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Is it possible to use the Intel C/C++ compiler on Linux to create object files to be linked on Windows?
Why?
Depending on your source the Intel compiler is likely or most definitely the compiler generating the fastest executables for the x86 architecture (5 to 100 % execution time improvement).
Intel ...
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Bluetooth app that works on multiple platforms
I am prototyping a bluetooth microcontroller. I need to be able to connect and read data from the bluetooth microcontroller with a pc, mac, iphone and android. I it possible to write one app that will ...
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C++ Create a Cross Platform Toolchain [closed]
I'm actually a java developer and I'm currently learning C++.
Do anybody know of a way to create a cross-platform toolchain that I'll code on Windows and create binaries for Linux and Mac along with ...
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Why most use Cygwin and not Uwin?
Most academic researchers I know target just *nix, and rely on Cygwin to make their applications available on Windows. I have tried many of these projects and always found them too unstable for ...
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HTML5 PhoneGap Mobile development? [closed]
I want some suggestions about the project concepts/ideas on HTML5 PhoneGap mobile app development. I want to develop some app that can be a learning curve to get to know about these technologies. Any ...
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Technology choice for cross platform development (desktop and phone)?
I'm a Microsoft developer mainly, but there are a couple of small-ish projects I'd like to fiddle with which would benefit from being cross platform.
The platforms I want to target are: Windows, ...
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How would you design an application with many target platforms and devices?
I'm in a very beginning of the design phase of an application that will have to run in the following platforms/devices:
Desktop: Windows, Linux & Mac
Mobile: Android, iPhone/iPad & Windows ...
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How to unit test code which is intended to have different results on different platforms
I noticed some duplicate code in a codebase I am working on that appended a filename to a directory path, so I decided to refactor it into its own method. The application I am working on is not well ...
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Developing a cross-platform interface for writing to hardware like PicKit OR USB over the web?
I thought long and hard on weather to put this question in programmers or stack overflow. Please let me know if this is not the right place and I will post it to SO.
My friend and I am developing a ...
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Continuous “Platform” Integration?
We have accumulated a large codebase of somewhat-well-document projects, many of which aren't actively being used, but that we want to be able to start using again quickly if necessary.
What is the ...
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Audio Sync : Detecting current time of a program
I am trying to do some audio sync things (see Wikipedia on acoustic fingerprints).
I know it is possible to place watermarks in an audio signal to analyse it later, but how would I do to get the ...
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What are the differences between AppMobi and PhoneGap?
I am new to the cross platform application development. I came across the very similar cross platform frameworks AppMobi and PhoneGap.
I want to know
Is there any differences between apk/ipa ...
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Has Java's reputation been permanently damaged by recent security exploits which have targeted applets in the browser? [closed]
I have to build several small(ish) business applications for various purposes. Primarily for myself but I would like to have the option in the future of selling them to other companies. Since I use a ...
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How do i speedily traverse a file system while extracting/extrapolating various data and provide user feedback?
I'm working on a system file scanner that reveals info about various files (e.g. size, last used, duplicates, etc). Currently I'm traversing the file system once just to get a good measure of the ...
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What would be the best Programming language for web applications so that code can compile and ship as a package [closed]
I want to create a web application and ship it to the clients as a package which would contain an embedded webserver, an embedded db and the compiled code.
I want the s/w to be very fast and use less ...
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Fastest native C++ multi-platform compiler & IDE & debugger [closed]
If I'll begin developing cross platform applications, The complied file speed is very important for me .
I have research before than and find same result about IDE :
(I ignored eclipse because very ...
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Is Java (still) the cross platform language of choice? [closed]
When I started using Java in the nineties, it was all "Write once, run anywhere!" from day one. That was probably all true then and I was a part of the choir as well.
I am not sure what to think ...
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How to plan/manage multi-platform (mobile) products?
Say I've to develop an app that runs on iOS, Android and Windows 8 Mobile. Now all three platforms are technically in different program languages. The only 'reuse' that I can see is that of the ...
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Does Rhodes actually create a Native app or a Hybrid app
Rhodes claims to be able to build Native apps but I'm not sure or not if this means a native shell + embedded Web Browser like PhoneGap or does it create a true Native app like (I believe) Titanium ...
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Why don't we use browser detection and platform-specific CSS?
Nowadays, the common phenomena is to develop a website for a browser and then corresponding apps for Android phones, iPhone, tablets and so on.
Since all the platforms come with a browser, why ...
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Patterns to refactor common code in multi-platform software
I have a Django application and a PyQt application that share a lot of code. A big chunk of the PyQt application are copied verbatim from the Django application's views. As this is a game, I have ...
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Write once, run anywhere. Is it still relevant?
Since Oracle bought Sun and Apple have decided not to continue developing their JVM, is the "write once and run everywhere" model still relevant or has web services/SOA reduced it to an edge case?
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How are crossplatform/multiple-OS C++ projects planned in terms of code and tools?
I want to create a project in C++ that can work in Windows, Linux and Embedded Linux.
How are projects created when they have to work across many OS'es? Is it first created on one OS and then the ...
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JavaFX 2.0 vs Qt for cross platform stand-alone application [closed]
I need a bit of advice from you developers who deal with cross-platform applications (specifically programs with a GUI).
I will be creating an application soon that needs to be cross-platform and so ...
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Cross-platform desktop programming: C++ vs. Python [closed]
Alright, to start off, I have experience as an amateur Obj-C/Cocoa and Ruby w/Rails programmer. These are great, but they aren't really helpful for writing cross-platform applications (hopefully ...
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is it allowed to create a app with overscroll feature?
As Apple won lawsuits against Motorola and Samsung with the so called overscroll patent, I am asking myself what the legal consequences of releasing an application with such a feature are?
I think if ...
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What to learn after standard C++? [closed]
I switched to C++ a few months ago, learning its syntax, the main features
of the STL and what you can usually find in a "learn C++" manual.
Now I would like to go further. What would be your ...
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Is Ubuntu workable as a laptop for an IT consultant?
I work as a consultant programmer, typically in large businesses. I use a Windows Laptop, and many of my colleagues use a Mac.
My personal preference would be to run Ubuntu if I could have complete ...
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Choosing a crossplatform for mobile development [closed]
I am creating a enterprise project and will develop the app for WP, Android and IPhone (Maybe also tablets) I have then done some research of what solutions are out there and have narrowed my choice ...
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What language should I use for making a cross platform library?
I want to build a SyncML parsing library (no UI) which should be able to build up messages based on information provided by the host application, fed in by the library's methods. Also, the library ...
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Cross language remoting and serialisation [closed]
I need to create add network communication to a server written in the Java that will be connected to through a C# application.
I have very little experience in networking and I'm struggling to decide ...
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Writing cross-platforms Types, Interfaces and Classes/Methods in C++
I'm looking for the best solution to write cross-platform software, aka code that I write and that I have to interface with different libraries and platforms each time.
What I consider the easiest ...
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Mobile cross-platform SDK for computationally intensive apps
I am aware of the PhoneGap toolkit for creating mobile applications for virtually all mobile platforms with a significant market share. However, the code in PhoneGap that is shared between the ...
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USB software protection dongle for Java with an SDK which is cross-platform “for real”. Does it exist?
What I'd like to ask is if anybody knows about an hardware USB-dongle for software protection which offers a very complete out-of-the-box API support for cross-platform Java deployments.
Its SDK ...
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Develop for Desktop and mobile use?
I am in the very beginning of developing an app / desktop program. I want it to be cross-platform and possibly also as a tablet version (preferably Android Icecream sandwich).
Note that I need to run ...
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What design pattern do you use to support graceful fallback on old platforms?
Let's say I need to add a drop shadow behind a box. Some old platforms do not support drop shadows, so I have to fake it by putting an image behind the box. Here's the pseudo code of how I'm currently ...
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Cross-Platform: Develop in parallel or series?
When starting a new software project that will be used on several platforms, how do you determine the best way to start development? Do you develop for one platform and then port to the next? Do you ...
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Cross-Platform Google Chrome App Installer
I have fallen in love with the Google Chrome App way of making an "app" (and extensions as well).
What kind of installer would you recommend (free and/or cheap is preferred) that is cross-platform ...
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A single language to learn to develop desktop and mobile phone applications? [closed]
Is there a language that is capable of developing apps to cross platform OSs (win,*nix) and mobile apps (IOS, android) ..
I'm a pro web developer but want to explore more environment to deploy my code ...
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Where do I start in regards to making a Gnome/Unity Form Application
Ok so I am familiar with developing Form and Console applications on Windows using Visual Studio .Net with C#, but where do I start when it comes to Linux distro's like Ubuntu, is there an equivalent?
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What do you suggest for cross platform apps, including web
I have always preferred cross platform development over most other concepts as long as I can remember. Which is one of the reason I never got into .Net. Currently, I use php/javascript/python as my ...
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What is platform independence? Are cross-platform and 'platform independence' same?
What is the platform independence really mean?
What are the criterion to call a language platform independent ?
Are cross-platform and 'platform independence' same?
(This may be a question for self ...
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Cross-platform frameworks and high profile applications
I was curious about what cross-platform framework does the developers of high profiles applications such as Photoshop, Guitar Pro, etc; use. They all integrate seamlessly with the OS to the point ...
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What could be a reason for cross-platform server applications developer to make his app work in multiple processes?
We consider a server app development - heavily loaded with messing with big data streams. An app will be running on one powerful server. A server app will be developed in form of crossplatform ...
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Platform Independency Vs Architecture Neutrality [closed]
Is it true that platform independency is more of a myth today?
Because programmers look for efficiency and power over portability which have to be compromised to some extent when achieving platform ...
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Is there such a crossplatform tool [closed]
I wanted to create an open source program for PC and mobile and I was wondering if there are such tools that allows you to write in HTML, javascript and CSS? Phonegap allows you to do it except it's ...
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One language to rule them all? (Them being platforms.)
I have been discussing a project with a client and they want to use a single language to deploy to as many platforms as possible.
(I am not sure that it's such a good idea, because each platform ...
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Is Java a good choice for cross-platform games?
I'm looking to create a game in Java and would like it to work on Windows, Linux, and Mac. I'm pretty sure C# is a bad choice for this, and I don't have enough experience in C or C++. I want to stay ...
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Porting Software [closed]
I would like to know what would be needed to study and understand in terms of computing platforms and OS (Linux, Mac OS X and Windows) to become a software porting engineer.
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Which tools to use for Embedded Linux C++ development with a fast compiler and possibly cross platform
I'm not happy with our build environment for our Linux based (Ubuntu 10.04) equipment. It is embedded software we are developing. What I would like is to have the optimal mix of these wishes:
Use ...
