by Pragmateek

Keep reading and in 10 minutes you’ll know DllImport (almost) like a pro.

C/C++ – Python interop

by Barry Lapthorn

Python interop in C/C++.

Clang Rocks!

by Issam Lahlali

In this article, we will discover the power of Clang's design that can help you to develop many kinds of tools.

COFILOS SD Card Driver

by grilialex

COFILOS SD Card Driver

Color Constancy: Gray World Algorithm

by pi19404

Color constancy is a mechanism of detection of color independent of light source. The light source many introduce color casts in captured digital images To solve the color constancy problem a standard method is to estimate the color of the prevailing light

Converting between NSString and C Strings in an iOS Project

by Minh Danh Nguyen (ToughDev)

How to convert between NSString and C strings in iOS project

Converting Colors to Gray Shades

by Mohammad Elsheimy

Convert colors to gray shades, detect Print Preview mode, and detect Black-and-White printers

Create Many-to-one Mapping in C

by Eric Z (Jing)

How to create many-to-one mapping in C

Debugging Deeper through Reference Source

by Rion Williams

How to debug deeper through reference source

Developing a PC-speaker MIDI Player for the IBM PC XT

by Minh Danh Nguyen (ToughDev)

How to develop PC-speaker MIDI player for IBM PC XT

Dynamic Three Dimensional Arrays in C\C++\C#\Java

by Ali BaderEddin

Implementing a three dimensional array dynamically in C, C++, C# and Java

Essential Macros for C Programming

by hudku

Essential macros for C programming

Essential tools for debugging and troubleshooting: Dependency Walker aka Depends

by Pragmateek

Essential tools for debugging and troubleshooting.

Exploring Retro68 GCC-based SDK for 68K Macintosh Computers

by Minh Danh Nguyen (ToughDev)

Retro68 GCC-based SDK for 68K Mac

Exploring the Internet of Things (IoT) with Lync (& Skype for Business) and .Net Gadgeteer

by matthewproctor

This article demonstrates how to use Lync as an endpoint for monitoring hardware and devices - in this instance the Gadgeteer Fez Spider board with a Gas Sensor.

Formatting Dates relative to Now – Objective C (iPhone)

by User 1556233

A user friendly dateformatter in objective C

From C to Hardware

by ericevenchick

Let's look at the components involved in microcontrollers and see how they work.

glGenerateMipmap Plus SOIL library, OpenGL

by Bartlomiej Filipek

glGenerateMipmap Plus SOIL library

How to Pass Values to UILabel Objects in iOS 6 Storyboard

by Perjan

How to pass values to UILabel objects in iOS 6 Storyboard

How to Show Hide Navigation Bar When Tap in iOS Occurs

by Perjan

A quick tip that will show you how to show hide Navigation Bar when tap in iOS occurs

How to Use UIPasteBoard to Implement Custom Copy and Paste In Your App

by MobileAppMastery

Here is how to use UIPasteBoard to implement custom copy and paste in your app

How To Use UIScrollView in Your iPhone App

by MobileAppMastery

This video will show you how to implement this in your own iPhone app.

How To: Use Leaderboards on iOS (iPhone/iPad) with XPG

by XPG Live

Use leaderboards on iOS (iPhone/iPad) with XPG

Identifying the Arduino Microcontroller Type

by Mircea Diaconescu, Gerd Wagner

Learn how to identifying the Arduino microcontroller type by simply using C/C++ code.

Installing MINIX 3 on QEMU/KVM with Networking

by Mark Vinod Sinnathamby

Installing MINIX 3 on QEMU/KVM with networking

Instantiate Storyboard ViewControllers Manually

by Chris Demiris

Instantiate Storyboard view controllers manually.

Integrating FatFs FAT filesystem Module with CH375/CH376 USB Controller

by Minh Danh Nguyen (ToughDev)

How to integrate FatFs FAT filesystem module with CH375/CH376 USB controller

Introduction to Swift

by Madhur Kapoor

Introduction to Swift

iPhone Tutorial – In-App Email

by User 1556233

Sending an email from your iPhone application is something which you normally want to do it asynchronously. But unfortunately, prior to iPhone 3.0, the only way to send email was using mailto:// url format. i.e, [[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL: @"mailto:john.appleseed@appl

JavaScript-Based IoT/WoT Development with the ESP8266

by Mircea Diaconescu, Gerd Wagner

As opposed to the less powerful Arduino, the competitively priced and WiFi-enabled ESP8266 supports the Web-of-Things (WoT) since it can be programmed in JavaScript.

Learn Basic “C” Coding Rules From Open Source Projects

by Issam Lahlali

In this post, you will learn basic "C" coding rules from open source projects

Lessons to Learn from Hibernate Core Implementation

by Issam Lahlali

In this post, Hibernate Core is analyzed by JArchitect to go deep inside its design and implementation.

LINQ to Objective-C

by Colin Eberhardt

Creating a LINQ-style API for Objective-C has proven to be relatively simple (and fun!). I have provided implementations for some of the most common and useful LINQ methods, however the .NET LINQ APIs for querying collections have a great many more methods than the ones I have covered.

Marshaling with C# – Chapter 1: Introducing Marshaling

by Mohammad Elsheimy

Introduction to marshaling

Marshaling with C# – Chapter 2: Marshaling Simple Types

by Mohammad Elsheimy

Learn how to marshal simple types (integers, strings, etc.) in C#.

Marshaling with C# – Chapter 3: Marshaling Compound Types

by Mohammad Elsheimy

Learn how to marshal compound types (structures, unions, etc.) in C#.

Massively Parallel Monte Carlo Simulation using GPU

by Adnan Boz

In this blog post, I’m diving deeper into Thrust usage scenarios with a simple implementation of Monte Carlo Simulation.

Method Swizzling

by NSProgrammer

About method swizzling

Motivations of Choosing C: Git Case Study

by Issam Lahlali

Motivations of choosing C: Git case study

Networking and Socket Programming Tutorial in C

by Edison Heng

Networking and Socket programming tutorial in C.

New Developers and the Importance of C

by Afzaal Ahmad Zeeshan

New developers and the importance of C; this blog post is about my opinion and views about C programming language's importance for beginners in programming. Yours might be different!

Open 16-bit Windows Applications Natively on 64-bit Windows Using OTVDM/winevdm

by Minh Danh Nguyen (ToughDev)

How to open 16-bit Win apps natively on 64-bit Windows using OTVDM/winevdm

OpenGL Camera

by Ali BaderEddin

How to change the camera view in an OpenGL application

OpenGL Color Interpolation

by Ali BaderEddin

An attempt to understand the internal logic of drawing and coloring lines in a graphics library.

OpenGL Oval

by Ali BaderEddin

How to draw an oval using lines or fill it using triangles?

OpenGL String (printw)

by Ali BaderEddin

Make drawing text in your OpenGL app as simple as calling printf

Optional passed by reference parameters with C# for VBA COM APIs

by Pragmateek

Introduction If you've already developed COM APIs with .Net, typically in C# with VBA as the consuming language, you've probably leveraged two powerful features: by-reference parameter passing that allows the API to change the input object itself, not only its ... Continue reading ...

PC-lint 101: What does "previously used .lnt file" mean?

by Anna-Jayne Metcalfe

A .lnt file is an "indirect file", which is simply a collection of PC-lint directives.

Playing Alley Cat, a Classic MS-DOS Game, From Your Web Browser

by Minh Danh Nguyen (ToughDev)

How to play the classic MS-DOS game - Alley Cat - from your browser

Please Have a C API for Your Library

by RCL_SPD

Please have a C API for your library

PRODINo: Home Automation with ESP8266 based WiFi Control

by Mircea Diaconescu, Gerd Wagner

Home Automation is made simple for everyone, with the industrial grade PRODINo ESP8266 based module. It can be programmed with the Arduino IDE and allows to control (ON/OFF switch) mains (110-240 VAC) powered devices such as light bulbs, water pumps, cafe machines or garage doors.

Re boxed primitives in Java and .NET

by rtybase

Why "i = i++" expression returns different results in C++ and Java/.NET?

Resolving Strong References Between Swift and Objective-C Classes - Using Unowned and Weak References from Swift to Objective-C Classes

by PeteBarber

How to resolve strong references between Swift and Objective-C classes - using unowned and weak references from Swift to Objective-C classes

Revisiting Borland Turbo C/C++, A Great IDE back in the 90s

by Minh Danh Nguyen (ToughDev)

A look at Borland Turbo C/C++

Setting up XCode 3.0 with SVN

by User 1556233

codeproject Everyone knows SVN (Subversions) is the best version control tool on the planet. XCode, though, might not be as great as eclipse or Visual Studio, it offers one of the best integration with open platforms than both eclipse and Visual Studio.

Simple UIToolbar as Keyboard Accessory

by ClayJones

UITextField has a property called inputAccessoryView that can be set to a UIToolbar to give the user something to do after inputting text.

Simulating CWinApp::OnIdle in C

by Mohammad Elsheimy

Learn how to create your CWinApp::OnIdle in C

Square Root algorithm for C

by Edison Heng

Square Root algorithm for C

State Design Pattern

by Salmanzz

State Design Pattern

Ternary, Tertiary, Terinary …

by Dennis E White

What really is the correct spelling for this conditional operator?

The bug in MFC tool tip control

by Andrey Permamedov

The bug in MFC tool tip control

Too Slow to Code in C: C++ is Just Easier

by alex turner

C takes far too long to code up when complex data marshalling or logic gets involved. Also, the very act of writing it is so slow because of its challenges to the IDE.

UIColor - Why Hast Though Forsaken Me!?

by NSProgrammer

In this post, I'm going to take a very short amount of time making everyone's color coding lives easier with some UIColor code extensions.

Updating UITableView with a dynamic data source

by NSProgrammer

How to update UITableView with a dynamic data source

Using picojpeg Library on a PIC with ILI9341 320×240 LCD Module

by Minh Danh Nguyen (ToughDev)

How to use picojpeg library on a PIC with ILI9341 320×240 LCD module

View Unloading into the Future!

by NSProgrammer

Let's jump into memory warnings!

What Does The Preprocessor Do?

by Faye Williams

What does the preprocessor do?

WiFi thermometer using NodeMCU, DHT22 and Flask

by Philipp_Engelmann

With IoT (Internet of Things) on the rise and hardware getting cheaper and cheaper, it's a great time to explore the possibilities this new technology provides.

WoT with Arduino for Beginners: Part 1 - Mastering the RGB LED

by Mircea Diaconescu, Gerd Wagner

Learn how to develop Arduino-based apps for the Web of Things (WoT). This first part of a series of tutorials shows the basics of an Arduino program (known as a "sketch") and provides a quick introduction to some electronic components, including resistors, RGB LEDs and LEDs in general.

WoT with Arduino for Beginners: Part 2 - Connecting to the Real World via Sensors

by Mircea Diaconescu, Gerd Wagner

Learn how to develop Arduino-based apps for the Web of Things (WoT). This second part of a series of tutorials shows how to read analog and digital sensors with the help of Arduino.

WoT with Arduino for Beginners: Part 3 - Connecting to the Internet via WiFi

by Mircea Diaconescu, Gerd Wagner

In this multi-part tutorial we show how to develop Arduino-based apps for the Web of Things (WoT). This third part shows how to set up a connection between an Arduino and the Internet via a WiFi network and use HTTP(S) to send data to a free cloud service like ThingSpeak.