Linux

December 17, 2012 Chris Cannam3 Comments

I write plenty of tedious posts about computers and technology, and I usually tag them according to what they're about. As I write this, the tag cloud for this blog looks like the picture on the left—Apple and Microsoft loom large, Nokia and Oracle get a look in, and there's no reference to Linux at… Continue reading Linux

Windows Phone: a bit like BeOS

December 7, 2012 Chris Cannam1 Comment

Today's possibly stretching-a-point Technology Analogy In a previous article I compared the situation of Windows 8 on the desktop to that of OS/2 in the late 80s. Windows Phone 8 is in a different position. While Windows 8 gets its awkwardness from the need to provide compatibility with the dominant platform—which in this case means… Continue reading Windows Phone: a bit like BeOS

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Can you develop research software on an iPad?

December 5, 2012December 5, 2012 Chris Cannam

I've just written up a blog article for the Software Sustainability Institute about research software development in a "post-PC" world. (Also available on my project's own site.) Apart from using the terms "post-PC", "touch tablet", "app store", and "cloud" a disgracefully large number of times, this article sets out a problem that's been puzzling me… Continue reading Can you develop research software on an iPad?