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End of Summer

Thoughts from the Publisher

Issue: 24.5 (September/October 2026)
Author: Marc Zeedar
Author Bio: When xDev publisher Marc Zeedar was a kid, he used to create magazines just for fun. Now he's doing it for a living!
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I can't believe summer is already over! I had so many things I planned to do... and I didn't get to half of them. I suppose that's normal (though I do have the World Cup as a partial excuse).

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In This Issue

William O'Keefe continues his excellent new series on encryption. This time he covers several ways you might think you're encrypted when you're not. Oops!

Eugene has another wild Raspberry Pi project, showing how to use a LIDAR sensor to measure distance.

For once I'm not writing about artificial intelligence. Instead I talk about a recent encounter I had with a bot blocking service ("Bunny Shield") that made my Comic Downloader app stop working.

In our columns, Paul explains pragmatic programming, Stefanie shows off the advantages of the MBS SQL plugin, and in Beginner's Corner, I cover Xojo's new DesktopGrid control. Enjoy!

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