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Netbook Apps SDK Betas

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 14:45:00 EST

Intel has put out its promised beta SDK for Windows (C and C++) and Moblin (C) developers working on future Atom-based netbook apps and ports. It can be downloaded at http://appdeveloper.intel.com. Intel couldn’t help but repeat the forecast that netbook units shipped should top 50 million by the end of the year.

SCO Another Inch Closer to Trial

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:30:00 EST

The Utah district court, Judge Ted Stewart, a new face, presiding, has set November 23 for a status conference in the matter of SCO v Novell, the case over who owns Unix that the appeals court sent back to be heard by a jury. Novell is expected to do what it can to delay the case from getting on the docket. It could ask for a stay because it wants to appeal to the Supreme Court, a motion it made to the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver and got turned down so fast heads are still spinning. It could also try for a stay pending arbitration in Switzerland over what, if anything, gave to United Linux, the consortium that briefly tried to create a common Linux code base. Since it’s right before Thanksgiving maybe one or the other will have something to be grateful for.

C++ Apps Play a Role in Enterprise SOA Strategy

Tue, 01 Apr 2008 13:30:00 EDT

Rogue Wave announced the results of a global survey of software developers to determine the role C++-based applications will play in their future IT plans. Given that service-oriented architecture (SOA) spending is expected to grow 60 percent per year, Rogue Wave conducted the survey to determine how C++ applications figured into SOA migration plans. The survey revealed that while most companies using C++ applications are enthusiastic about the future plans for existing C++ applications, there is no consistent approach to migrating those apps to an SOA.

SOA Helps Build C++ Popularity

Tue, 08 Jan 2008 16:15:00 EST

The software development community may remember 2008 as the year that C++ regained respect as a robust development platform. With the recent shift to multi-core processors and the accelerated adoption of service orientated architecture (SOA) standards like Service Component Architecture (SCA), C++ developers soon will be able to harness significant improvements in performance and integration.

What Is Boost? Boost Your C++ Programming With The Boost Libraries

Wed, 21 Dec 2005 20:00:00 EST

For C++ programmers all over the world, Boost and the Boost libraries have become indispensable. Weighing in at 60 C++ libraries, Boost is a large collection of peer-reviewed code covering a wide range of domains. But why should you care about that? Well, because Boost can quickly become indispensable for you too.

Taking the Leap - C++ containers vs C# Collections

Wed, 01 May 2002 00:00:00 EDT

While moving from C++ to C# means giving up template-based containers, that doesn't mean you can't effectively organize your data. And like C++, C# collections have some unique benefits.

JNI Programming In C/C+

Fri, 01 Jun 2001 00:00:00 EDT

If you're familiar with the Java Native Interface (JNI), as this article presumes, you know that it's tailored primarily for C and C++ programmers. Compile-time support for JNI in these languages comes straight from the Sun specification, and is frankly a work of art.

High Performance XML Parsing in C++

Thu, 14 Sep 2000 00:00:00 EDT

In my last article (XML-J, Vol. 1, issue 3) I made the case for using custom classes derived from XML Schemas to represent XML documents in C++ applications. That article focused primarily on the problems of generating XML documents from program objects, and explained how custom classes have significant advantages over standards like DOM and SAX in terms of performance, object orientation and maintainability of source code.

XML for C++ Developers

Thu, 15 Jun 2000 00:00:00 EDT

To newcomers to the XML world, it might seem as if XML and Java are somehow connected at the hip. There are certainly synergies between the two technologies, largely because they've come of age at the same time. Consequently, many of the new developments in XML are first implemented in Java, and we're now seeing new Java developments leveraging the standardization of XML. In the real world, however, most new code is still written in C++ and often involves interaction with existing applications.