Articles having tag: SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT

VC++ and Win8 Metro apps: May 18, livestream and on-demand

Want to know how to write cool tablet apps using Visual C++? On May 18, Microsoft is hosting a one-day free technical event for developers who want to write Metro apps for Windows 8 using Visual C++. I'm giving the opening talk, and the rest of the day...

C++ Libraries: Casablanca

By Herb Sutter

At GoingNative in February, I emphasized the need for more modern and portable C++ libraries, including for things like RESTful web/cloud services, HTTP, JSON, and more. The goal is to find or develop modern C++ libraries that leverage C++11 features, and then...

World’s youngest C++ programmer?

By Herb Sutter

I'm seeing many younger programmers picking up C++. The average age at C++ events over the past year has been declining rapidly as the audience sizes grow with more and younger people in addition to the C++ veterans. But this one just beats all [Facebook...

C++ and Beyond Panel: Modern C++ = Clean, Safe, and Faster Than Ever

By Herb Sutter

I just posted the following panel announcement to the C++ and Beyond site. The three-day event (plus evening-before reception) with me, Scott Meyers, and Andrei Alexandrescu will be held on August 5-8, and early-bird registration is open until May 31. ...

My third Windows Phone 7 app, FotoMovr, featured in Marketplace

By GeekTieGuy

Thanks to some awesome work from my partner in crime at Cricketsoft, Tom Allen, our co-developed app, FotoMovr is featured in the Windows Phone Marketplace today. Both on the phone, the Marketplace website, and in the Zune client. Here's some evidence...

Reader Q&A: Flash Redux

By Herb Sutter

David Braun asked: @Tom @Herb: What's so wrong with flash that it should be boycotted? Have I been being abused by it in some way I'm not aware of? Also,does HTML5 have any bearing on the subject? I'm not saying it should be boycotted, only that...

Talk Video: Welcome to the Jungle

By Herb Sutter

Last month in Kansas City\xa0I gave a talk on “Welcome to the Jungle,”\xa0based on\xa0my recent essay of the same name\xa0(sequel to “The Free Lunch Is Over”) concerning the turn to mainstream heterogeneous distributed computing and...

Steve Jobs on Programmers (via Brent Schlender)

By Herb Sutter

Earlier this week, Brent Schlender published selected Steve Jobs quote highlights from his interview tape archives. Here's one about us: The difference between the best worker on computer hardware and the average may be 2 to 1, if you’re lucky. With...

Talk + panel online: “(Not Your Father’s) C++” + “Native Languages” Panel

By Herb Sutter

Last week at the Lang.NEXT 2012 conference in Redmond, I gave a 40-minute C++ talk and participated on a native languages panel. Both are now online at Channel 9. Here's the 40-min C++ talk, taken from the C9 site: (Not Your Father's) C++ Herb Sutter ...

What languages are used to build what software?

By Herb Sutter

I’ve been meaning to post a link to Vincent Lextrait’s nice (and actively maintained) catalog of what languages are used to build what modern and major mainstream software: The Programming Languages Beacon This table contains a list of major software...