Creating open source software using Microsoft’s .NET framework
Whilst developing PowerTime, I’ve kept in mind the requirement that I need to ensure that the software can be built using only freely available tools. Of course we will eventually provide an installer,...
View ArticleHurrah! Some real data to play with
I’ve written about my woes finding some good test data sets for PowerTime before…some good news. There is a place you can get hold of climate data for free over at European Climate Assessment &...
View ArticlePowerTime now on Google Code
PowerTime is now available on Google Code. You can even browse the code without having to download anything. The only problem I ran into was the size of the ECAD data set exceeded the quota given to...
View ArticlePowershell as Lisp
One of the interesting things about Lisp is the ability to use macros to effectively create your own language. Instead of using Lisp to solve your problem, write a language in which your problem can be...
View ArticleAutomated install comes to open source .NET projects
One of the nice things about Linux is the ability to install apps (and dependencies) very easily using apt-get or similar. Windows users have been missing a similar tool for a long time. Never fear,...
View Article
