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After All These Years, the World Is Still Powered by C Programming
Despite the prevalence of higher-level languages, the C programming language continues to empower the world. There are plenty of reasons to believe that C programming will remain active for a long time. Here are some reasons that C is unbeatable, and almost mandatory, for certain applications.
Daniel Munoz
Daniel has created high-performance applications in C++ for large companies such as Dreamworks. He also excels with C and ASM (x86).
Google Cloud Source Repositories vs. Bitbucket vs. GitHub: A Worthy Alternative?
Google’s new cloud code platform does not appear to be taking on GitHub head on. Instead, Cloud Source Repositories (CSR) will allow users to connect to repositories hosted on GitHub or Bitbucket. However, everything is automatically synced to the Google Cloud Source Repository.
The good news is that a Google CSR can be connected to another Git repository hosted on GitHub or Bitbucket. All changes will be synchronised on both platforms, as you can set Google CSR to automatically mirror from GitHub and Bitbucket.
Nermin Hajdarbegovic
As a veteran tech writer, Nermin helped create online publications covering everything from the semiconductor industry to cryptocurrency.
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Android Customization: How to Build a UI Component That Does What You Want
It is not uncommon for developers to find themselves in need of a UI component that is either not provided by the platform they are targeting or is, indeed, provided, but lacks a certain property or behavior. The answer to both scenarios is a custom UI component. The Android UI model is inherently customizable, offering the means to create custom UI components in various ways.
Ahmed Alamir
Ahmed is an Android expert with a passion for intuitive user experience and snappy app performance.
CSS Layout Tutorial: From Classic Approaches to the Latest Techniques
Mastering CSS is an absolute necessity for any solid web designer or developer. This tutorial walks you through the fundamentals of CSS layout principles, from classic CSS2 techniques to the latest approaches in CSS3. Learn more about how to leverage all that CSS has to offer in order to optimize both the user’s experience and the quality of your code.
Laureano Martin Arcanio
Laureano is a web developer and designer with a variety of skills gained over the last 15 years, working with clients such as Intel.
8 Reasons Why Microsoft Stack Is Still a Viable Choice
In today’s world where there are a lot of choices for writing quality software, it’s easy to overlook some tools that are viable options in developing modern software. These software development tools, in competition with each other, often fluctuate in popularity and developer preferences. Many excellent tools are viable options for any given project. This article provides eight reason in favor of the Microsoft stack and why it is still a reasonable choice for software development today.
Eugene Tsygankov
Eugene has a bachelor’s degree in MIS and over two decades of experience. He develops scalable and fault-tolerant full-stack solutions.
Case Study: Using Toptal To Reel In Big Fish
Whether you’re an avid angler or an app developer, you may be interested in taking a closer look at the development of a fishing app, which involved some of your fellow Toptalers.
The goal was to create an app that would be truly useful in a professional fishing setting, while at the same time meeting a hard deadline. Since Fatsack Outdoors wanted to launch the app at one of the biggest fishing tradeshows of the year, the deadline was non-negotiable.
Nermin Hajdarbegovic
As a veteran tech writer, Nermin helped create online publications covering everything from the semiconductor industry to cryptocurrency.
OpenCV Tutorial: Real-time Object Detection Using MSER in iOS
Detecting objects of interest in images has always been an interesting challenge in the realm of computer vision, and many approaches have been developed over recent years. As mobile platforms are becoming increasingly powerful, now is the perfect opportunity to develop interesting mobile applications that take advantages of these algorithms. This article walks us through the process of building a simple iOS application for detecting objects in images.
Altaibayar Tseveenbayar
With a master’s degree in AI and 6+ years of professional experience, Altaibayar does full-stack and mobile development with a focus on AR.
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