Ubuntu 9.04 with Wubi – Failure
Once every year or so, I get so frustrated with Windows Desktop that I decide to install Linux. I am a big fun of Ubuntu Linux. I use it for many things, this includes a server platform for this...
View ArticleIs desktop Linux too fragmented to succeed?
This question is especially relevant after yesterday’s fiasco. I ran into an article whose name is exactly Is desktop Linux too fragmented to succeed? The article argues that the fragmentation is what...
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6 things that I miss in bash
What is the most frequently used piece of software on your computer? Here’s one program that holds one of the highest place in my list of most frequently used programs. I am talking about… bash. In...
View ArticleDistributed vs. centralized version control systems
When git appeared for the first time, I was convinced that I don’t need it. It seemed that git is good for large and distributed projects, like kernel. While my own needs where much more modest –...
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My next programming language
This week-end I’ve been playing with various version control systems. Until now, I’ve been doing all my home codings with subversion. I’ve written about bazaar in the past, but it seems to me that...
View ArticlePython for bash replacement
When I started learning Python, I was looking for a programming language that would replace BASH, AWK and SED. I am a C/C++ programmer and as such I better invest my time into studying C and C++....
View ArticleSwap vs. no swap
Table of contents Introduction What do we do with command line options optparse basics Adding options Specifying help string for an option Telling optparse to parse arguments Putting it together...
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32bit vs 64bit computers, the QA
Table of contents Introduction What do we do with command line options optparse basics Adding options Specifying help string for an option Telling optparse to parse arguments Putting it together...
View ArticlePython’s optparse for human beings
Table of contents Introduction What do we do with command line options optparse basics Adding options Specifying help string for an option Telling optparse to parse arguments Putting it together...
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