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Submission + - Microsoft publishes free XBox development tools

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prostoalex

on Monday December 11, 2006 @05:39PM

prostoalex writes: "Microsoft announced the release of free XNA Game Studio Express tool for developing C# games that run on both Windows and XBox. They're also selling XNA Creators Club subscriptions, which, similar to MSDN subscriptions, offer access to sample code and additional documentation. Also, Microsoft is explicitly aiming towards uniting the Windows and XBox development platforms: "You will have to compile the game once for each platform. In this release simply create a separate project for each platform and then compile them both. Our goal is to allow as much code as possible to be shared between those two projects, allowing you to use the same source files in both projects, but platform-specific code will need to be conditionally-compiled.""

Feed Wii Remote Controls a Synthesizer (wired.com)

From feed by wiredfeed on Friday December 08, 2006 @10:12PM

Ingenious hacks abound for the game console's input device. Plus: The

BitTorrent, Inc. Acquires uTorrent 189

Posted by Zonk on Thursday December 07, 2006 @06:22PM from the now-torrenting-faster-than-ever dept.

ColinPL writes "BitTorrent, Inc. has taken the next step — the acquisition of uTorrent. In a joint announcement made today, the two firms have publicly solidified the merger. 'Together, we are pleased to announce that BitTorrent, Inc. and uTorrent AB have decided to join forces ... BitTorrent has acquired uTorrent as it recognized the merits of uTorrent's exceptionally well-written codebase and robust user community. Bringing together uTorrent's efficient implementation and compelling UI with BitTorrent's expertise in networking protocols will significantly benefit the community with what we envision will be the best BitTorrent client.'"

Professor Comes Up With a Way to Divide by Zero 1090

Posted by samzenpus on Thursday December 07, 2006 @03:01AM from the it-seems-so-obvious-now dept.

54mc writes "The BBC reports that Dr. James Anderson, of the University of Reading, has finally conquered the problem of dividing by zero. His new number, which he calls "nullity" solves the 1200 year old problem that niether Newton nor Pythagoras could solve, the problem of zero to the zero power. Story features video (Real Player only) of Dr. Anderson explaining the "simple" concept."

Comment Re:Java's answer to Rails: Groovlets! (Score 1) 406

by chadfowler on Friday January 21, 2005 @05:46PM (#11436264) Attached to: Rolling With Ruby On Rails

Groovlets, though a refreshing way to not have to risk getting any Java on your clothes, don't at all provide the features of Rails. They are synonymous with Java servlets, which is pretty much the bare metal request/response paradigm, accessible as an API.

The Ruby equivalent to Groovlets is WEBRick's Servlets. Rails can run on top of this, but it provides a much higher level of abstraction.

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