After describing the nature and importance of source code for business-oriented readers, the case is made for learning programming with Python. A plethora of free on-line resources for getting started programming in Python are provided.
Read more »The Nature and Importance of Source Code and Learning Programming with Python
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Meet Git, the Version Control System for Developers Who Like Ease
Meet Git, an open-source version control system that reduces rather than adds to the overhead of managing a software project.
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GoDaddy store your passwords in clear-text and may try to SSH to your VPS without permission
I have been a GoDaddy user for a while and never had problems with them. In fact, differently than some people, I had great support and service from them. However, one recent situation is making me change my mind about them...
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MyHDL - Python based hardware description language
The goal of the MyHDL project is to empower hardware designers with the elegance and simplicity of the Python language.
Read more »GNU/Linux: Server Upgrade Problem Solving
Recently my company had the opportunity to upgrade a server to Mandriva 2010 that was running an old version of the Mandriva GNU/Linux distribution. The system had been in place running along nicely for a few years and had not been upgraded to a new release in all that time except for some security patches. Then it started hanging mysteriously...
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The Ubuntu Tomcat Disaster
I’ve gained quite a bit of respect for Ubuntu Server over the past year or so. Recently though, I’ve encountered an oddity that is simply too much to bear.
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Oracle Explains Unclear Message About OpenSolaris
A posting on the company Web site implied that OpenSolaris may soon be "end-of-lifed." However, there's no need for app developers and IT managers to worry: Oracle says it is not killing off the freely down-loadable community version of Sun's Unix-based Solaris enterprise operating system anytime soon.
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Zend Server monitors PHP scripts
Among the highlights of Zend Server 5.0 are a code tracing technology, job queues for starting batches of PHP scripts at a specified time, and PHP 5.3 support
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KDE Sub-Project for Real Time Communication
Chat, instant messaging and video communication: the KDE Real Time Communication and Collaboration (RTCC) project wants to improve the integration of real time communication into the desktop environment.
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Novell Cloud Security Service Nears Launch
Novell continues to push beyond the SUSE Linux market. Among the major moves: The company is beta testing Novell Cloud Security Service, which is scheduled for general availability in May or June 2010. Here are the implications.
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In-depth documentation of openQRM available
A complete technical documentation about the concepts, architecture and internals of openQRM including use-cases is now available.
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10 Ways to Prevent or Mitigate SQL Injection Attacks
"Failure to Preserve SQL Query Structure (aka 'SQL Injection')" appears at number 2 in the CWE/SANS TOP 25 Most Dangerous Programming Errors list published on February 16. And for good reason: SQL injection attacks pose a massive potential threat to your organization.
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Getting to Gno GNU Utilities
The GNU Project has provided dozens of useful utilities that you can find on almost every major Linux system, but many new Linux users have no idea where to start to learn these handy utilities.
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7 of the Best Free Linux Configuration Management Tools
Configuration Management is a term that may not be familiar to many Linux users. But for system administrators the concept will be well known. In a nutshell, Configuration Management software enables administrators to automatically manage the entire configuration of one or multiple computers.
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Kate Puts Other Text Editors to Shame
Kate is a multi-document editor that grew from a rewritten version of the KWrite editing widget of the KDE desktop. It's runnable on both Gnome and KDE desktops. Kate's feature set goes above and beyond.
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