xDev Magazine Releases Issue 22.1 (January/February 2024)
November 2024 – xDev Magazine is pleased to announce the release of our newest issue, now available in PDF and print formats!
The January/February 2024 (22.1) issue features articles on simulating falling sand in Xojo, benchmarking the latest Xojo speed improvements, how to use the Decorator design pattern, retrieving GPIO info from your Raspberry Pi, and more.
This latest issue of the magazine includes the following feature articles:
Faster, Xojo, Faster! by Marc Zeedar
We got a new faster Xojo for Christmas, but just how much of a speed improvement will we see? Marc runs some tests.
Design Patterns Part 2 by Marc Zeedar
Our design pattern series continues with a look at the Decorator (a.k.a. Wrapper) pattern. It allows you to dynamically change the behavior of objects at run-time by wrapping one object with another.
Rasp Pi Electronic Fun Part 5 by Eugene Dakin
Getting information from your Raspberry Pi is important for debugging. Today we’re going to demonstrate how to retrieve GPIO info, such as the state of various pins.
Sandstorm by Marc Zeedar
Marc got a “falling sand” desktop toy and used it as inspiration to simulate it in Xojo. Just how hard is it creating digital falling sand? Not hard at all, it turns out.
Plus: Topics such as Xojo 2023R4, handling exceptions, parsing emails, nonobvious obvious stuff, and more!
This new issue can be purchased and downloaded instantly via GumRoad (Issue 22.1 ("Sandstorm")) for just $10.
Other Products
Annual subscriptions, in PDF or printed booklets, may be purchased directly from the xDev website (xDev Magazine Order Center). Offering print subscriptions is a brand new service. You can read more about it on the website (xDev Magazine in Print). Digital subscriptions cost $50; print subscriptions are $100 (USA) or $125 (international).
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 (xDev Magazine Order Center).
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.