Ars Technica

Java: Converting a user defined object to byte array

I need to figure out a way to convert a user defined type to a byte array and be able to reconstruct that type from the byte array. So far, what I came up with was to convert each variable in the type ...
EDN

Computational vision: Testing MathStar’s field-programmable object arrays

HILLSBORO, OR —Traditional approaches for extracting computational power from silicon are insufficient for meeting the requirements of machine-vision, professional-video, medical-imaging, ...
InfoWorld

What is JSON? The universal data format

JSON is the leading data interchange format for web applications and more. Here’s what you need to know about JavaScript Object Notation. JSON, or JavaScript Object Notation, is a format used to ...
Ars Technica

COM & .NET safearray problem

I am trying to send a jagged array to a COM object in .NET. The COM object expects a variant array of 1-dimensional arrays of doubles, which is easy to do ...
InfoWorld

Type dependency in Java, Part 1

Understanding type compatibility is fundamental to writing good Java programs, but the interplay of variances between Java language elements can seem highly academic to the uninitiated. This article ...