google-nativeclient

Will you try Google NativeClient?

In case you didn't hear about it yet. Google Native Client is a way to run x86 native code in web applications, in a secure way. The concept and idea is quite opposite to the others(Java, .NET and Flash), bytecode + Just-in-time. ...

BDE, Delphi, ODBC, SQL Native Client & Dead lock

Hi. We have some Delphi code that uses the BDE to Access SQL Server 2008 through the SQL Server Native Client ODBC driver (2005 version). Our issue is that we're experiencing some deadlock issues in a loop doing inserts to multiple tables. The whole loop is done within a [TDatabase].StartTransaction. Looking at the SQL Server Profil...

About browser applications: Native code vs Applets with certificates

Hey guys, I've been reading about the new native client support for chrome and I was wondering what are the advantages/disavantages compared to writing Java applet with a certificate? Quick note: A java applet with a security certificate can execute code on the user machine and "by-pass" the Java Security Manager. Thanks, -hbt ...

Google chrome, native client support and development

Hey guys, I would like to write a small C++ app and run it on chrome using the native client API. I have a few questions though: 1) I compiled the examples on Ubuntu and ran the code on firefox but can't run it on chrome (using version 5.0.342.7 beta) Do I need to install something? An extension/plugin? 2) I can't find a single onli...

Percent of internet running Google Native Client?

Anyone have numbers on how many machines / % of internet uses have Google Native Client? I'm curious about google NaCL as a platform: it seems to combine the best of the web (just a webpage, accessible on any machine) and desktop apps (OpenGL, C/C++ power). The only question is -- what percent of the world actually use it. Anyone have ...

How will Google Native Client change the way we use Browsers?

I just came across Google Native Client Now, it looks really interesting that they ported Quake to run on a Browser and you can run C++ code on a browser to process things more quickly, but I am trying to understand, what is the practical usage of NaCl? What is the vision behind this by Google? To run software as a service on their "c...