XMPP4r: A real world example

It’s been a while since I wrote about XMPP and XMPP4r. I’m glad because my introductory posts on this topic were very well received. Today I want to push further and share with you a tutorial-like post explaining step by step how to build a simple application with a XMPP interface. The complete listing is […]

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Ruby and C : Part 1

This first part aims at explaining how Ruby in the background is not Ruby anymore. In the next part I’m going to talk about HOW to bridge some existing C library with your ruby application. As you might know already, the official ruby interpreter is written in pure C. This means that whenever you type […]

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Life beyond the each iterator

Today I will take a break from the IM integration with XMPP4r series and write about something completely different. Writing about XMPP4r just for the heck of it would become boring for everyone quite fast. Let me dim the light, start some sentimental music, light some candles, make an exaggerated smile so I can become […]

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IM Integration With XMPP4r

Some of you might be aware that I worked on a project called TimmyOnTime. It is a product that allow you to track your time using your Instant Messaging application only. How we did it exactly? Where’s the code? Nice try! But I won’t tell you… however I will help you getting start with XMPP4r […]

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