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Tag Archives: Windows
No love for some OSes?
As a developer, I always like to stay up-to-date with OS technology. Firstly, to learn about new features and technologies, which may or may not be useful for my products. And secondly, for making sure my software is compatible with … Continue reading
Posted in Software development, Software news
Tagged 64-bit, OS, support, Windows, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP x64, x64, XP
5 Comments
Independent Mantle benchmarks start to trickle in
Traditionally I like to look at the benchmarks from Anandtech’s review. And their findings fit exactly with the prediction I made earlier: a high-end setup will likely see 10-15% gain at best. The lower the graphics detail, the more Mantle … Continue reading
Posted in Direct3D, Hardware news, Software development, Software news
Tagged AMD, anandtech, Battlefield 4, DICE, Direct3D, FPS, Mantle, Radeon, Windows
55 Comments
Linux, the Dunning-Kruger OS
Over the years, I’ve seen a pattern emerge. I have documented this on various occasions. Such as the time when Jed Smith thought he knew about Windows security features such as ACLs. Or that time when Linus thought he had … Continue reading
Posted in Direct3D, OpenGL, Software development, Software news
Tagged computer, desktop, Direct3D, Dunning-Kruger, gaming, linus torvalds, linux, OpenGL, OS X, priority boost, responsiveness, software, technology, Windows
13 Comments
OS and platform wars, why even bother anymore?
Unigine has recently released a new Valley benchmark, which runs on Windows, linux and OS X. The Windows version can run in either OpenGL or Direct3D. They have also released version 4.0 of their Heaven benchmark. I thought this, as … Continue reading
Posted in Direct3D, OpenGL, Software development, Software news
Tagged computer, Direct3D, gaming, Heaven, James Hague, linux, nvidia cards, OpenGL, OS X, performance, software, technology, Unigine, Valley, Windows
19 Comments
A little knowledge can be a dangerous thing
That is something I found out in a ‘discussion’ (don’t think it really deserves that name) earlier this week. Some guy was talking about the fact that it took a long time for 32-bit OSes to catch on, after the … Continue reading
Posted in Hardware news, Software news
Tagged 16-bit, 32-bit, 386, computer, conspiracy, DOS extender, expensive, linux, Microsoft, MS-DOS, software, technology, tick tock, Windows, x86 os
6 Comments
Random thoughts on programming, culture and such
I recently stumbled upon the blog of Mike Taylor, The Reinvigorated Programmer. He touches on various subjects that I can identify with (such as retro-computing and sushi), and some of which I have wanted to write about for a while … Continue reading
Posted in Software development, Software news
Tagged Amiga, C64, culture, linux, Mike Taylor, programming, retro, technology, Windows
12 Comments
Be aware of the world around you
Now that we are nearing the release of Windows 8, I think it is a good time to talk about the changes in the world of technology in general, and how you deal with them. As a software developer, it … Continue reading
Posted in Direct3D, Software development
Tagged backward, compatibility, Direct3D, DirectX, directx 10, enterprise-it, forward, future, gaming, library, runtime, SDK, software, Vista, Windows, Windows 7
8 Comments
The Windows command prompt is *NOT* a DOS prompt!
Sorry, this is just a pet peeve of mine. I keep reading “DOS prompt” everywhere, even in academic literature, when people are actually referring to the Windows command prompt. Now, historically, yes, it once was a DOS prompt. But this … Continue reading
Posted in Software news
Tagged command line tools, DOS, DOS prompt Windows Win32 x64, prompt, Win16, Win32, Windows, x64
11 Comments
Windows XP: The gold standard of Windows OSes?
When a certain product has been around for many years, at some point you will find users of the product who have not been around in the early years, and as such, aren’t familiar with the product history. Or you … Continue reading
Posted in Direct3D, Software development, Software news
Tagged 7, acceleration, concurrency, GDI, multithreading, performance, scheduler, Vista, Windows, XP
58 Comments
