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I’ve been working with JSON in the new Xojo framework quite a bit lately and wanted the ability to format the JSON text so it is more readable.
A little Internet research turned up a set of classes for .NET (in C#) that can do this. I took a few minutes to port these three classes over to a single Xojo class that can format JSON for you.
Comments closedBeing that it’s Left Handers Day and I am left-handed, I thought I’d share some interesting facts about being left-handed and how it relates to Xojo, Inc.
At Xojo, the percentage of left-handed people has always been high. Currently 33% of our staff is left-handed. I can’t explain why that is. I don’t think we have a bias towards lefties. On the other hand, my brother who is a lawyer specializing in employment law, will tell you handedness is not a protected class in the US, so we could discriminate if we wanted to do so. Nah, you righties are interesting and fun to watch. 🙂
Comments closedIn this episode of XojoTalk, Paul talks with Craig Boyd, Xojo developer and Data Architect. Craig also writes the database column for xDev Magazine.
Comments closedEric Gibbon has been using Xojo to develop bespoke cross-platform applications for Mac and PC and for the web for 15 years. He lives in Stamford, England, and is an active member of the Xojo UK User Group.
There’s an old programmer’s saying: If it works, leave it alone. But sometimes we have to go back to code that works to make it go faster, because it’s too slow.
Over time I have picked up some tips on how to get better performance from Xojo code. I have used these tips to improve old code running on all platforms and have seen big improvements. They are quick and easy to do.
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Just about everyone I know uses mainly one OS, for me, that’s OS X. But because Xojo is a cross-platform development tool, I also use Windows and Linux. When Windows 10 was announced, I was curious as to how well it would work for me as a causal Windows user.
Comments closedIf you work with computers, having backups of your data is essential. This particularly came to light recently with people testing out Apple Music and discovering that it could make a mess of your iTunes library. In fact, this happened to me!
But “luck favors the prepared” and I had backups, so this Apple Music glitch only proved to be an annoyance and not a catastrophe.
In my case, I just restored my iTunes library from my Time Machine backup. But I know far too many people that don’t even have any type of backup system in place. I’m here to help.
Comments closedWindows 10 is here, for some of you anyway. Yesterday (July 29th, 2015) marked the start of the roll out of Windows 10. If you reserved your copy using the prompt from your Windows 7 or Window 8 installation then you should soon have the option to download and install Windows 10, if you have not already.
Comments closedGood news everyone! The #XDC2015 video package is now available for sale in the Xojo Store!
Comments closedAnyone who is developing software, even if they are the only person working on the project, should be using source control (aka as version control). As you can see, this comes up a lot:
Comments closedWith Apple Music now available, streaming services have really reached the mainstream. For those not in the know, a streaming service gives you access to their entire music library for a small monthly subscription. Rather than buying music you want to listen to, you have access to 20+ million songs that you can listen to at any time.
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