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The January/February (10.2) issue of Real Studio Developer is now available!
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Is Outsourcing the Answer? by Tam Hanna
Have you considered outsourcing some of your programming (or non-programming) work overseas? Tam shares his experiences and offers advice for those considering the option.
Real Studio Database Days by Bob Keeney
By all accounts the most recent Real Studio conference in Germany was a rousing success. Most of us couldn't be there, however. Read Bob's report to learn what you missed!
Gummy Globals by Jens Bendig
We know that using global variables is bad, but why is that and what can you do if you've already done it? Jens shares an interesting solution that doesn't eliminate globals, but minimizes the problems they cause.
The Assumption Approach by Marc Zeedar
Have you built a project with bailing wire and duct tape because you weren't confident in your skills? You pay for that in the long run. Instead, try assuming you'll succeed and build it the right way from the beginning.
In our regular columns we've got articles on how to use Real Studio's new transparency features, database news, building a Web API, looking back toward the future year, and much more. Enjoy!
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| January 26, 2012 | ||
| (Blog: Monkeybread Software) MBS Filemaker Plugin, version 2.6pr1 | 10:28:00 | |
New in this prerelease of the 2.6 plugins: Fixed UUID functions which were broken. Download at monkeybreadsoftware.de/filemaker/files/Prerelease/ ... [More] | ||
| January 25, 2012 | ||
| (Blog: Bob Keeney) Busy Month | 20:00:02 | |
I haven’t been posting much this month for a reason. This is, in all seriousness, the busiest January we’ve ever had for Real Studio consulting (and we’ve been doing this for over ten years!). All three of our full-time Real Studi... [More] | ||
| January 24, 2012 | ||
| (Blog: Monkeybread Software) Now offering bundles with Real Studio and MBS Plugin licenses | 17:11:00 | |
We have been reselling a few Real Studio licenses over the years. And we think we should offer you that service in the future with attractive bundles. So if you need a plugin licenses and Real Studio licenses, you can now order them from us together... [More] | ||
| (Blog: Monkeybread Software) [ANN] MBS FileMaker Plugin 2.5 for OS X/Windows - 765 Functions In One Plugin | 12:13:00 | |
MBS FileMaker Plugin 2.5 for OS X/Windows - 765 Functions In One Plugin - Published on 01/24/12 MonkeyBread Software today announces MBS FileMaker Plugin 2.5 for Mac OS X or Windows, easily the most powerful plugin currently available for FileMake... [More] | ||
| (Blog: Monkeybread Software) License changes | 10:59:00 | |
After some talks with a lot of Filemaker developers over the last months, we change the licenses a little bit.As before we keep the 5 to unlimited seat options for companies doing their in house development with Filemaker and simply buy a license ma... [More] | ||
| (Blog: RS Blog) Leveling the playing field | 07:23:00 | |
Anyone reading this blog knows that one of the most valuable features of Real Studio is its ability to create cross-platform applications. So it goes without saying that the more level the desktop OS playing field is, the more important cross-platfor... [More] | ||
| January 23, 2012 | ||
| (Blog: Brad Rhine) Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-01-23 | 19:00:00 | |
Just posted a 3.00 mi run with @RunKeeper. Check it out! http://t.co/LnZ35mbt #RunKeeper # Thanks, @HowlinMadd in reply to HowlinMadd # My birthday playlist today is "Wincing the Night Away" by The Shins. Good stuff. # Waffle Maker – my... [More] | ||
| (Blog: Monkeybread Software) New video for writing Excel files | 18:52:00 | |
Today we have a new video for you. It's about using our MBS Real Studio XL Plugin to read and write a Microsoft Excel file without using Excel application. This is very different from the Excel classes in Real Studio which works only on Windows wit... [More] | ||
| January 22, 2012 | ||
| (Blog: Monkeybread Software) Recent News around Real Studio | 11:21:00 | |
Real Studio meeting in Esslingen was great. I presented the Web Edition and people were very excited. Seattle Real Studio Group meets next week at 28th January. Atlanta Real Studio Group meets 20th February. Read about iOS meta tags on Real Softwar... [More] | ||
| January 20, 2012 | ||
| (Blog: RS Blog) Is it time to redesign? | 09:18:00 | |
A huge part of what makes any application intuitive is its interface. If it's well thought out, a user interface can make the difference between an app that is fun and easy to use and one that makes water boarding seem like a nice alternative. If the... [More] | ||
| January 19, 2012 | ||
| (Blog: Monkeybread Software) MBS Filemaker Plugin, version 2.5pr6 | 22:32:00 | |
New in this prerelease of the 2.5 plugins: Added CURL examples for posting form data. Added better exception handling for CURL and fixed a couple of bugs. Improved CURL with adding some new form functions to easily fill and send forms. Download at... [More] | ||
| (Blog: RS Blog) iOS Meta Tags | 13:08:00 | |
Over the last few months, there have been several requests for the ability to override the tags that are used for determining how a website scales on iOS devices. Before Real Studio 2011r4, you were locked into using our defaults.ViewportThe default ... [More] | ||
| January 17, 2012 | ||
| (Blog: Brad Rhine) Waffle Maker – my birthday present :) | 23:54:44 | |
from Instagram: http://instagr.am/p/iIWAA/... [More] | ||
| (Blog: Monkeybread Software) MBS Releases the MBS Real Studio plug-ins in version 12.0 | 17:04:00 | |
NICKENICH, Germany (January 17th, 2012) -- Monkeybread Software releases version 12.0 of the MBS plug-in for Real Studio. The MBS plug-in comprises a collection of several plug-in parts which extend the Real Studio development environment with 1,50... [More] | ||
| (Blog: Paul Lefebvre) Real Software Developer Evangelist | 16:20:19 | |
I am excited to announce that starting February 1, 2012, I will be joining Real Software as their Developer Evangelist. For more information, view the blog post at LogicalVue.com: http://www.logicalvue.com/2012/01/changes-at-logicalvue-for-2012/... [More] | ||
| (Blog: Monkeybread Software) Web Application event live cycle | 12:35:00 | |
Which events come in which order is really a good question and you should know a few facts here. First the order of events in a very small web application with two pages and one button to switch to second page:App.OpenSession.ConstructorSession.Open... [More] | ||
| January 16, 2012 | ||
| (Blog: Brad Rhine) Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-01-16 | 19:00:00 | |
font based on the style of lettering seen on cassandre posters designed by atipo. download it for free: http://t.co/cuf4Oe1O # Waiting for EEG, lightsaber at the ready @ Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia http://t.co/CYisXzyC # Jonathan's EEG is... [More] | ||
| (Blog: Monkeybread Software) MBS Real Studio Plugins, version 12.0fc1 | 16:33:00 | |
New in this prerelease of the 12.0 plugins: Fixed bug in AESMBS.DecryptCFB which gave wrong results if input and output memoryblocks are the same. Now works well in that case. Updated PortAudio library to current version: v19 20111121 Added FilesMB... [More] | ||
| (Blog: RS Blog) More Video Tutorials Coming Soon | 08:00:00 | |
Starting in February we will welcome Paul Lefebvre as our new Developer Evangelist. Among many other tasks, Paul will be giving live tutorials on a number of Real Studio topics each month.We already have quite a few ideas for these tutorials from you... [More] | ||
| January 15, 2012 | ||
| (Blog: Monkeybread Software) Tip of the day: Button in window titlebar | 11:21:00 | |
Today I was asked how to draw over the whole window in Cocoa. Well it looks like you can simply add a view to NSWindowsMBS.contentview.superview to be able to draw over the whole window, even the title bar. And you can add a button there like on thi... [More] | ||
| January 14, 2012 | ||
| (Blog: Monkeybread Software) MBS Real Studio Plugins, version 12.0pr7 | 21:32:00 | |
New in this prerelease of the 12.0 plugins: Updated DynaPDF 2.x plugin to version 2.5.4.567. Download on macsw.de/plugin/DynaPDF2 ExitWindowsMBS now queries for shutdown privilege. Added more methods for NSAttributedStringMBS and NSMutableAttribute... [More] | ||
| (Blog: Monkeybread Software) MBS Filemaker Plugin, version 2.5pr5 | 19:20:00 | |
New in this prerelease of the 2.5 plugins: Added CURL examples for sending and receiving emails. Added more CURL functions to get details on transfer. Improved documentation with table formatting. Improved Form Utility: Now shows right commands for... [More] | ||
| (Blog: Brad Rhine) Pot Scrubber | 00:24:16 | |
from Instagram: http://instagr.am/p/g38no/... [More] | ||
| January 12, 2012 | ||
| (Blog: Bob Keeney) Real Studio Developer 10.2 | 23:32:05 | |
The Jan/Feb 2012 issue of Real Studio Developer came out a few weeks ago. I was incredibly busy and I forgot to post about it. In this issue I did a report on the Real Studio Database Days event held in Frankfurt, Germany in early November. It was ... [More] | ||
| (Blog: Brad Rhine) Grace at Franklin Institute | 20:25:17 | |
from Instagram: http://instagr.am/p/gioeh/... [More] | ||
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