Articles Should I write tests for legacy code if there's no time for refactoring? I found this collection of opinions about what to do when faced with legacy code in a tight schedule very interesting. Should we write tests for the code even though we know we
C++ Tools Taking CMake for a spin Another page on the battle of build systems, I am now moving on to CMake, after giving SCons a try. The ryppl project by Dave Abrahams et al to give the C++ community
Tools DirectX to OpenGL Just saw this on Slashdot: Valve Open Sources Their DirectX To OpenGL Layer. Looks like great news for game developers. Now I wish we had something to do the conversion in the other direction
Contributions A tiny contribution for Mayan EDMS Open source projects flourish when lots of small contributions are made. I am currently looking at Mayan EDMS after listening to their interview in FLOSS Weekly. I had some issues using the fabfile
Rants Java NoSuchMethodError and java method signatures Well, I'm always learning. Some times I learn the easy way (by reading about the mistake I'm about to make), but more often I actually make the mistake and end up banging my
C++ Tools NuGet for c++ I'll be keeping an eye on NuGet. It sounds like it can be usefull. According to wikipedia, "NuGet is a free and open source package manager for the .NET Framework.(...)NuGet can be used
C++ Tools Examples Enabling C++11 in Qt Creator I'm trying Qt Creator out, and had some dificulty figuring out how to enable C++11 support. After all, the best way to lear how to use the new features is to, well, to
C++ Going Native 2013 For anyone who stumbles upon this, I'm currently enjoying the streaming presentations from this year's edition of GoingNative. You can find it here http://channel9.msdn.com/ for now. You can still see the past presentations.
Rants My thoughts on "The Misplaced Obsession with Simplicity" Let me start by saying I agree with the article posted at Dr. Dobb's by Mr. Andrew Binstock. Having said this, I am writting this post because I am afraid the article has
Articles WebRTC getUserMedia Just finished listening to another video I saved in my pocket list. It was a talk on google IO 2012, about WebRTC and specifically, the new getUserMedia API. This has made the right