Getting Started with Kinect Development

While there are now .NET / Windows drivers for Kinect available (supporting RGB camera, depth camera, accelerometer feedback, motor driving and LED setting) these are not open source. However there are some open-source drivers available through the OpenKinect project on Github. At the time of writing these support OS X and Linux, however they are moving at an extremely fast pace, so you may find

JC Virtual Machine - Converts Java to C

JC Virtual machine converts Java class files to C source code. It uses SOOT Java Bytecode analysis framework to convert the Java files to C. It could also compiles with GCC and loads them with built-in ELF loader. Additional to that, JC provides a complete Java runtime with optimization to increase performance. JC optimizes the code at code generation time which increases its runtime performance.

C# Code Generation

Code generation is a big part of most modern frameworks. .NET is full of code generators that you've probably used - maybe without even knowing it. XAML files are converted to .g.cs files that are then fed to the compiler at compilation time. WCF is bundled with a code generator that will convert a WSDL file to a client to easily connect to existing web services. Today's tutorial will cover how

DirectX End-User Runtime Web Installer

OverviewMicrosoft DirectX is a group of technologies designed to make Windows-based computers an ideal platform for running and displaying applications rich in multimedia elements such as full-color graphics, video, 3D animation, and rich audio. DirectX includes security and performance updates, along with many new features across all technologies, which can be accessed by applications using the

Tools of the Modern Python Hacker: Virtualenv, Fabric and Pip

  In the jargon of the computer programmer, a hacker is someone who strives to solve problems in elegant and ingenious ways. Part of the path to elegantly solving larger problems is to use tools that solve sub-problems very well. For the modern Python programmer, some of the most important tools to aid in reduced complexity and repetition are virtualenv, Fabric, and pip. Although these tools

Cloud shapes

I came across a set of cloud computing images the other day and thought they’d make a nice Visio stencil set.  I contacted Josh Twist, the author, and you can now download the stencil from here.  (If you want to download the original png’s then head over to Josh’s post titled ‘Cloud Artwork’.) Note, all the hard work belongs to Josh – I’ve just added a few connection points and saved them as a

ISO image for the Windows Phone developer tools..

For those of us who have multiple machines or re-install often and don’t like to download every time using the web installer,  there is an ISO image for the Windows Phone Developer toolsDownload using this link.. http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=201927. This is the RTM version ( so what we released around 9/15).   Don’t forget to install the October update for the tools after you have

Color Printing Extension Now Available!

We are pleased to announce the availability of Color Printing as a free extension for Visual Studio 2010!  By default, VS 2010 prints only in black and white; this extension restores support for printing code in color. Installation and SetupInstalling Color Printing requires Visual Studio 2010 Pro, Premium, or Ultimate (the Express editions do not support extensions).  You should be able to

Краткое описание протокола IRC и пример бота

Вот решил написать небольшой пост о протоколе IRC. Во-первых, что-то я давно не пополнял свою коллекцию описаний сетевых протоколов, а во-вторых это в тему про ботнеты, о которых недавно шла речь.Вообще-то IRC прекрасно описан в RFC, русском переводе этого RFC и Википедии. Потому я решил не ограничиваться одним его описанием и выложить пример простенького бота. Бот этот заходит на канал и ждет

Hooking into your Google Apps With the RSSBus Google Data Provider

IntroductionThe world is full of information and there are all kinds of ways to access it. The Microsoft .NET framework provides several convenient ways to access data from different data sources, whether it's an XML file, a web stream, or a database. For databases, Microsoft offers several techniques for retrieving the data. One of the simplest forms is through an ADO.NET Data Provider. The Data