Using OpenCV 3 from #golang

Go is a great language. But when you need to use OpenCV, you’re stuck with a dilemma. Do you use OpenCV 2.4, which is aging but has C bindings so it’s usable from Go? Or do you use OpenCV 3, which is up-to-date with the latest algorithms and optimisations but only has a C++ interface? If you need OpenCV 3, you cannot call it directly from Go because Go doesn’t support calls to C++ code.

This blog article describes how to use OpenCV from Go anyway, using a C callable wrapper function. All source code is provided in the article.

 

Blog post on using Trello as a CRM

This blog post explains how to set up a simple CRM suited for freelancers in the online tool, Trello. Using screenshots, I walk the reader through the process of setting up Trello to achieve this. Trello isn’t meant to be used as a CRM, so the blog post also explains why I do this and what the advantages are compared to regular CRMs for freelancers.

 

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Blog post on IoT / Internet of Things

This blog post discusses the missing link in the Internet of Things sector. The focus in IoT is on the things, in other words: the technology. But the mass audience doesn’t really care about technological innovations. To get them on board, the sector should switch its focus away from the technology to storytelling.

Blog posts make a regular appearance in technical writing assignments. They are a logical continuation of technical writing work. When a good technical writer works on a set of documents, he is also perfectly suited to expand the same ideas in a blog format.

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