Category: Tips

In Xojo, extension methods are methods that, while not part of the original definition of a type, are treated as though they are part of that data type.

A recent forum conversation asked for tips on how you might create a preference file. Here are some suggestions.

Did you know that you can use the IDE Scripting feature of Xojo to automate many tasks?

Build Automation is a feature of Xojo that allows you to automatically run “steps” before and after you build your project. Are you taking advantage of this useful feature?

As I mentioned in a previous post, beginning with Xojo 2013r4 we will no longer be localizing the IDE into any European languages. Some of our German users on OS X were surprised this morning when they launched today’s release (2013r4) expecting to get the English version of the IDE only to discover it in Japanese instead. Is this a bug?

When creating multi-platform apps, you are often going to be working with a variety of operating systems. Take advantage of Remote Debugging and make your life a lot easier!

“Premature optimization is the root of all evil (or at least most of it) in programming.” – Donald Knuth

Xojo does not have a built-in way to generate gradients, but you can do this yourself with some simple code.