This piece of news is a week old now but I somehow didn’t notice until today: LGPL License Option Added to Qt
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PC Magazine and Dr. Dobb’s Journal are going web-only
Or: web killed the paper star? From The 2008 Media Inflection: Meet Dr. Web, the New Gorilla by Herb Sutter: As of January 2009: PC Magazine is going “digital only.” After the January issue, the print magazine will disappear. Instead, the content will appear exclusively on the web. As of January 2009: Dr. Dobb’s Journal… Continue reading PC Magazine and Dr. Dobb’s Journal are going web-only
New year, old bugs
Or: Old year, new bugs Or: Bug of the week number Or: It is the first week of 2009, but it is still 2008 We all know that date calculation is tricky. Don’t get me started on time zones! I’ve found a web-based time report application and an online movie rental site that fails to… Continue reading New year, old bugs
Divide and Conquer Tip #2: Stack Overflow
It was months since I mentioned the Jeff Atwood and Joel Spolsky joint venture stackoverflow.com on this blog. The stackoverflow.com site has been up and running for a while now, and it is both a great resource for getting help, and a possible way to spend a lot of time online. The reward system is… Continue reading Divide and Conquer Tip #2: Stack Overflow
Divide and Conquer Tip #1: Google Code Search
Learning by example is very useful when programming, and a lot of examples can be found by searching for source code in Google Code Search. Just remember to check the license if you want to copy some existing code!