Small status on dynstr - Looking for testers

As state in my previous blog post. Dynstr is part of some volunteering work I have been doing. But I have spend some time on it, making it neater, cleaner and faster.
But I am looking for testers, so please either downloaded directly from github:
https://github.com/looopTools/dynstr/releases
or add me to your package repo:
http://software.opensuse.org/download.html?project=home%3Alooop&package=dynstr

Please give me some feedback or things you would like to see

dynstr and Introduction to Terminal

Hello I would like to share a bit of information about a couple of projects I am working on.

Dynstr - a dynamic string/char* library for C

Do to some volunteer work I have been doing on the side. I came in the need of dynamically being able to manipulate strings/char* in the C programming language.

This project I have decide to make public, and I will be working on it for at least 3 months, it is under GPL and free to use:

https://github.com/looopTools/dynstr.git

Introduction to Terminal

I was asked to make a basic introduction guide to the Terminal application for UNIX/Linux systems.

I have had to restart for a while do to problems with some local repos. 

But now I am up to speed and my first chapter is almost done

Small personal update

I have received some mails about my post "Software engineering at Aalborg University" and every one seems to think I still attend the Business Academy of Aarhus and their program for Computer Science.

So just a little update:

I graduated from the Business Academy in start of June and worked at the University of Aarhus for 3 months.

Then I moved to Aalborg to attend the software engineering program at Aalborg University so that what I do now.

Work: currently unemployed, so if you know a place with a position for a backend student developer I would be really happy 

Grow up iditos

Funny caption?

Well it is a cover for a subject which annoys me a lot.

It seems like lately people in the hardware industry, seems more interested in ranting on others products instead of developing some awesome projects themselves. 

Why would Microsoft compare a Surfaces to an iPad, or Samsung comparing a Nexus Note to a smartphone and yes the iPhone colour are coloured - and not just compare but trying to completely destroying the other product?

I think a Surfaces is for another user group than an iPad, so why the need for a comparison? in the end a Surfaces is to me not a tablet and Nexus Note why compare a tablet to phone?

It seems to me like the manufactures has lost it, they should be learning from each other not steal nor blame

know your enemies and know yourself, you can win a hundred battles without a single loss

Seriously start to use some more time developing and create awesome stuff, like you already do. This is to all of you: Apple, Nokia, Microsoft, Samsung and so on. 

Software Engineering at University of Aalborg #2

The different courses so far

As a part of the software engineering program, one will undertake approximately 3 courses per semester. And since I am currently on the first semester I will talk about the three I currently are following.

Imperative Programming 

Is programming course, where you will be taught the principles of imperative programming and simple algorithms and basic structures in programming. The language in which the taught skills are utilised is ANSI C.

C grands the students a basic understanding of what programming, with out the need to learn more advance thermos like Object Oriented design.

Later in this course we will also be taught basic data structures.

For me this course is a bit boring since it is more a welcome home course - Since I have been coding for a long time. 

Linear Algebra - A matrix approach 

At AAU Linear Algebra is a must have course, which teach you the principals of Linear Algebra, with basis in matrix and the utilisation of these 

Problem-based learning in science

is a course which introduce the students to the way of teaching, which is the foundation of the science educations at AAU.

Under this course students will also be taught how to write a scientific report at utilise it and work in teams. 

 

Software Engineering at University of Aalborg

For the first time in 3 years I am back in college studying at the University of Aalborg (AAU) and following the program for a bachelor degree of science in Software Engineering, which is a program under the School of information and computer technology.
So now I been back in "school" for about 5 weeks and here is my thoughts on the program so far.

Problem based learning

AAU base their way of teaching on a principal of problem based learning, which in basic means you are given a problem or have to find a problem and the solve or try to solve it. 

This means that the way you learn is by a pratical approach and often in teams, so not only do you learn to solve a problem. You also learn to work in a team and you learn to think and analyse problems with a scientific perspective 

What they do for the social enviroment

First day all new student meets in the city centre and share breakfast and you are sitting with your new fellow students. 

Then the next couples of weeks there will be a hole lot of social arrangements to russell all up and 

together, parties, sports events and boat race.  Unfourntually for me I had to work so I can't describe this in all its glory.

Later I will talk about the different courses 

A small rant about Apple

For about 5 years now I have been back on the Apple platform, and what has happened annoys me a bit.
The overall points are:

• Product line-up 
• Userfriendly 
• Shitting in the developers backyard 

Product line-up

Diversity is good and design is good. But in both cases it has to make sense. Perhaps I  am blind, but to me the Apples line-up has become bloated. They try to do to much, with a single line-up and there focus has moved from Laptops and Desktops to more well not unimportant, but in my case less userable products.

I mean seriously, no one, NO ONE. Can use an iPad for programming or application designs, nor pro photo edditing.

Userfriendly

Mac App Store is a great idea indeed. But it will (not as it is now) become my main source for applications. Because there are almost no GPL/BSD licenses, and my favorit applications are not in the App Store.

And forceing users into using the App Store is plain old EVIL.

Sandboxing 

You satans minions. I like to throw my files in to random places and organize them just as scrambled as my own head. Stop forcing it up on me to fit into your pre decide boxes. This is not userfriendly this is plain old dictatorship without reason

Shitting in the developers backyard 

So what do I mean by this. First of all I agree XCODE is awesome, and the resources on the Apple developer portal is great. But as we went from Snow Leopard to Lion and currently Mountain Lion. It seems to me that Apple keeps setting boundaries for the developer rather than help them. why do we need to sandbox our apps? Why can't we access the GPU to make awesome games? ...