[02-09-2014]
And Now for Something Completely Different – Footprints
If you like Jazz, make sure to check this one. http://footprints-jazz.blogspot.com 18, great remixes of various Jazz sources. Really worth checking.
[01-09-2014]
Working with Algorithms in Python by George T. Heineman
Summary: Python on Her Majesty ‘the Algorithm’ service This video series is good for you if: – you switch from other language to Python, – you already know at least basics of Python (sorry, there is no Python introduction here), – you are familiar with Python environment (installation, using idle), – you already have some […]
[23-08-2014]
And the winner is ….
Two weeks ago I have posted contest with Cocos 2D 3.0 by Kirill Muzykov in the center of it. Response and blog comments haven’t flooded the blog, but still there were five people who wanted to get the copy. And now, the moment that you all have been waiting for, the winners are: xStoryTeller, Richard […]
[20-08-2014]
the SDK ‘MacOSX10.9.sdk’ does not support Swift
If you work with OS X 10.9 and want to have swift at your console, just specify new SDK location as parameter. // this is test.swift println(“Hello”) /Applications/Xcode6-Beta6.app/Contents/Developer/\ Toolchains/XcodeDefault.xctoolchain/usr/bin/swift \ -target x86_64-apple-macosx10.9 -sdk \ /Applications/Xcode6-Beta6.app/Contents/Developer/\ Platforms/MacOSX.platform/Developer/SDKs/MacOSX10.10.sdk test.swift
[07-08-2014]
Win Free Copies of new book of Learning iPhone Game Development with Cocos2D 3.0
Packt offered me a three copies of their recently published e-book: “Learning iPhone Game Development with Cocos2D 3.0” If you want to enter the competition, read on. You can get one digital copy out of three, but there is a catch :) You have to be a lucky winner. If you want to try to […]
[06-08-2014]
tcsh + pushd + cd – very convenient settings
I have just found really useful settings for tchs that make life easier: alias dirs ‘dirs -vl’ set dunique set pushdsilent set pushdtohome alias cd ‘pushd \!*’ source: http://thrysoee.dk/pushd/
[29-07-2014]
Supercommunicator: Explaining the Complicated So Anyone Can Understand by Frank J. Pietrucha
Summary: Gives a small handful of advices on how to communicate This is one of these books where you get good advice on how to perform well when communicating things. I fully agree with Frank on how much important is the message. I fully agree on choosing right tools, right way of approaching the audience, […]
[14-07-2014]
And Now for Something Completely Different – Chorus is too loud ;) ?
2:51 – that look. Is it bassist or chorus?
[25-06-2014]
Python Network Programming Cookbook by M. O. Faruque Sarker
Summary: Whether you need it depends on your tasks Python Network Cookbook provides you with the samples related to the range of networking topics. Whether you will benefit from it depends heavily on your tasks. The point here is that the range of samples is really huge. Starting with data manipulation required for network based […]
[24-06-2014]
Nasty trick with PATH
If you want to prevent people from accidentally changing PATH variable try this one: set PATH=”$PATH:\0″ set PATH=”$PATH:some_additional_path” echo $PATH
[12-06-2014]
_JAVA_OPTIONS – special JVM environment variable that we tend to forget about
If you experience really strange behaviour of your Java app, and you want to play with settings try using _JAVA_OPTIONS You can set any settings as you would while calling java. If you are looking for more JNI samples take a look here: http://jnicookbook.owsiak.org
[10-06-2014]
Running Swift from Sublime Text 3
If you just want to play with Swift’s basics try following: Inside Sublime Text 3 choose Tools -> Build System -> New Build System and replace default entry with (NOTE! make sure everything is a single line) { "shell_cmd": "/Applications/Xcode6- Beta.app/Contents/Developer/Toolchains/ XcodeDefault.xctoolchain/usr/bin/swift \"${file}\" -o \"${file_path}/${file_base_name}\" && \"${file_path}/${file_base_name}\"" } Then, type in simple Swift code and […]
[07-06-2014]
Agile Software Architecture by Muhammad Ali Babar, Alan W. Brown, Ivan Mistrik
Summary: Academic style If you like academic approach to the topic, that’s something you are looking for – definitely. The book is a collection of articles from various authors. This is slightly misleading, because you don’t expect that by cover. The point here is that book itself will not provide you with some solid, single […]
[04-06-2014]
OS X 10.10 virtualisation
So far, so good. I was able to get OS X 10.10 working with VM Fusion. So, I can at least try some new stuff. The same goes for Xcode 6. I had no time to check it’s features, yet, but at least it installs :) Just one remark – be prepared for “snail mode” […]
[03-06-2014]
How to install OS X 10.9 Mavericks in Parallels 9
So, you are going through all these posts at different blogs that tell you how to tweak USB installation disk in order to install OS X Maverics inside Parallels 9. Instead, just take a look directly at the source: http://kb.parallels.com/en/118806
[03-06-2014]
XCode 6 Beta – issue while mounting image
I am not sure whether this is just me or whether anybody else experience the same issue – CRC failed for xcode_6_beta.dmg. If this is the case for you, try this one: defaults write com.apple.frameworks.diskimages skip-verify true hdiutil xcode_6_beta.dmg And simply drag and drop Xcode6-Beta from /Volumes/Xcode into /Applications. That’s it.
[03-06-2014]
Accelerated Mac OS X Core Dump Analysis: LLDB Exercises Dmitry Vostokov
Summary: Must have if you want to do any serious debugging This book is a great companion to Accelerated Mac OS X Core Dump Analysis: GDB Exercises In here, we are jumping into new debugging environment in OS X. GDB was replaced with LLDB when it comes to default debugging environment. Samples in the book […]