xDev Magazine Releases Issue 17.5 (September/October 2019)

September 2019 – xDev Magazine is pleased to announce the release of our newest issue, now available in PDF and print formats!

The September/October 2019 (17.5) issue features articles on creating a numbers-only field, MonkeyBread Plugins, integrating Apple Maps into your Xojo apps, creating your first Web app, and more.

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! Part 4 by Markus Winter
What is a number? And just how do you tell a program to detect a number? It’s much more complicated than you’d think – hope you like Regex formulas!

What’s New in the MBS Plugins by Stefanie Juchmes
Based on Christian’s talk at the Miami Xojo Conference, Stefanie covers many new aspects of the Monkeybread Plugins you might have missed.

Maps (Part 1) by Markus Winter
Would you like to include maps in your application? Be careful, as what used to be free now costs a fortune. Markus sets the stage for saving money by switching to Apple Maps.

Your First Web App – Part 2 by Paul Budd
Paul continues to build his Web app, this time incorporating the functionality of adding records, searching, and using SQL prepared statements.

PLUS: Shared properties, power user features, standard operating procedures, Best of the Web, and more!

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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 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.