By Serdar Yegulalp Fans of C++ praise its power and speed, but even they admit its complexity can be daunting. That’s true when you’re writing libraries in the language, and it’s doubly true …read more Source:: OpenSource
Tag: C#
LLVM coroutines come to C++, await Swift and Rust
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•By Serdar Yegulalp LLVM, the open source compiler framework that’s used as part of the toolchain for languages like Rust and Swift, was bumped up to version 4.0 this week. The most …read more Source:: OpenSource
Seastar C++ framework looks to simplify coding
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•By Paul Krill Seastar, an event-driven C++ framework for building applications for multiple processor cores, is adding the notion of concepts to make coding easier. With concepts, recently hailed by C++ founder Bjarne …read more Source:: OpenSource
Microsoft toolkit eases the agony of WinRT C++ development
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•By Serdar Yegulalp Microsoft’s drift away from the proprietary and toward the universal is making its mark on all aspects of Windows software development, including writing C++ software that uses the Windows Runtime …read more Source:: OpenSource
C++ compiler guns for speed records
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•By Serdar Yegulalp C++ remains the go-to language for the highest-end, hardest-core, and most pedal-to-the-metal applications. But compiling a large C++ project means dealing with agonizing wait times. Israeli software outfit Ceemple Software …read more Source:: OpenSource
Microsoft’s CoreRT turns C# into cross-platform C++
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•By Serdar Yegulalp Microsoft is slowly changing the .Net toolchain to allow ahead-of-time compilation for applications on platforms where there is no .Net toolchain. The open source CoreRT project does away with …read more Source:: OpenSource
Microsoft’s open source .Net Foundation eats Cake
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•By Paul Krill Cake, a C#-based cross-platform build automation framework, has moved to the jurisdiction of the .Net Foundation. Joining the foundation ensures the long-term viability of the project, according to Cake builders. The …read more Source:: OpenSource
Unikernel power comes to Java, Node.js, Go, and Python apps
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•By Serdar Yegulalp An open source project sponsored by EMC allows applications written in C/C++, Java, Go, Node.js, and now Python to be transformed into unikernels — operating systems that do nothing but …read more Source:: OpenSource
Why Microsoft’s Xamarin purchase is a blunder
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•Being able to run C# programs on on Android and iOS sounds good, but Xamarin was never able to make a go of it. So, why should things change now?<br …read more Source:: Linux
Popcorn Time for Mac and Windows updated to beta 4.4 with better VPN, …
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•Popcorn Time has proudly announced the launch of beta 4.4 for Windows and Mac users, including much better VPN, Chromecast, Airplay and codec support. The release is the first cross platform desktop version from the team, and it has all been built in C++ for Mac, Windows and Linux. Source: Tech