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The Best Cross-Platform Secret Weapon You’ve Never Heard Of

The Best Cross-Platform Secret Weapon You’ve Never Heard Of

Published November 8, 2017 by Paul Lefebvre

In today’s world, the only way to be sure you are reaching all your potential customers is to target multiple platforms. But cross-platform development is crazy-hard, right? Perhaps, if you are using tools like Java, Qt, Delphi or Xamarin it certainly can be. But with Xojo, cross-platform apps are simple to create.

In fact, Xojo lets you easily cross-compile desktop apps for Windows, macOS, Linux and Raspberry Pi. Plus, you can use the same Xojo language to create web and iOS apps too (Android coming soon!).

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Zoom Out: 8 Favorite, Fundamental Technology Books

Zoom Out: 8 Favorite, Fundamental Technology Books

Published November 2, 2017 by Paul Lefebvre

Xojo offers the Introduction to Programming with Xojo textbook along with other resources like webinars, the Xojo Forum and the Dev Center. But sometimes you need a broader view, after all, coding isn’t all about the language. A good developer knows the importance of context, broad concepts and history.

These are some of my favorite technology, software and programming books:

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Is There a Correct Structure for Your XML?

Published October 20, 2017 by Paul Lefebvre

I recently had a customer ask about how to adjust XML structure and whether one format is better than another.

They had XML in this format:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<xmldata>
  <row username="Mary" message="Welcome!" disable="NO"/>
</xmldata>

That XML was generated using code like this:

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The 64-bit Xojo IDE

Published October 17, 2017 by Geoff Perlman

Back in 1998 when we shipped version 1 of what is now Xojo, it was a 32-bit application and has been ever since. Depending on the operating system, that meant the Xojo IDE itself had at most 4GB of RAM available to it. That would seem like more than enough for any project. However, we have some users that have really big projects. One project I know of has over 1500 project items!

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SQLite Rocks, Let Us Tell You Why

Published October 3, 2017 by Paul Lefebvre

Here at Xojo, we ❤️ SQLite so much – It’s truly a great database to use for all kinds of apps.

Here are 8 reasons why you should be using SQLite with your apps:

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What it means for your Xojo projects if Mac goes ARM

Published September 29, 2017 by Geoff Perlman

I’ve speculated for some time now that Apple might decide to start putting their own ARM-based processors in Mac desktop and laptop computers. Apparently, I’m not alone in thinking this. It makes a lot of sense. Apple’s big advantage is being in control of all of the important aspects of their product lines and the processor is both figuratively and physically at the center of their products.

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10 Universal Truths About Starting A Consulting Business

10 Universal Truths About Starting A Consulting Business

Published September 28, 2017 by Geoff Perlman

Are you tired of working for someone else or simply ready to start your own company? I founded and have been successfully running Xojo for over 20 years and prior to that I was a consultant for many years. I can attest to the importance of getting a business set up right from the beginning. Whether you are a developer looking to start a software consulting business or an entrepreneur looking into any other kind of consulting, some truths are universal.

Getting off on the right foot means your business will be that much closer to being in the 50% that will survive its 5th year. Here are ten truths for starting your own software consulting business:

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FileMaker Developers Enhance & Expand App Development With Xojo

FileMaker Developers Enhance & Expand App Development With Xojo

Published September 7, 2017 by Paul Lefebvre

If the deprecations and changes to the FileMaker platform have you searching for alternatives, Xojo is a solid place to start. FileMaker developers use Xojo for a variety of reasons, including lower cost, more powerful apps and native iOS apps.

Xojo is a powerful, full-featured development tool and as far as professional development tools go, Xojo is amazingly easy to use. For people with programming experience or those that want to learn, Xojo is a great choice for creating powerful apps to meet any business need – from cross-platform desktop apps, web apps, mobile and iOT apps.

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How To Record Video Demos for your iOS Apps

Published September 5, 2017 by Geoff Perlman

If you are making commercial iOS apps, you’ll want a video demo. Video demos can be added to the app store and are great to use in multi-platform marketing and promotions. Keep in mind, a demo is typically short, definitely less than 1 minute and should highlight the core benefits of your app.

For some apps, you can just record the iPhone or iPad screen with another camera especially if you feel you need to show an actual finger doing the tapping. In most cases, however, that’s not necessary and a actual screenshot video would be more effective.

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A compromise to security is always just that.

A compromise to security is always just that.

Published August 28, 2017 by Geoff Perlman

Last month the Australian government suggested they might require tech companies to provide back doors into their systems to help law enforcement use those back doors to catch bad guys. Apple immediately dispatched people to go talk with them about it. Apple’s stance has been that such back doors don’t help catch bad guys and just make the rest of us less secure. Is that really true?

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