September 2025 – xDev Magazine is pleased to announce the release of our newest issue, now available in PDF and print formats!
The Sept/Oct 2025 (23.5) issue features articles on creating a shared notes app with Xojo Web, getting Raspberry Pi drive info via declares, artificial intelligence, migrating a 2002 REALbasic project to Xojo 2025, and much more.
This latest issue of the magazine includes the following feature articles:
**Artificial “Intelligence” and the Future** by Marc Zeedar
Like it or not, “AI” is here and it isn’t going away. Just what does it mean for the future of technology and software development?
**Getting Raspberry Pi Drive Information** by Eugene Dakin
There are many aspects of Raspberry Pi that can’t be obtained via built-in methods. To access these, we need to use Declares. Eugene shows you how.
**Real-Time Collaboration with Xojo Web** by Felix Lilly
Using Websockets and Xojo Web, Felix shows how to create a simple shared notes app. Now you and others can collaborate on the same note!
**From 2002 to 2025** by Marc Zeedar
Marc originally wrote his subscriber database app in REALbasic back in 2002. It’s basically been unchanged for two decades, but now it’s time to get it working on modern hardware. What challenges will he face? Will 20-year-old code run in Xojo?
**Plus**: An interview with Paul Lefebvre, exploring open-source software, fixing ChatGPT Document Analyzer, Polar charts, and more!
This new issue can be purchased and downloaded instantly via GumRoad (https://rsd.gumroad.com/l/akobqt) for just $10.
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Also available on the xDev website are printed perfect-bound books of each of the magazine’s first 22 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.