R&D lab in computer and software engineering

The CCISEL (ISEL Centro de Cálculo) was founded as an autonomous organization in 1975, and was responsible for promoting ISEL in the study of digital systems, microprocessors and computer science and engineering. Our activities are carried out in three core areas:
  • Expertise advisory, research and development
  • Technological training courses
  • Pedagogical activity
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java

Towards unopinionated Web templates

In this article, Miguel Gamboa et al. argue against the use of an external DSL to implement HTML templates, such as using JSP, handlebars, Thymeleaf, Vue, or others, that introduce new dialects...
Miguel Gamboa
Software Developer
Concurrent Programming

Corrotinas Kotlin, com Pedro Félix

Está publicada no YouTube a gravação da conversa entre o Paulo Pereira e o Pedro Felix acerca do suporte Kotlin para corrotinas. O Pedro Félix fala da motivação para o seu uso...
Paulo Pereira
Software Engineer
Embedded systems

Bluetooth module to enhance an Android App

The Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) module integration in the equipment enhanced the functional characteristics to a richer and more interesting level than those achieved in previous versions to this integration. This integration...
João Pedro Patriarca
Software Developer
java

Enhanced Streams Processing with Kotlin’s Sequence Interface?

Using Java libraries in the Kotlin ecosystem is a well-known approach. Yet, does it also apply in the opposite direction? I.e. Does it make sense to use a Kotlin library in Java?...
Miguel Gamboa
Software Developer
web

Can we teach Node Js without callbacks?

After another semester teaching Web Development, the following question arises to my mind: can we teach Node Js without callbacks? Considering that we cannot avoid Promises and async/await, should we continually introduce...
Miguel Gamboa
Software Developer