Backtracking

For the most part of the week everything was going according to plan. Setting priorities right, we decided to focus on the flow of the application which meant making sure that the application is ready to be used by the end-user with its core functionality done. So far, the Poco Read more…

Begin with the end in mind

Earlier this week I managed to get Google’s OAuth Service to work. This feature allows the application to link a Google Account to an internal login in the database and in a way, somewhat simplifies logging in (provided one has a Google Account). However, this was not perfect as the Read more…

Of SegFaults and Compiler Errors

My progress with building web applications with Witty was kind of unpredictable. Some of the days I was able to complete most of the functionalities of a web page while on others barely anything could be accomplished. I guess this is what happens when one gets stuck in the cycle Read more…

Adopting cURLpp

So.. I was using system() to perform CURL requests in my application. There were a few downsides to this:- Error handling of response. Messy codes. My boss talked about using the cURLpp library to replace the existing system() curl mechanism. So this week I tried my hand on it in Read more…

UART in Simulator

This week I am working with UART (Universal asynchronous receiver/transmitter). UART is a device that used for serial communication over a peripheral device serial port or computer. UART takes bytes of data and transmits the individual bits in a sequential fashion. UART consists of a data bus with several data Read more…

Software Test

Software test is all about breaking the application, which can be hard sometimes when there is an emotional attachment. My colleague Peter and previous interns working on the project have done a great job and their code is working fine. For my part, i need to make sure p3muka, the Read more…

Master SPI

This week, I have been trying to complete the Master SPI module (MSPI) as soon as possible. In the simulator, the MSPI is suppose to send data to a device and/or read data from a device. This can be done by using the same function. I created a ‘transfer’ function Read more…

New features and Improvements

Browsers compatibility Last week, I found out that a crash occurred when using Mozilla instead of Chromium browser, which was caused by a memory fault. I was passing a variable from one session to another in the application: In chromium, there was no issue as the first session was destroyed Read more…