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Media Streaming Struggles

Finally, I have our chat server (openfire by JiveSoftware) running, my client connecting to it successfully (using jabber-net C# implementation of an XMPP API). Now I need to figure out how to stream video and audio.

XMPP has Jingle extension for negotiating streaming parameters (format, ports etc.). However, I haven’t found a .Net implementation. I have [...]

January 20th, 2010 | Category: Chat Server, Media Streaming | Leave a comment

Qt vs .Net vs GTK+ vs FLTK

Choosing a C++ Compatible User Interface Library and UI Designer Tool
I have decided to use C++ for coding since we already have some code written in C/C++ and I don’t want to deal with the complications of cross language application development. While many other GUI Builders and Libraries are available for C++, I compiled a [...]

March 16th, 2009 | Tags: , | Category: GUI Designer, GUI Library | Leave a comment

Choosing an Application Framework and a Development Environment

Before committing to one,  I wanted to examine and compare existing technologies. I have been reading about Application Frameworks and GUI design tools that are available for them. I want one that is cross platform, that has good support (possibly community support), and flexible (not too limiting) while easy to use. I also consulted my [...]

March 15th, 2009 | Tags: , , , , | Category: IDE | Leave a comment