If you aren’t aware, there’s a new development tool in town, called TWimp, which makes writing multitasking applications for much easier than ever before. The software, from Graeme Shrimpton, takes care of most of the work involved in handling windows and icons by allowing all of that to be defined separately in a text file. This means the programmer doesn’t have to devote so much time (and code) to dealing with all that, and can instead concentrate on writing their core application.
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Developers’ fireside chat – 26th April
The next ‘friendly fireside chat’ will take place on Saturday, 26th April1, offering anyone with an interest in RISC OS development the chance to get together (online) and discuss anything and everything related to that topic.
Read MoreDevelopers’ fireside chat – 1st March
Saturday, 1st March, is the next date to circle in your diaries if you have any interest in software development on or for the RISC OS platform – or even of RISC OS itself. That’s the date on which the next ‘friendly fireside chat’ is scheduled to take place.
Read MoreROUGOL meeting – 20th January – T-Wimp
Following the developers’ fireside chat on Saturday evening, the RISC OS User Group of London (ROUGOL) meeting just two days later will also be of interest to people interested in software development.
Read MoreDevelopers’ fireside chat – 18th January
As it’s January 2025 – the first month of the new year – you may have recently made some new year resolutions. Was one of them to start developing software on (or for) RISC OS? If so, why not gather around the virtual fireplace for a chat on the subject?
Read MoreDevelopers’ fireside chat – 30th November
People who develop for or on RISC OS, or who are interested in doing so, have another chance to gather together around the fireplace for a friendly chat this Saturday, 30th November.
Read MoreDevelopers’ fireside chat – 12th October
This coming Saturday – 12th October – is the next opportunity for anyone with an interest in RISC OS and software development to gather together in front of the virtual fire for an informal chat.
Read MoreDevelopers’ fireside chat – 7th September
People interested in developing on or for RISC OS will have their next opportunity for a friendly, informal (virtual) get together on Saturday, 7th September, at the next friendly fireside chat.
Read MoreDevelopers’ fireside chat – 3rd August
The time has come once again for RISC OS developers, and anyone with an interest in the subject – perhaps as a beginner, or someone thinking of dipping their toes in – to gather around the virtual fire for a friendly chat. The next such meeting will take place on Saturday, 3rd August, kicking off at around 7:30pm.
Read MoreUsing StrongED as a scripting aid for Python programming – MUG meeting, 24th July
There will be an out of schedule meeting held by the Midlands User Group (MUG), at which the group’s own John Rickman will discuss the use of StrongED as a scripting tool when programming in Python.
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