xDev Magazine Releases Issue 17.2 (March/April 2019)

March 2019 – xDev Magazine is pleased to announce that the new March/April 2019 (17.2) issue, featuring a barchart API, is now available in PDF and print formats.

xDev Magazine is the only publication in the world exclusively devoted to guiding developers in how to use the free Xojo multi-platform rapid application development environment, from Xojo, Inc.

This latest issue of the magazine includes the following feature articles:

Numbers Please! by Markus Winter
Creating a numbers-only textfield sounds easy, but as Markus demonstrates, it’s trickier than it looks.

Dynamic DLL’s by Eugene Dakin
If you’re on Windows and need help managing DLL’s, Eugene shows how to load them dynamically in your Xojo apps.

More Beyond JSON by Tim Dietrich
Last issue Tim showed how to create an API to generate barcodes. Now he’s back to demonstrate an API for charts and graphs.

Alternating Row Colors for Dark Mode by Christian Schmitz
We’ve been making alternating row colors for our listboxes for years—but that was before Dark Mode. Suddenly it’s a tricky problem, but Christian has the answer.

Rotating a Cube by Eugene Dakin
Some people think Xojo can’t do graphics, but here’s a great demo of a rotating 3D cube in pure Xojo code.

PLUS: Creating custom events, XDC 2019, new Xojo docs, Flashing windows on Windows, MarkdownDS, Best of the Web, and more!

This new issue can be purchased and downloaded instantly via GumRoad (http://gum.co/mwxEw).

Other Products
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Also available on the xDev website are printed perfect-bound books of each of the magazine’s first 16 years. Each book is 300-500 pages and contains over 70 articles and programming tutorials. All are available for order now (http://www.xdevmag.com/orders_book.shtml).

About xDev Magazine
Formerly Real Studio Developer, xDev Magazine has been publishing since 2002. xDev is an independent bimonthly publication focused on instructing users of the Xojo development environment. Each issue features over 70 pages of quality articles from top Xojo programmers and authors. xDev is renown around the world as the premiere source of Xojo instruction, tutorials, and programming advice.

About xDevLibrary
Formerly RBLibrary, xDevLibrary.com is a site for à la carte purchases of books and articles about Xojo, REAL Studio, and REALbasic. Instead of waiting for a magazine issue to be published, readers can just purchase the articles they’d like immediately. The library covers a vast array of topics for Xojo beginners, experts, and everyone in between with prices starting at under $2.

About Xojo
Xojo, Inc. was founded with the idea that software development should be accessible to anyone. With traditional tools, creating software applications can be a very complicated process, but using Xojo anyone can learn to create high quality, native apps for the desktop, web, mobile, and Raspberry Pi. With users all over the world, Xojo apps can be found in every conceivable category – from commercial software applications to use in governments, universities, businesses, and the Fortune 500. For more information, visit www.xojo.com.

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