Tag Archives: Windows

Computers return

In the recent years we’ve all seen that the computer market was going down badly, while the smartphones increased tremendously. But checking GlobalStats’ OS market shares today I found a big surprise (is it a Christmas present?): both Windows and macOS … Continue reading

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macOS milestone

As a Windows app programmer that wants to also develop native iOS and Android apps, one should learn to develop native macOS apps first! In my opinion it’s easier to learn standard Cocoa first, and only then Cocoa Touch (sharing, of course, the Foundation and other … Continue reading

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Microsoft fans and the (golden?) apples

There was a time when I really loved the way that Microsoft’s smart employees were up to centralize and unify everything into an ecosystem run mostly on Windows and Office, with help of the PC rising, regardless the communist-style of this … Continue reading

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Surface Phone? vs. HoloLens (2?)

More and more rumors indicate that Microsoft will eventually release a “power phone” (Surface Phone?) From my understanding, that will be a phone that would be capable of running classic Windows desktop apps (Win32), and therefore they will be, indeed, more than a … Continue reading

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Microsoft October Event: developer view

Yesterday Microsoft announced a few things at its October Event. Let’s see what I think this means for a developer. Windows 10 Creators Update, 3D, HoloLens and Windows Holographic We need to start embracing 3D in our apps, both in our … Continue reading

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What programming language should I learn? (if I were a student)

What programming language should one learn or focus on if he or she was a computer sciences student and intended to work as a software developer? This question was a tough one in the past too, but today it is especially difficult because there are even … Continue reading

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