Koopa WIP: Cobol Preprocessor

I just added an experimental Cobol preprocessor to Koopa. So far all it does is expand copy books. There is no support for replacements of tokens in copy books, or of any other preprocessing statements. Still, even this basic support was enough for Koopa to be able to parse another three of the five remaining test files which are part of the testsuite.

If you're interested in playing with this (or in expanding it) grab the source code from the project page and start with the Cobol85PreprocessingTest class.

Everything's a remix

Maybe you've seen this TED talk by Kirby Ferguson on how everything's a remix ? If you did, did you also spontaneously think of the following video ?


This is Gotye remixing remixes by other netizens of what was originally his own song. And as much as I loved the original there is something much more incredible about this remixed remixes version...

I have said it before and I'll say it again: the web knows how to bring out the best in people by connecting their passions.

Now Software geeks can have Dremels too!

If this article on Wired has got it right the Google's Dremel will be nothing short of amazing. Complex queries on petabytes of data with results in seconds ? Yes please!

Curiosity

This has got to be the most amazing picture I ever saw. It's Curiosity descending towards Mars, being slowed down by its parachute.

Congrats to the team for the successful landing!

Koopa 2000+

It's been a little over a year since Koopa got its 1000th download, and now the counter has gone well past 2000. Yay!

Thanks again to everyone who downloaded Koopa and tried it out. And especially thanks to all the amazing contributors who actually helped Koopa grow!

Game of Blocks

Prepare to be blown away by another of the web's incredible creations:

Id Code Reviews

Ever wondered about the ins and outs of Id's 3D game engines ? Then Fabien Sanglard's website is a small treasure trove of knowledge waiting for you. There are code reviews for all of the engines they've open sourced, all documented with nice code snippets, easy diagrams, and even some historical context. Just wonderful!