Category: Programming
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Coders at work: netscape y javascript
Estoy leyendo a ratos Coders at work, un libro de entrevistas a programadores inspirado en lo que hizo The Paris Review con su serie Writers at work, por la que pasaron Hemingway, Capote, Borges, … He empezado por aquellas que más me sugerían, por ejemplo, la de Jamie Zawinski, uno de los líderes detrás de la…
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How gvSIG MapControl works: flow of control
Within gvSIG design, MapControl is one of the core components. Its main responsibility is to allow users to interact with a map of layers (zoom in/out, edit geometries, …). That goal is achieved through two concrete tasks: Route the user actions to the proper tool which will execute it. Manage the drawing of the layers. This…
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How gvsig manages the snappers
Last week I paired together with Francisco Puga to review the status of opencadtools. As Fran is doing a great work in preparing the integration of opencadtools as default CAD tools in gvSIG, I wanted to know first hand how it was going. iCarto and Cartolab were kind enough to sponsor this pairing session. One of…
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Alan Kay: “the computer revolution hasn’t happened yet”
Un breve biopic de Alan Kay, a través de su conferencia en la OOPSLA 1997 y una entrevista para la ACM.