A dissatisfaction with the Kotlin compiler (seemingly you can’t compile inter dependent sources on their own…) lead me to have a quick look at other JVM alternatives. Scala is a project which by now is mature and stable, its also had significant financial backing from a number of sources, which at least gives you the… Read More »
Momentum has been gathering behind Kotlin for some time now, and like many programmers from time to time you just have to investigate a new language. Usually in a new language what you are really testing out is the infrastructure around the language, but in common with the other JVM languages you have a fantastic… Read More »
# # # ###### ##### # # # # # # # # # ## # # # # # # # # # # # # ###### # # # ####### # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ##### ##### I’ve always had the… Read More »
I very often start a new Java project by copying over a boiler plate build file, which I thought others might find useful as a quick start. I usually have a minimum of three directories in a project, bin is where the compiled class files go and is in the runtime classpath, lib is where… Read More »
I chose NodeMCU’s ESP8266 board, mainly because it was cheap on ebay but also because it seemed to have everything I needed (as many pins broken out as possible – more later and enough of a circuit to get started with) Knowing it was compatible with not only NodeMCU’s firmware (uses Lua) but also MicroPython… Read More »
… or maybe fan is the wrong word as you’ll see … I’d never had much luck with the fans that came with my other wise high quality printer, alas they only ever produced a very weak barely noticeable stream of air. This had the biggest impact when printing highly angled overhangs with PLA. While… Read More »
Years ago I had the bright idea of using a micro controller to support a Z80 to make a simple computer. After ordering the parts for various reasons it never got done, looking now there are a tonne of people who have had the same idea, so taking the parts out of a dusty container… Read More »
While it’s tempting to just grab a ready made executable from Gluon, it comes with a really irritating feature, it repeatedly but intermittently asks you to “register”. Not wishing any more spam than I already get I decided to decline their “kind” invitation (again and again and again….), eventually it got tiresome enough to drive… Read More »
If you’ve more than a passing interest in Android you will have heard with some concern that Cyanogenmod has shut up shop, while there has been a growing unease with the behaviour of Cyanogen Inc. having an independent “rom” vendor is something that is more than just convenient. Its only really taken Lineage OS a… Read More »
Sadly I just learnt that Hans Rosling has passed away I first discovered Mr Rosling via Ted.com and you have to admire his passion and enthusiasm for his subject, which if you watch one of his talks you’ll discover is truly infectious – I never would have believed I could have found a talk on… Read More »