Posts from 2013
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Latest release of The Server Framework: 6.5.9
Version 6.5.9 of The Server Framework was released today. This release contains one bug fix for write sequencing bug which has been present in The Server Framework since at least release 5.0 but which, thankfully, is very unlikely to occur. … -
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Reducing context switches and increasing performance
I’ve been working on a “big” new release for some time, too long actually. It has steadily been accumulating new features for over a year but the arrival of my second son in July last year and masses of client work has … -
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Slightly more efficient locking
Another performance improvement in the forthcoming 6.6 release is due to a change in our default choice for locking primitives on most platforms. Note that the perf improvement is small and, according to our testing, it doesn’t … -
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6.6 - Breaking Changes - Service Tools Library
Release 6.6 of The Server Framework includes some breaking changes to both the IService, IServiceCallbacks and IShutdownService interfaces. Many functions now return an ServiceTools::ExitCode, either directly or by value, which allows you … -
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New client profile: Korean Gaming Company - Mobile Gaming
We have a new client profile available here for a new client who selected The Server Framework to build the servers for its iOS and Android games. -
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New client profile: Geosocket Information Inc. - Oil and Gas industry GIS developer
We have a new client profile available here for a new Chinese client who uses The Server Framework to build servers for its GIS applications for the Oil and Gas industry. -
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6.6: Saying goodbye to compilers, operating systems and code...
As we first mentioned here, release 6.6 of The Server Framework removes support for Visual Studio .Net (2002) and Visual Studio .Net (2003). The 2002 compiler is no longer supported by Microsoft and the 2003 compiler becomes unsupported in … -
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Release 6.6 to support Visual Studio 2013 and Windows 8.1
The latest release of The Server Framework, which is due later this month, adds support for Visual Studio 2013 and Windows 8.1 as well as a host of other major changes. -
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Latest release of The Server Framework: 6.6
Version 6.6 of The Server Framework was released today. This release is a major release and contains many changes, see the release notes, here, for full details of all changes. All clients are advised to upgrade to this release. Increased … -
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New client profile: French Security Hardware Company - M2M server for smart alarm panels
We have a new client profile available here for a new French client who uses The Server Framework in an M2M server to control its smart alarm panels. -
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New client profile: Tricerat Inc. - Printer sharing
We have a new client profile available here for a client who uses The Server Framework in their Printer presence and print job transfer system. They use both the OpenSSL Option Pack and the SSPI Option Pack in their product. The ease of … -
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New client profile: Chinese Company - M2M Server
We have a new client profile available here for a new client who selected The Server Framework to replace its previous networking layer in an M2M server which deals with 20,000 devices connected via GPRS. -
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New client profile: Wave Systems Corp.
We have a new client profile available here for a new client who is using The Server Framework for secret things that they can’t tell us about!