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December 15 - 21, 2016
Book Reviews
Giving this book a a full 5 out of 5 rating, Kay Ewbank concludes:
Overall, this is an excellent book if you want some ideas and inspiration on what's made possible by writing bash scripts. There are some really interesting techniques, and the book is fun to read.
Harry Fairhead also awarded this book a 5-star rating noting:
Overall this is a good book - motivating, in full color and with plenty to encourage the beginner. If you are a teacher then you could do worse than to get a copy and "borrow" the ideas. If you are using Scratch on your own, not only will it give you something to do with your new skill, it will help you invent even more things to do.
News
The Facts Of Quantum Life Wednesday 21 December
Scot Aaronson is known for his down-to-earth views on the potential of quantum computation - basically it's not proven that it goes anywhere beyond the reach of classical computation. In a new cartoon the situation is artfully expressed and is both funny and informative.
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Project Wycheproof Reveals Bugs In Popular Crypto Libraries Wednesday 21 December
Google has released Project Wycheproof, a set of security tests that check cryptographic software libraries for known weaknesses. Having developed over 80 test cases more than 40 security bugs have been uncovered.
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SQL Server vNext Improves SSAS Tuesday 20 December
The public CTP 1.1 of SQL Server vNext on Windows is now available, with improvements to Analysis Services.
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Microsoft Personal Translator Available Monday 19 December
In another step towards breaking down language barriers, the new version of Microsoft Translator has a group conversation feature. It translates nine spoken languages (over 50 as text) in real time for in-person conversations with up to 100 speakers using their own smartphone, tablet, or PC.
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Xmas Tech Videos Sunday 18 December
Even programmers have fun in the holiday season, but for many it is not so much a labor of love as a time when you show off your company or technological achievements - yes it's the Xmas Video time of year.
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App Insight From Vision Mobile - Infographic Saturday 17 December
You may associate Vision Mobile with Developer Surveys - and there is still time to take part in the latest one and discover what type of developer you are. However, on the basis of all its research, Vision Mobile also has a wealth of advice for app developers.
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Angular Jumps To Version 4 Friday 16 December
The team behind Angular has decided to jump from Angular 2 to Angular 4. So if you're waiting for Angular 3, it's not going to happen.
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Android Things - Google's IoT Friday 16 December
Google has announced a public developer preview of Android Things, a rebranding of Project Brillo, its Android-based operating system for the Internet of Things, which until now has been restricted to invitation-only access.
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Pygame Updated Thursday 15 December
There's an updated version of Pygame, the long established Python game development wrapper. It was last updated more than seven years ago so news of version 1.9.2 marks the end of a long wait.
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The Core
Getting Started With Google's Android Things Monday 19 December
Google's Android Things is a new IoT platform. It is based on Android, but the documentation lags behind the software. Find out what it has to offer and how to write your first program, which is, of course, Blinky. On the way we find out just how fast and efficient it is.
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Lambdas and Delegates - Why Bother? Thursday 15 December
Programming style has evolved - and delegates and lambdas bring us round in a circle. Functions should be objects but if you don't like this idea then you have to invent delegates and lambdas.
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