LiveCode 8.1 – A major minor release

by Peter Brett on September 12, 2016 5 comments

Back in May 2016 we released LiveCode 8, a massive step forward for the LiveCode ecosystem with new externals, new extensibility with LiveCode Builder widgets, and a new and improved IDE.

Today we’re pleased to announce the release of LiveCode 8.1, which builds on the LiveCode 8 foundation to bring dozens of new features, better performance, and some developer-assisting improvements that’ll just make your life a bit easier – not to mention 200 bug fixes.

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Peter BrettLiveCode 8.1 – A major minor release

tsNet: New Networking Capabilities for LiveCode

by Charles Warwick on September 9, 2016 2 comments

Starting with the 8.1.0 DP3 release, LiveCode commercial editions include a new networking external, tsNet, that enhances the existing networking capabilities of LiveCode. tsNet utilises the curl networking library to provide a full suite of functions for both synchronous and asynchronous transfers using HTTP(S), FTP(S), SFTP and SMTP(S) protocols. This is good news for LiveCode developers as along with the support of new protocols, all transfer types can be performed in a non-blocking manner with callback support.

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Async Data Transfer in LiveCode: Problem and Solution

by Todd Fabacher on September 9, 2016 1 comment

Digital Pomegranate was recently contacted to create a mobile solution for a back end media monitoring system. For those unfamiliar with media monitoring, you will be amazed how large the industry actually is. They read almost EVERY web page, tweet, public Facebook post and all other types social media data – ALL THE TIME. They also watch and listen to EVERY TV & Cable show, radio station and even online videos like YouTube. This is a massive industry with hundreds of thousands of people monitoring consumer’s media consumption and sentiment.

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Todd FabacherAsync Data Transfer in LiveCode: Problem and Solution