Stuck when trying to paste text from clipboard to xterm via trackpad? You are not alone, it took me a while to find out. Here is a quick how-to, tested on Mac OS X Lion (10.7.5). Step #1: X11 > Preferences > Input Set the checkboxes as detailed below Step #2: Read more…
Up till now I have not come across that many projects that would truly conform to the principles of Test Driven Development. Once again, I found myself in an unenviable situation of introducing unit tests to a code which had been released to production a long time ago, completely untouched Read more…
I have just started with PhoneGap. First impressions are overly positive, though I see one subtle detail worth improving – the create script. Documentation (Android) suggests to invoke the script from within the installation directory. It can obviously be called using the absolute path from any location, but either way I Read more…
In the recent Mobile World Congress I joined two sessions intended for application developers. In the OneAPI App Developer Conference both GSMA and representatives of big industry players unveiled their view on web-based ecosystems. Next, I joined the Samsung Developer Day where new APIs were presented from a high-level perspective. Despite a strong marketing overtone of Read more…