June Week 5 |
Saturday, 06 July 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
The internet bombards us with an overwhelming amount of news. If you need to know what's important from the point of view of a developer, I Programmer Weekly presents our selection in a handy digest. This one covers June 27 - July 3.
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Visual Studio 2013 Preview Wednesday 03 July One of the many announcements at Build 2013 was the preview of Visual Studio 2013 - ready for you to download and try out. Harlan Goes Public For GPU Coding Wednesday 03 July A new language for GPU computing has been made available to the public, although it is currently still ‘research quality’. As a Lisp-like language, Harlan achieves increases in computing performance by making use of the power of the Graphics Processing Unit (GPU). Bing As A Platform Wednesday 03 July The Bing Developer Center which includes new APIs and controls was announced at BUILD. This new platform for Windows 8/8.1 and Windows Phone 8 developers, provides access to tools that were previously the preserve of Microsofties. Microsoft Kills TechNet Tuesday 02 July Microsoft is shutting down its TechNet subscriber service for new subscriptions, though the online TechNet blogs and customer support forums will be retained. Firefox Phones Go On Sale, Marketplace Opens Tuesday 02 July Telefónica has begun selling the ZTE Open phone running Firefox OS in Spain, and plans to launch it in Colombia and Venezuala in the coming weeks. Firefox Marketplace is now open for business, which gives a new opportunity for developers. Analytics Big Bang Tuesday 02 July An infographic picks out highlights from the past, present and future of predictive analytics. But is this big data or simply statistics? Firefox 23 Makes JavaScript Obligatory Monday 01 July It seems that Firefox 23, currently in beta, has removed the option to disable JavaScript. Is this good for programmers and web apps? Online Computer Science and July MOOCs Monday 01 July Summer time and the learning is easy ... well in the sense that with online education you can do it at your pace and in you choice of place. And there is plenty of choice on offer. RoboCup 2013 Underway Sunday 30 June RoboCup 2013 is taking place in Eindhoven, Netherlands and BotSport TV has posted a "teaser video" that shows a great deal of human enthusiasm - and more Nao robots together in one place than ever before. Cannibal Animal Games Sunday 30 June If you are looking for a new 2D game to implement on a mobile device, then you might like to know about Cannibal Animals. It also has its serious side in that it reveals something about 2D geometry and its complexity. Online Auction Of Iconic Apple Technology Sunday 30 June An Apple I that is expected to fetch half a million dollars is currently on sale by Christies in an online-only auction. Some interesting Mac prototypes are also included in the auction, which ends on 9th July. Rodney Brooks And Why Robots Will Be Essential Saturday 29 June You can't ignore Rodney Brooks' views on robotics and his latest Ted talk makes it easy for you to find out why he thinks that in the future we will rely on robots. EDSAC Reconstruction Demoed To Celebrate Wilkes Centenary Saturday 29 June The centenary of the birth of Sir Maurice Wilkes, widely regarded as the father of British computing, was celebrated by a demonstration of the first working parts of the replica of EDSAC, the machine he pioneered in the 1940s. Oracle 12c Available Friday 28 June Oracle’s new cloud-ready multi-tenant database is now available for download on the Oracle Technology Network. The download has been made available without an official announcement from Oracle, although the product was referred to by Larry Ellison in a telephone briefing about Oracle’s sales figures. Firefox 22 Released and 23 in Beta Friday 28 June Full WebRTC support and improved JavaScript performance amount to significant enhancements in Firefox 22. Firefox 23 will introduce a share button, additional security, a network monitor and a less shiny new logo. Windows 8.1 - 5000 New APIs! Friday 28 June Microsoft has claimed that the new Windows 8.1 has 5000 additional APIs. Is this good? Eclipse Kepler - The New Eclipse Thursday 27 June The annual ‘release train’ of the Eclipse Foundation is now available. This year’s collection of simultaneous releases of dozen of open source tools has been named Eclipse Kepler. The Kinect 2 Revolution Thursday 27 June There's some good news and some bad news. The bad news is that Windows Kinect 2 won't be around until 2014; the good news is that a select few might be allowed to play with it early for $399. As it is almost as much a revolution as the Kinect 1, it might be worth it. Intel XDK Relaunched Thursday 27 June Intel has released a new version of its XDK HTML development tool. Can the hardware company manage to convince programmers that it has the best way to create platform independent applications? The tools are good but is the communication up to it? Intel is not a name you associate with software. Getting Started with NetAdvantage Ignite UI jQuery Controls Wednesday 03 July jQuery is a great library, but jQuery UI is a bit underpopulated for many applications. The Ignite UI is a professional set of UI controls fully integrated with jQuery and compatible with jQuery UI. What Is Asynchronous Programming? Friday 28 June Asynchronous programming has become very important in the last few years, but many programmers find out about it by doing it. So what exactly is asynchronous programming, why is it necessary and why is it growing in importance? QuickSort Exposed Monday 01 July The QuickSort is the most elegant of algorithms and every programmer should study it. It is not only elegant, it is subtle and this often means it is incorrectly implemented and incorrectly explained. Let's find out how it works and how to get it right. To receive this digest automatically by email, sign up for our weekly newsletter. 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