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Using Xojo and GitHub

Published April 2, 2024 by Paul Lefebvre

Now that Xojo Lite includes support for saving projects in version control format, it seems like a good time to revisit how you can use Xojo with GitHub, the popular online Git hosting service.

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Version Control Ready Xojo Lite and Free Xojo Linux Lite for Everyone

Published March 26, 2024 by Xojo

Today we are pleased to announce some big changes to Xojo Lite. Beginning with Xojo 2024r1, new and existing Xojo Lite licenses are version control ready. That’s not all, now you can use Xojo’s free IDE to build Linux desktop and console apps from Linux, macOS, or Windows, no license required.

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Make Your Apps Super Smart, Start Calling ChatGPT in Xojo

Published March 26, 2024 by Geoff Perlman

Being able to call ChatGPT from inside your apps for specific purposes opens up a world of new possibilities. ChatGPT is an AI or more specifically a Large Language Model (LLM). To make using ChatGPT in Xojo easier, you can use the new ChatGPTConnection class. You can find an example project showing you how by launching Xojo, clicking on Examples in the Project Chooser and then looking in the AI section. Using this class, you can make use of ChatGPT from within your Xojo projects.

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Simplicity and Security, Xojo Cloud is Ideal Hosting for Xojo Web Apps

Simplicity and Security, Xojo Cloud is Ideal Hosting for Xojo Web Apps

Published October 30, 2023 by Xojo

Xojo Cloud is the premier hosting solution for developers looking for a reliable, secure and high-performance hosting environment for Xojo web applications. Xojo Cloud is developed specifically for Xojo web applications and offers a range of benefits for you and your applications that make it worth the investment.

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Over 20 years of native, cross-platform app development and still going strong

Published September 6, 2023 by Xojo

The recent news about Microsoft discontinuing Visual Studio’s support for Mac has got us talking about longevity in the field of software development. We all know technology changes rapidly and you, and the tools you use, can’t afford to stand still. Here’s an infographic that illustrates how Xojo’s been continually updating and modernizing since 1996 while other development tools come and go.

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Microsoft’s Visual Studio for Mac Discontinued; Is it really safer to buy from a big name?

Microsoft’s Visual Studio for Mac Discontinued; Is it really safer to buy from a big name?

Published August 31, 2023 by Paul Lefebvre

Microsoft recently announced that they are discontinuing Visual Studio for Mac, which was only just introduced in 2016. So how “safe” is relying on a big company for your development tool, really? If you are an enterprise company with a large investment in software and IT, you might want to take a look outside the big names and see what Xojo can offer. Xojo makes it quicker and easier to try out software ideas before you commit expensive development resources to your primary tools. And we’ve been dong it since 1998, with a focus on native, cross-platform development.

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