September 2026 – xDev Magazine is pleased to announce the release of our newest issue, now available in PDF and print formats!
The September/October 2026 (24.5) issue features articles on encryption, using Xojo on Raspberry Pi and LiDAR to measure distance, and getting around a bot blocker.
This latest issue of the magazine includes the following feature articles:
*TF-Luna LiDAR Range Sensor* by Eugene Dakin
You can’t have too many ways to measure things. After demonstrating sonar distance measurement, Eugene shows how to use the TF-Luna LiDAR range sensor with Raspberry Pi and Xojo to do the same thing with LiDAR.
*Breaking Bunny* by Marc Zeedar
Marc recently discovered anti-bot software called Bunny Shield was stopping his Xojo app, Comic Downloader, from data scraping a comics website. A discussion with ChatGPT led to a simple solution, using an HTMLViewer control instead of URLConnection to download the page’s HTML.
*Locked Down—Part 2* by William O’Keefe
In part 2 of his new encryption series, “The Right Way to Get It Wrong,” William shows how Xojo encryption code that seems correct and works doesn’t create truly secure encryption if you aren’t doing everything exactly right. He demonstrates several ways you can get encryption wrong and how to do it the right way.
**Plus**: Pragmatic programming, DesktopGrid control, MBS SQL, and more!
This new issue can be purchased and downloaded instantly via GumRoad (Issue 24.5 ("LiDAR")) 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 $125 (USA) or $150 (international).
Also available on the xDev website are printed perfect-bound books of each of the magazine’s first 23 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. For more information, visit www.xdevmag.com.
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.
