OpenCL is all about creating a parallel programming standard, just as OpenGL is for graphics. The specification is done and currently undergoing a final legal inspection to make sure there are no IP conflicts. So far they haven't been allowed to share the specification. The first implementation is coming in Apples OS X 10.6, Snow Leopard. Since I'm learning OpenGL I intend to learn this as well, as the two are intended to be used ...

AppShopper These guys have a really nice app built around the data from the iPhone AppStore. Since I am working on iPhone apps, it's a big help to see what's happening. I'm hoping they take my suggestion to start showing a set of price charts. It would be fascinating to see the rise and fall of prices in the various categories. Probably a lot more fun than watching the stock market these days. Other useful ...

Hardly a day goes by when I read of a new programming language, a new framework, a new way to solve an old problem. Yet the pace of invention and evolution is a two-edged sword; innovation is great but it's impossible to keep up with it. Two quotes from one of my favorite movies Amadeus My dear young man, don't take it too hard. Your work is ingenious. It's quality work. And there are simply ...

After you work in IT organizations enough, eventually you build up a list of things you would really like to never see again. Sadly they never seem to go out of style. CIO/CTO's who ignore everything said by people who work for them but believe every word from a vendor's mouth. This always leads to large dollar purchases of technology and contractors that cause no end of trouble for everyone. It's how a million dollars ...

This content should only have come from thecodist.com. "The Mythical Man-Month: Essays on Software Engineering" is a book written by Fred Brooks back in 1975, based on his experiences managing IBM's OS/360. It's still a classic book, and despite how long ago it was written, much of it remains relevant. People sadly still fail in the same ways today. The Mythical Man-Month The idea that adding people to a late project in order to get ...