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  1. Evolvable Hardware Conference by Tekmage · · Score: 2 · on Silicon Chip Survival of the Fittest

    The First NASA/DOD Workshop on Evolvable Hardware - lots of abstracts; full text if you have IEEE membership. Took place 19-21 July, 1999.

  2. McConnell, docs, and IEEE Software by KMSelf · · Score: 1 · on Ask Slashdot: On Good Software Design Processes

    Strong second on Steve McConnell's books, though my personal favorite is Code Complete. Steve continues to write on this topic, and is using his current position as editor of IEEE Software to continue spreading the gospel^H^H^H^H^H^Hmessage.

    He's been getting curious about the open source movement and the Linux phenomenon -- note Software's Jan/Feb 1999 Linux edition, and the editor's column and response in the current (Jul/Aug 1999) issue. Access is limited to IEEE and ACM members, but editor's columns tend to show up after a month or so at the Construx website.

    Among Steve's criticisms of OSS are that design and architecture documentation are sorely lacking. As others have noted here, there are many instances where free software has set sights on existing functionality -- implementing systems the way they should have been in the first place, often closer to the design documentation than the proprietary application.

  3. Re:Why not use the person weight? by Spyky · · Score: 1 · on Typing Recharges Laptops?

    Here is an interesting paper about doing just that, generating power from your shoes. Here is another. And another from IBM. I believe that MIT media labs has this technology used to power their "wearable" computers. But this could certainly be extended to power an ordinary laptop

    Spyky

  4. Re:Why not use the person weight? by Spyky · · Score: 1 · on Typing Recharges Laptops?

    Here is an interesting article about doing just that, generating power from your shoes. I believe that MIT media labs has this technology used to power their "wearable" computers. But this could certainly be extended to power an ordinary laptop

    Spyky

  5. Yeah, here's a link to where he ate his own words by Tim+Macinta · · Score: 1 · on Metcalfe claims Linux Can't Beat Win2000

    Yep, that's him. Check out http://computer.org/internet/v1n3/ea ts9702.htm

  6. Try wxWindows for a cross-platform C++ API by KenCrandall · · Score: 1 · on QPL 1.0 Released


    Why don't you look at wxWindows at http://web.ukonline.co.uk/julian.smar t/wxwin. It's a cross-platform C++ library that is fairly mature, and really usable. It is currently available on GTK+, Motif, and Windows. A MacOS port is currently in progress, and a Qt port is also in the works. I am even working on porting it to the BeOS. This gives you access to all of the major OS's out there (Mac, Windows, Linux (via GTK+ or even Motif) and major UNIX variants (through Motif, or GTK+ as well.) In addition, a Python language port is a available for those who don't like C++.

    Ken Crandall
    crandall@computer.org