Here are a few technology news stories that I’ve read in the past week. How developers scrambled to secure the Log4j vulnerability The first line of defense was Log4j itself. Apache’s Logging Services team is made up of 16 unpaid volunteers, distributed across almost every time zone around the world. “We do this because we READ MORE
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Runtime, a Computer Science and Software Engineering “Children’s Book”
Runtime is a children’s book written and illustrated by Jasmine Patel – Author and Cal Poly Computer Science / Software Engineering (CSSE’20) Alumna. “Runtime,” is a children’s book that highlights the creative and fun elements of computer science to inspire youth to pursue computer science. Amazon Description “Runtime is a whimsical adventure jam-packed with educational READ MORE
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Here are a few technology news stories that I’ve read in the past week or so. How to Convert a PDF to PNG or JPG in Java This article reviews three Conversion APIs that will allow you to convert any PDF document into an image. This includes conversion to a PNG or JPG array with READ MORE
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Here are a few technology news stories that I’ve read in the past week or so. Cloud Native Computing Foundation Announces Rook Graduation Rook is an open source cloud native storage orchestrator for Kubernetes, providing the platform, framework, and support for a diverse set of storage solutions to natively integrate with cloud native environments. Rook READ MORE
Using Python4Delphi with C++Builder VCL applications
Some C++ developers also use Python for their application development. There are several ways to integrate the two languages together. One way is to create Python extension modules containing C++ functions that implement new object types and functions. Another way is to use the Boost Python C++ library that enables interoperability between the Python and READ MORE
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Here are a few technology news stories that I’ve read in the past week or so. Microsoft’s 10 app store principles to promote choice, fairness and innovation For software developers, app stores have become a critical gateway to some of the world’s most popular digital platforms. We and others have raised questions and, at times, READ MORE
Windows Printing with C++Builder using VCL and FMX
Do you need to add printer support to your C++ applications using the Visual Component Library (VCL) or FireMonkey (FMX) GUI ? In this blog post I’ll show you how to build Windows applications that support printing image bitmaps using the VCL and FMX frameworks. One of my favorite C++Builder RTL features is that both READ MORE
Bjarne Stroustrup’s CppCon 2020 Plenary is Available on YouTube
Bjarne Stroupstrup’s CppCon 2020 plenary sesson, “The Beauty and Power of Primitive C++“, is now available on the CppCon YouTube channel. From his CppCon 2020 talk description: This is an exploration of a design space close to the hardware and of the use of C++ in that space, rather than a standards proposal or the READ MORE
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Here are a few technology news stories that I’ve read in the past week or so. Reading Code Is a Skill The problem is not that we shouldn’t write readable code. Of course we should aim to write readable code, if only for our own poor selves further down the line (there is no one less capable READ MORE
Using the Eigen C++ Template Library with C++Builder and VCL
It’s been almost 50 years since I took a Linear Algebra and Matrices course as one of my Computer Science electives at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, CA. The textbook for the course was “Mathematics Of Matrices: First Book Of Matrix Theory And Linear Algebra” by Philip J Davis. While I have used arrays and READ MORE