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I was intrigued by reports of nide, a web-based IDE for Node.js. It was one of the entries in the Node.js Knockout challenge last summer. So how do you install it? One line on Linux; but I did not want to put it on my web server and I re-purposed my spare Linux machine …continue reading Trying out nide – a cloud IDE for Node.js At Microsoft BUILD earlier this month I arrived early to hear Anders Hejlsberg talk about the future of C#, and found myself next to Miguel de Icaza, co-creator of the GNOME desktop and of Mono, the open source implementation of Microsoft .NET. I took the opportunity to ask a few questions, which I have …continue reading Miguel de Icaza talks about Windows 8 and the failure of Linux on the desktop Vision Mobile has published a report on what it calls the Open Governance Index. The theory is that if you want to measure the extent to which an open source project is really open, you should look at its governance, rather than focusing on the license under which code is released: The governance model …continue reading Android only 23% open says report; Linux, Eclipse win praise Adobe is giving up on AIR for Linux – at least, in a fully supported manner: To support the variety of Linux-based platforms across PCs and devices, we are prioritizing a Linux porting kit for AIR (including source code), which Open Screen Project (OSP) partners can use to complete implementations of AIR for Linux-based …continue reading Cross-platform concerns as Adobe abandons AIR for Linux RunRev LiveCode is a cross-platform development tool for Mac, Windows, Linux, Web, Apple iOS and, from this month, Google Android. It is an individualistic tool inspired by Apple’s original (but now obsolete) HyperCard and HyperTalk, in which the building blocks of your application are stacks and cards. A stack is like a window, …continue reading Hands On with RunRev LiveCode: rapid development for iOS, Android, Mac and Windows It is a busy time for cross-platform toolkits. Adobe has released AIR 2.6, and reading the list of what’s new you would think it was mainly for mobile, since the notes focus on new features for Apple iOS, though AIR is also a runtime for Windows, Linux and desktop Mac. New features for iOS …continue reading Adobe AIR 2.6, MonoMac 1.0, cross-platform is not dead yet A sad post yesterday from MeeGo contributor Andrew Wafaa suggests that MeeGo on netbooks may no longer happen: Basically by all accounts MeeGo is stopping all work on the Netbook UX. Yup, all our hard work is now almost for nothing This is remarkable. The original Moblin project, sponsored by Intel, was all …continue reading MeeGo NoGo: things look bad for the Intel/Nokia Linux project There is a fascinating interview over on The H with Michael Meeks, who works at Novell on OpenOffice.org development. It would be wrong to call OpenOffice.org unsuccessful: it is a solid product that forms a viable alternative to Microsoft Office in many scenarios. Nevertheless, it has not disrupted the Microsoft Office market as much …continue reading Novell’s Michael Meeks downbeat on OpenOffice.org project Today is Apple iPad day in the UK; but the portable device I’ve been playing with is not from Apple. Rather, I downloaded the first release build of MeeGo, proudly labelled 1.0, and installed it on my Toshiba NB 300 netbook, which normally runs Windows. You can choose between the evil edition with Google …continue reading What chance for MeeGo in the age of the iPad? |
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