I’m going to pick on something this week, namely “when it’s done.” As in, “it’ll be done when it’s done.” Or, “it’ll be done in two more weeks.” These phrases used to be common in the Amiga computer community, and basically meant software development with no deadlines. No deadlines is a bad idea…Video Summary Having […]
As promised, here’s an update on ZitaFTP Server. Video Summary New Release this Week A new version for AmigaOS should be out this week It contains bug-fixes Also updated to AmiSSL 4.5 Cross-Platform Development Challenges The configuration GUI will be web-based, because It’s instantly cross-platform (on all systems with a browser) Opens up the possibility […]
If you’ve been following my work then I’m sure you’re wondering what’s happening with ZitaFTP Server. It’s been a while since the last release. Well, I took some time out round Easter to think about how things are going, where I’d like to go, and how to improve. I’ll give you a ZitaFTP Server update […]
We’re all living through the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting lockdowns. The massive disruption to life, work and business is affecting us all, and a new normal is going to emerge once this is over. In this video, Hans talks about what software development post-pandemic might be like.SummaryThe Situation The effect of the COVID-19 pandemic […]
I created ZitaFTP Server in part because I wanted secure file transfer on AmigaOS (something that wasn’t available previously). Some seem to think that plain FTP is good enough, so today I’m going to show you just how easy it is to steal passwords from plain FTP. This is something you need to be aware […]
Last week I published a teaser announcing that I was releasing ZitaFTP Server soon, but I guess an obvious question would be: why? It might surprise you that I wasn’t actually thinking of an FTP server when I started.I was just sick of the lack of good ways to transfer files between my Amiga and […]
Okay, the Warp3D Nova tutorials book is finally done. I’ve done the final edits, and it’s available now for you to buy. I’ve decided to go for the extra expense of full-colour on the print book. I know it’s more expensive, I think that the colour syntax highlighting makes the code easier to understand. So, […]
The Modern Graphics Programming Primer book and its accompanying tutorials have been re-released in both Kindle and print formats. I’ve done this hoping that I can reach more people this way. Amazon have hundreds of millions of customers searching their site, and some people just prefer to read physical paper copies. You can get the […]
If you’ve been following the AmigaOS world then you’ll no doubt have heard of the upcoming A1222 (codenamed Tabor). It’s a nice little board; one that I’m planning to build a laptop out of. Anyway, the P1022 CPU on-board has a peculiarity: it’s got a Stream Processing Engine (SPE) for floating-point calculations that’s incompatible with […]
Matthew Leaman recently published an article about the move to Polaris graphics cards on AmigaOS 4.x. He gave a good overview of why drivers for Polaris cards are needed and the work being done. That said, a picture is worth a thousand words, so I thought I’d give you a glimpse of the current driver […]
