DBAccess: a Thread-safe, Efficient Alternative to Core Data
DBAccess is a new ORM for iOS that promises to improve on Apple’s Core Data by providing thread-safety and high performance. InfoQ has interviewed its author.
GapDebug, Mobile Debugging Tool for PhoneGap and Cordova, Enters Public Beta
Genuitec has announced a public beta for GapDebug, a free debugger for hybrid mobile apps built on top of the Cordova/PhoneGap SDK. GapDebug integrates versions of the Safari Webkit Inspector and Chrome Dev Tools to offer an integrated debugging experience on OS X and Windows.
Streams Library Brings Lazy Evaluation and Functional-style to C++14
Streams is a C++14 library that provides lazy evaluation and functional-style transformations on the data, to ease the use of C++ standard library containers and algorithms. Streams support many common functional operations such as map, filter, and reduce. InfoQ interviews Streams’ author.
Google Released LiquidFun 1.1, Open-source 2D Physics Engine
Google announced 1.1 release of LiquidFun, an open-source 2D physics engine including fluid simulation. The engine opens new possibilities to both game developers and UI designers, says Google. LiquidFun now officially supports iOS in addition to Android, Linux, and OS X.