Learn to write with Tracy
I am very proud to announce Orange11's first iPad application: Learn to write with Tracy (dutch: Leren Schrijven met Tracy) which has just been released world wide in both Dutch and English. I...
View ArticleMay 2012 newsletter
At Orange11 there has been a lot going on in April, and in May there is even more in store, this blog covers a few of the highlights. Welcome onboard Firstly, we would like to welcome Jeroen...
View ArticleDigital assessments with the QTI delivery engine
For many of our customers in the Education domain we have spent a lot of time looking and exploring the impact of technology; in this particularly case especially with regards to digital assessments....
View ArticleApple WWDC Keynote 2013 - My opinion
If you haven't already you should all watch Apple’s WWDC keynote that was streamed live from San Francisco earlier this week; some really interesting things were announced. At least that’s how I see it...
View ArticleiOS 7
Better late than never, a blog about iOS 7! I want to talk about some different subjects concerning iOS 7 both from a user's as from a developer's perspective. New design Obviously the first thing to...
View ArticleiOS Development Tips & Tricks - Part I
As you might know, I am very fond of developing apps for the iOS platform. I started back in mid-2009 by trying to create an app for the Dutch Lowlands festival but I unfortunately failed to make the...
View ArticleiOS Development Tips & Tricks - Part II
To continue my previous blog, iOS Development Tips & Tricks - Part I, in which I explain what tools I think are best to use for iOS development, I want to dive more into the actual code and tell...
View ArticleBrightcenter, the multi-user classroom solution for educative app(lication)s
Tablets inside the classroom For years now, PC/Desktops have been present in the classroom providing children and students digital learning environments. These learning environments are helping the...
View ArticleiOS perspective on mobile development with Xamarin
One of the fundamental mantras of software development is DRY – “Don’t repeat yourself”. It’s an important rule, because it allows us to save both space and time. Instead of rewriting a non-trivial...
View ArticleWWDC Day 1 continued
Hello again from San Francisco! I just came back from the conference after attending it for the third day in a row! I have seen many interesting talks so far ranging from Swift to WatchKit and UI...
View ArticleWWDC 2015: Auto Layout improvements
Last weekend I arrived home safe and sound, already missing San Francisco. I had a wonderful time there and I have lots to talk about, but there was one topic in particular I think was not highlighted...
View ArticleLearn to write with Tracy
I am very proud to announce Orange11’s first iPad application: Learn to write with Tracy (dutch: Leren Schrijven met Tracy) which has just been released world wide in both Dutch and English. I...
View ArticleInnovation done backwards
Behind my laptop at 01:30. I needed to get this written down. In all details, I possible could remember. Normally I don’t make notes, I just playback the video in my head and write down the keywords...
View ArticleKotlin – just another programming language?
Recently, I attended the Kotlin programming language conference, aptly named KotlinConf, to learn about the latest developments in the language. Naturally, my first idea for this blog was to list the...
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