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Wine 4.0 Released, Here’s How to Install it on Ubuntu
▻https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2019/01/wine-4-0

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Wine 4.0 is now available to download, letting users run Windows apps and games on Linux and other UNIX-based systems. The popular Windows compatibility layer — Wine stands for ‘Wine Is Not an Emulator’ — uncorks several glasses worth of new features and improvements. It’s been in development for just under a year, Wine 4.0 […] This post, Wine 4.0 Released, Here’s How to Install it on Ubuntu, was written by Joey Sneddon and first appeared on OMG! Ubuntu!.

Why You Should Learn .net in 2019
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Why You Should Learn .net in 2019Seven reasons I’m excited about .net in 2019It’s Portable: .net core and Mono are both battle-tested on Windows, Linux and Mac. Microsoft and .net workloads are obviously well-supported on Azure, but they’re also first-class citizens on AWS.It’s Fun: Unity has become the standard for game developers, especially for mobile, AR, and VR. Unity uses C# as its primary scripting language.It’s Fast: even faster than you think. For example, if you’re using #aws Lambda, .net core is up to 3x faster than Go.Great Tools: Visual Studio and VSCode are two of the best IDEs available, and they are both free. With the Roslyn compiler, we can look forward to more innovative IDE integration in the future.Great Languages: C# and F# are both excellent #programming languages. Productive, (...)

#cloud-computing #game-development #software-development

Databases for #windows Desktop Development: Welcome to the Jungle
▻https://hackernoon.com/databases-for-windows-desktop-development-welcome-to-the-jungle-c67b4c98

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Microsoft forgot a detail — or is knowingly telling us something.PexelsI was a #microsoft enthusiast. And I’m a Windows desktop developer. You can judge, and stop reading here. Or you might be in the same boat and wondering why Microsoft decided to abandon the development for Windows.I’m about to ship a desktop app. I’ve been far from swdev for a few years but I’ve written code for the previous thirty years. A dozen years with .NET.So, for my new application, I decided on the excellent Windows Presentation Foundation. WinForms are gone, and UWP looks orphan and confined to Windows 10. I know people who buy Windows desktop apps (I’m one of them, of course). But I know nobody who buys them on Microsoft Store, or even checks that once in a while, and I fear that this is not going to get better (...)

#software-development #database #dotnet

How to convert a #website into an #android app from scratch?
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In this tutorial, we will learn How to Convert a Website into an Android Application using Android Studio.If you do not know anything about Android Studio yet, Don’t worry.We will start everything from scratch.This is how the website looks like:And the Android app, we developed using Android Studio looks like:Before we begin:NOTE: If you downloaded Android Studio and already installed in your system then you can skip the part and Go to direct the coding part.If notDownload Android Studio:Google provides Android Studio for the Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux platforms. You can download this software from the Android Studio homepage.Before downloading Android Studio, make sure your platform meets one of the following requirements:Windows OSMicrosoft Windows 7/8/10 (32-bit or 64-bit)2 GB RAM (...)

#web-development #technology #android-app-development

Top 5 Free #linux Courses for Programmers
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A curated list of some of the best free online courses to learn Linux in 2019There is no doubt that Linux is one of the most popular operating systems to run server-side applications. I have seen almost all Java applications running on Linux barring a couple of them which runs on Windows as service.If you take out standalone apps like IDEs or tools, most of the real world Java applications run on Linux e.g. payment gateways, trading systems, and other financial applications.That’s why it’s very important for any programmer, IT professional, or a developer to learn and understand Linux, both operating system, as well as command line. Linux as one of the most important skill because it serves you for a long time. It not only makes you productive and teaches a lot of automation by (...)

#online-courses #software-development #programming #technology

Boost 1.69.0
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New release.

Boost 1.69.0

From the article:

Notes for non-Windows users The Boost build system now supports visibilities. If you are building shared libraries, they will use hidden visibility by default. As a result Boost shared libraries become smaller, load faster and have less chances to get a symbol collision. See Boost.Build visibility and local-visibility for more info. To disable that feature you can use use a command line ./b2 visibility=global to build...

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PVS-Studio: Support of MISRA C and MISRA C++ Coding Standards
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Starting with the version 6.27, the PVS-Studio static code analyzer can classify its warnings according to MISRA C and MISRA C++ standards. Due to support of these standards it has become possible to effectively use the analyzer to increase the level of security, portability and reliability of programs for embedded systems.

PVS-Studio: Support of MISRA C and MISRA C++ Coding Standards by Andrey Karpov

From the article:

Such diagnosis can’t be applied to already existing projects developed for Windows, Linux or macOS operating systems. For example, only one rule about curly brackets described above gives 1947 warnings of the V2507 diagnostic (MISRA C 15.6, MISRA C++ 6-4-1) for a WinMerge project. Still WinMerge is a small project! In total, only 250 000 lines of code (...)

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With Plans to Switch to Chromium, Could Microsoft Edge Come to Linux?
▻https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2018/12/microsoft-edge-for-linux-possible

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Microsoft’s love affair with open-source is showing no signs of a slow down, with company announcing plans to rebuild its Edge web browser with Chromium. Edge is the default web browser on Windows 10, and also helps power the “universal windows apps” experience too. Microsoft says it plans to replace the proprietary EdgeHTML browser engine Edge […] This post, With Plans to Switch to Chromium, Could Microsoft Edge Come to Linux?, was written by Joey Sneddon and first appeared on OMG! Ubuntu!.

Raven: An Open Source Desktop RSS Reader
▻https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2018/12/raven-reader-rss-reader-for-linux

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Raven is a relatively new open source RSS reader app for Windows, macOS and Linux (hurrah) that I’ve been eager to try out. This week I finally found some time to dig into this deliciously well designed desktop RSS feed reader, and in this post I’ll provide you with an overview of what it does, […] This post, Raven: An Open Source Desktop RSS Reader, was written by Joey Sneddon and first appeared on OMG! Ubuntu!.

The best image annotation platforms for computer vision (+ an honest review of each)
▻https://hackernoon.com/the-best-image-annotation-platforms-for-computer-vision-an-honest-review

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We at Humans in the Loop are constantly on the lookout for the best image annotation platform that offers multiple functionalities, project management tools and optimization of the annotation process (even 1 second less per image matters when you have to annotate 50k images!).Based on our experience with each one of these platforms, we are sharing here our honest reviews, hoping that this would be of use for data scientists looking to manually label their data.Here are our criteria:PriceVariety of functions, tools and formatsProject management and ease of useLabelIMGLabelImg is an open source image labeling tool that has pre-built binaries for Windows so it’s extremely easy to install.Price: FreeFunctionalities: only supports bounding boxes (there is also a version in the RotatedRect (...)

#image-annotation #artificial-intelligence #machine-learning #computer-vision #image-recognition

CLion 2018.3 released with remote dev support—Anastasia Kazakova
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CLion has just got a huge update!!

CLion 2018.3 released: remote development, CPU profilers, C++17, clangd-based navigation, and VCS and editor improvements by Anastasia Kazakova From the article: This year we’ve focused on two areas to enhance CLion. The first is better C++ language support and general IDE performance improvements. As a result, we’ve added a clangd-based experimental complementary language engine, and a massive amount of work was done which, although invisible at first glance, has helped eliminate dozens of UI freezes in the editor. The second area is the endless world of remote configurations. Starting with Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL), by the end of the year it has evolved into full remote development support. Other (...)

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10 Mistakes In Mobile App Development That Make You Look Dumb
▻https://hackernoon.com/10-mistakes-in-mobile-app-development-that-make-you-look-dumb-8cfd33eb85

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Developing a mobile app is not easy. A single mistake is enough to make sure the tonnes of coding generated after months of hard work becomes useless in no time. With the mobile app development market growing tenfold globally, more and more businesses have opted for a mobile app to boost their marketing tactics. Almost 3.8 million apps on Google Play Store, 2 million in the Apple App Store, 430k in the Amazon App Store, and 669k in the Windows Store are numbers good enough to prove the last statement. According to a report by Forrester, mobile-influenced offline spending had breached the $1 trillion mark by 2017 itself, which is why companies do not mind spending a hefty sum on getting a mobile app developed.With so much relying on the miniature looking mobile apps, a mistake from a (...)

#play-store #app-store #mobile-app-development #android #ios-app-development

Age of Empires: Castle Siege to be taken offline next year
▻https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2018-11-14-age-of-empires-castle-siege-to-be-taken-offline-next-year

Castle builder to shut down in May after four and a half years on #Mobile and Windows

Windows as a Service?
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The recent issues with the quality of Windows releases has reopened discussions of what it means to deliver “Windows as a Service”. When Windows 10 was released, #microsoft made a big deal that this was “the last version of Windows”. From now on, Windows would be delivered as a series of continuous ongoing incremental feature releases rather than as a big bang release every 3 years or so.Peter Bright’s article on Arstechnica that I linked to above tries to debug what is going on with Windows. The point he makes in the article is that the problem is not in the pace of Windows updates but rather the process they are using to develop those updates. There was a lot of speculation and naiveté (about software development in general) in his discussion but I think he probably got the basic diagnosis (...)

#microsoft-windows #windows-as-a-service #agile-development #saas

Microsoft Adds More Features to Windows Subsystem for Linux
▻https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2018/11/microsoft-adds-more-features-to-windows-subsystem-for-linux

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A slate of improvements to the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) feature in the Windows 10 October 2018 Update. Microsoft has shared details on a number of key bug fixes and useful new features that WSL users who run the latest version of Windows 10 will benefit from. Such as? Windows 10 October Update WSL Improvements […] This post, Microsoft Adds More Features to Windows Subsystem for Linux, was written by Joey Sneddon and first appeared on OMG! Ubuntu!.

Zentrum für Astronomie : Gaia Sky
▻http://zah.uni-heidelberg.de/institutes/ari/gaia/outreach/gaiasky

Gaia Sky is a real-time, 3D, astronomy visualisation software that runs on Windows, Linux and macOS. It is developed in the framework of ESA’s Gaia mission to chart about 1 billion stars of our Galaxy in the Gaia group of the Astronomisches Rechen-Institut (ZAH, Universität Heidelberg).

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#astronomie

Simplenote Adds a Distraction-Free Focus Mode
▻https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2018/10/simplenote-focus-mode

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A distraction-free focus mode has been added to the nifty note taking app Simplenote. The feature is one of several improvements the desktop client picks up in its latest update, and is freely available for Windows, macOS, and Linux users. Mobile apps for iOS and Android are also available. Famed for its markdown support in particular, Simplenote […] This post, Simplenote Adds a Distraction-Free Focus Mode, was written by Joey Sneddon and first appeared on OMG! Ubuntu!.

CppCon 2018: Simplicity: Not Just for Beginners—Kate Gregory
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The CppCon 2018 Wednesday keynote is now on YouTube:

Simplicity: Not Just for Beginners by Kate Gregory

Kate Gregory has been using C++ since before Microsoft had a C++ compiler. She writes, mentors, codes, and leads projects, in both C++ and .NET, especially for Windows. Kate is a Microsoft Regional Director, a Visual C++ MVP, has written over a dozen books, and speaks at conferences and user groups around the world. Kate develops courses on C++, Visual Studio, and Windows programming for Pluralsight.

From the description:

Many people say that simple code is better code, but fewer put it into practice. In this talk I’ll spend a little time on why simpler is better, and why we resist simplicity. Then I’ll provide some specific approaches that are likely to make your (...)

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Microsoft tests ‘warning’ Windows 10 users not to install Chrome or Firefox - The Verge
►https://www.theverge.com/2018/9/12/17850146/microsoft-windows-10-chrome-firefox-warning

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Microsoft is testing a warning for Windows 10 users not to install Chrome or Firefox. The software giant is in the final stages of testing its Windows 10 October 2018 Update, and testers have spotted a new change that appears when you try to install a rival web browser. “You already have Microsoft Edge – the safer, faster browser for Windows 10” says a prompt that appears when you run the Chrome or Firefox installers on the latest Windows 10 October 2018 Update.

The Verge understands Microsoft is simply testing this prompt for now, and that it won’t appear in the final October update. Microsoft does test feature changes over the course of its updates, but this particular change was not documented in the company’s various blog posts and appeared very late in the testing stages. The prompt may still appear in a future Windows 10 update, but that will depend on feedback to this controversial change.

While the prompts can be turned off, they’re yet another example of Microsoft infesting Windows 10 with annoying ads and pop-ups. Some similar prompts already appear and attempt to push Chrome or Firefox users to use Edge, but this latest one steps up Microsoft’s war against Chrome even further. It’s not clear why Microsoft thinks it’s a good idea to include these irritating prompts, as all they’re likely to do is anger Windows 10 users rather than convince them to switch to Edge.

#Microsoft #Concurrence #Effet_de_réseau #Oligopole

Microsoft tests ‘warning’ Windows 10 users not to install Chrome or Firefox - The Verge
►https://www.theverge.com/2018/9/12/17850146/microsoft-windows-10-chrome-firefox-warning

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#Microsoft #wtf

‘Life Is Strange: Before the Storm’ Linux Release Date Set
▻https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2018/09/life-is-strange-before-the-storm-linux-release-date-set

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Episodic adventure game ‘Life is Strange: Before the Storm’ has a Linux release date. Games porting company Feral Interactive has revealed that the award-winning title will be released on Linux and macOS on September 13. Developed by Deck Nine, the game was released by Square Enix for Xbox One, PS4 and Windows in 2017 in three episodes. […] This post, ‘Life Is Strange: Before the Storm’ Linux Release Date Set, was written by Joey Sneddon and first appeared on OMG! Ubuntu!.

CppCast Episode 165: Formal Verification with Matt Fernandez
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Episode 165 of CppCast the only podcast for C++ developers by C++ developers. In this episode Rob and Jason are joined by Matt Fernandez from Intel Labs to discuss Formal Verification.

CppCast Episode 165: Formal Verification with Matt Fernandez by Rob Irving and Jason Turner

About the interviewee:

Matthew Fernandez is a Research Scientist with Intel Labs. Matt began his programming career building Windows GUI applications and designing databases, before moving into operating system architecture and security. He has a PhD in formal verification of operating systems from the University of New South Wales in Australia, and worked with the Australian research group Data61. In the past, he has worked on compilers, device drivers and hypervisors, and now spends his days (...)

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Formal Verification with Matt Fernandez
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Rob and Jason are joined by Matt Fernandez from Intel Labs to discuss Formal Verification. Matthew Fernandez is a Research Scientist with Intel Labs. Matt began his programming career building Windows GUI applications and designing databases, before moving into operating system architecture and security. He has a PhD in formal verification of operating systems from the University of New South Wales in Australia, and worked with the Australian research group Data61. In the past, he has worked on compilers, device drivers and hypervisors, and now spends his days exploring new tools and techniques for functional correctness and verification of security properties. On the weekends, you can usually find Matt in a park with a good book, hunting for good coffee or helping a newbie debug (...)

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Linux Release Roundup: Tilix, Wine, Freespire Linux + More
▻https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2018/08/linux-release-roundup-tilix-more

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Another week, another roundup of recent Linux app, utility and distro releases. This week we’re taking in a variety of projects, including a popular terminal tool, a development update a famous Windows compatibility layer, and a Linux distro that many (myself included) forget existed! As always, these are the releases that either didn’t merit their […] This post, Linux Release Roundup: Tilix, Wine, Freespire Linux + More, was written by Joey Sneddon and first appeared on OMG! Ubuntu!.

Run Windows 95 on Your Desktop as an Electron App
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Fancy running Windows 95 on your Ubuntu, macOS or Windows 10 desktop? Of course you don’t, but for some bizarre reason you now can. A developer by the name of Felix Rieseberg has resurrected Microsoft’s ancient OS using the power of Electron, a cross-platform app development framework. ? “I put Windows 95 into an Electron app […] This post, Run Windows 95 on Your Desktop as an Electron App, was written by Joey Sneddon and first appeared on OMG! Ubuntu!.