http://geek.pittcrew.org/categories/programming/ Recent content in Programming on PittGeek Hugo -- gohugo.io en-us Sat, 20 Sep 2014 00:00:00 +0000 http://geek.pittcrew.org/posts/2014/09/powershell-mode-for-zed/ Sat, 20 Sep 2014 00:00:00 +0000 http://geek.pittcrew.org/posts/2014/09/powershell-mode-for-zed/ There’s a new crop of programmer’s text editors out there written with JavaScript and Web browser technology, and they’ve been getting a lot of buzz. I’ve been playing around a bit with several of them, and I’m intrigued by Zed. Zed steps a bit outside the traditional box and tries to bring a simplified approach to code editing with minimalist UI and reduced command complexity. It also features an excellent remote editing mode, and it feels like it takes cross-platform compatibility more to heart than some of the other options. http://geek.pittcrew.org/posts/2013/10/open-source-textmate/ Tue, 01 Oct 2013 00:00:00 +0000 http://geek.pittcrew.org/posts/2013/10/open-source-textmate/ How did I manage to miss this for so long? TextMate, the Mac text editor that set the standard by which all modern programmer’s editors are judged, is now Open Source. TextMate 2.0 is still in alpha status, but the first alpha build was released over 21 months ago, so it’s probably pretty stable by now. You can download the binary, or access the source on GitHub. The latest builds require at least OS X 10. http://geek.pittcrew.org/posts/2013/05/how-to-install-scala-on-a-mac/ Sun, 05 May 2013 00:00:00 +0000 http://geek.pittcrew.org/posts/2013/05/how-to-install-scala-on-a-mac/ Here’s a brief how-to for installing Scala on a Mac. It’s super-simple if you’re already running Homebrew. If you’re not running it already then this article will show you how to do that too. http://geek.pittcrew.org/posts/2009/01/visual-studio-2008-database-edition-and-sql-server-2008/ Fri, 23 Jan 2009 15:24:08 +0000 http://geek.pittcrew.org/posts/2009/01/visual-studio-2008-database-edition-and-sql-server-2008/ I recently went through the unfortunate demise of the primary disk on my main development machine, so I had to rebuild my dev environment from scratch. I have a test server running SQL Server 2005, so I decided to install SQL Server 2008 on my dev machine for compatibility testing. Imagine my frustration when I tried to load up my database project in Visual Studio 2008 and was told that I needed a local instance of SQL Server 2005! http://geek.pittcrew.org/posts/2008/10/wcf-services-with-the-asmx-extension/ Thu, 16 Oct 2008 10:07:55 +0000 http://geek.pittcrew.org/posts/2008/10/wcf-services-with-the-asmx-extension/ When creating a new Windows Communication Foundation web service, the default extension is .svc. This can be a problem if you want to migrate an existing .NET web service where clients may have hard-coded the .asmx extension. The following article from MSDN Blogs shows how to configure a WCF web service that uses the .asmx extension: Wenlong Dong’s Blog : How to use .asmx extension to handle WCF requests? http://geek.pittcrew.org/posts/2008/10/open-source-ajax-libraries-hosted-by-google/ Wed, 15 Oct 2008 17:18:26 +0000 http://geek.pittcrew.org/posts/2008/10/open-source-ajax-libraries-hosted-by-google/ Via Ajaxian: Google is now hosting a number of open-source AJAX libraries, so you can take advantage of the vast Google infrastructure to reduce the load on your server. Complete details on how to access the script files can be found in the AJAX Libraries API Developer’s Guide. http://geek.pittcrew.org/posts/2008/05/templates-in-aspnet-user-controls/ Tue, 27 May 2008 16:36:54 +0000 http://geek.pittcrew.org/posts/2008/05/templates-in-aspnet-user-controls/ Some of the standard ASP.NET server controls allow the user to specify a template containing custom markup that will be used inside the server control. It is possible to create “.ascx” user controls that make use of this type of template. The MSDN documentation explains how. http://geek.pittcrew.org/posts/2008/05/csharp-30-features-for-net-20/ Sat, 17 May 2008 17:24:37 +0000 http://geek.pittcrew.org/posts/2008/05/csharp-30-features-for-net-20/ When discussing the new features in Visual Studio 2008, LINQ gets most of the press. However, LINQ only works if you are targeting the .NET 3.5 Framework. Another new feature of Visual Studio 2008 is the ability to choose which Framework version to target, and sometimes you just don’t have the luxury of upgrading all your users to the latest Framework. Fortunately several of the new language features in C# 3. http://geek.pittcrew.org/posts/2008/05/webresource-axd-mystery-solved/ Wed, 07 May 2008 14:22:41 +0000 http://geek.pittcrew.org/posts/2008/05/webresource-axd-mystery-solved/ Clearly blog posts have been very sparse here, so I’m going to try something new. Whenever I find a good article or web site that helps me solve a particular problem I’m having, I’ll try to dash off a quick post referencing it. This’ll help me locate the information if I need it again later, and maybe it will help someone else find what they’re looking for too. Have you ever noticed those strange “WebResource. http://geek.pittcrew.org/posts/2006/08/turbo-cpp-returns/ Tue, 08 Aug 2006 17:03:33 +0000 http://geek.pittcrew.org/posts/2006/08/turbo-cpp-returns/ From eWeek, the free development tools market is about to get bigger as Borland resurrects the Turbo brand. In addition to Turbo C++, the lineup includes Turbo Delphi for Win32, Turbo Delphi for .NET, and Turbo C#. Each Turbo product will be available in a free Explorer version and a more advanced Professional version. More details are available at www.turboexplorer.com. http://geek.pittcrew.org/posts/2006/04/first-time-riding-the-rails/ Wed, 12 Apr 2006 07:47:31 +0000 http://geek.pittcrew.org/posts/2006/04/first-time-riding-the-rails/ Ruby on Rails is a hot topic in the Web development community right now. I’ve always enjoyed learning interesting new languages and environments because I think it makes you a better programmer even if you never use them in a production application. Apple Developer Connection recently posted an article by Mike Clark entitled Using Ruby on Rails for Web Development on Mac OS X. I followed the instructions referenced in the article and had no problem getting the latest versions of Ruby, Rails, and MySQL running on the Mac Mini. http://geek.pittcrew.org/posts/2005/09/coolest-new-technology-at-the-pdc/ Sat, 17 Sep 2005 17:57:42 +0000 http://geek.pittcrew.org/posts/2005/09/coolest-new-technology-at-the-pdc/ OK, so Visual Studio 2005 and the .NET Framework 2.0 are scheduled to be released on November 7. There’s a lot of cool stuff there, but we’ve known about that for quite a while and with the beta already in Go Live it hardly qualifies as “new” anymore. There’s Windows Vista which includes some cool enhancements to the end-user experience and provides opportunities for developing some new types of OS add-ons, but it doesn’t seem like a huge win for general development.