wxWidgets and GUI’s In our post “Where’s the Graphics? Learning from our Roots (Tcl / Tk)” we focused on Tcl/Tk as a primary GUI development language. We also mentioned QT as a viable alternative. QT provides a more powerful GUI development API when compared to Tcl/Tk, however, the licensing schema for QT is also more complex. To paraphrase the description from […]
GUI’s, wxPack, and wxWidgets
ActiveState Tcl 8.6.2.0
It’s hard to believe that one day after we published “Where’s the Graphics?” ActiveState released Tcl 8.6.2.0. Though the link to the download page remains the same, we updated the context of our post to reflect the latest version number. Visit the ActiveState Tcl 8.6 page for more detailed information. ActiveState’s ActiveTcl Community Edition is a free, ready-to-install distribution for Windows, Linux, and Max […]
Where’s the Graphics? Learning from our Roots (Tcl / Tk)
One of our “side bar” challenges is developing software solutions (applications) for our clients. Simple or complex, they all have one element in common, a Graphical User Interface or GUI. Imagine the surprise and disappointment on the faces of many beginning programmers and developers when they discover that powerful languages like Assembler, C, C++, and even Python start by teaching you how […]
On Target Tangents
Time Tangents Our world is full of distractions and we often find ourselves on a path that seems so distant from our original plan. We wonder where the time went and ask ourselves … “How Did We Get There From Here?” Are tangents disruptive impulses that take our eyes off of the goal, causing us to lose focus, and drain […]
Teaching with Analogies
Over the past few weeks we’ve been taking on the challenge of learning C++. We’ve made our way through the first of 7 books in the C++ All-In-One For Dummies 2nd Edition, by John Paul Mueller and Jeff Cogswell, and we’re working our way through chapter 6 of Sams Teach Yourself C++ in One Hour a Day Seventh Edition by Siddhartha […]
Back to Class with C++
What does C++ have to do with lean? The language itself may not do much for lean as we know it, however, learning a new language affords us the opportunity to become students once again. When we share and teach lean principles, it’s easy to forget what it’s like to be on the receiving end of all that information. In other words, we often […]
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