Nick Desaulniers

MAY 30, 2016

This post is a follow up to my previous blog post about word size. Three C/C++ programmers walk into a bar. One argues that sizeof(void*) is equivalent to sizeof(long), one argues that sizeof(void*) is equivalent to sizeof(int), and the third argues it’s sizeof(long long). Simultaneously, they’re all right, but they’re also all wrong (and need a lesson about portable C code).

C++ 59

C++ Programming Code Hardware 59

The Polyglot Developer

JUNE 3, 2016

I’ve created a few tutorials around Ionic 2 while it was in its early alpha stage up until now. These tutorials explain how to use the bits and pieces that the framework or Angular offers, but I never demonstrated how to make a functional application. Seeing how to put the pieces together makes a huge difference when learning a new technology. We’re going to see how to build a simple todo list type Android and iOS application using Ionic 2, Angular , and TypeScript.

Technology 52

Technology Technology Development 52

Alex Russell

MAY 31, 2016

I was on holiday after I/O last week when Jeremy wrote up some of his thoughts on the current state of PWA UI treatment for URL access. We chatted on Twitter ( apologies to Frances ) and he followed up here. A few things seem obscured by the debate so far: Most “opens” of PWAs happen in tabs through normal navigation. This has multiple causes, including an inability (which we’ll resolve at some point) for Chrome to be able to open navigations to PWAs from external sources in no

Internet 45

Internet Internet Development Availability 45

SQL Server According to Bob

JUNE 3, 2016

Many of you have experienced (MULTI_OBJECT_SCANNER* based) waits while running DBCC CHECKS*(checkdb, checktable, …). Internally DBCC CHECK* uses a page scanning coordinator design (MultiObjectScanner.) SQL Server 2016 changes the internal design to (CheckScanner), applying no lock semantics and a design similar to those used with In-Memory Optimized (Hekaton) objects, allowing DBCC operations to scale far better than previous releases.

Hardware 40

Hardware Cache Servers Software Engineering 40

The Agile Manager

MAY 31, 2016

In the last post , we looked at the changing relationship between people and possessions, particularly how the perception of land has changed. But there's more to this than just changes in dwelling and mortgage finance. Land was part of a land-labor-laborer troika, a relationship that has existed since the dawn of humanity. Land could feed and protect the laborer and be a means to a better life, but not without expending labor to till the soil and construct buildings.

Transportation 40

Transportation Technology Technology Systems 40

The Polyglot Developer

MAY 30, 2016

Not too long ago I created a Couchbase NoSQL plugin with Mehfuz Hossain from Telerik for the NativeScript framework. Since developing the plugin it has received a lot of positive feedback and great developer adoption. Shortly after its release I published a blog post on how to use the Couchbase plugin in a NativeScript app. The blog post I had written focused on using NativeScript’s proprietary vanilla framework.

Mobile 40

Mobile Development 40

O'Reilly Software

MAY 29, 2016

This post is a follow up to my previous blog post about word size. Three C/C++ programmers walk into a bar. One argues that sizeof(void*) is equivalent to sizeof(long), one argues that sizeof(void*) is equivalent to sizeof(int), and the third argues it’s sizeof(long long). Simultaneously, they’re all right, but they’re also all wrong (and need a lesson about portable C code).

C++ 40

C++ Programming Code 40