Jim Hall
With a little Bash scripting, you can automate tasks on your Linux system. Learn more with these...
Programming
Generate colorful ASCII art from a C program using FreeDOS.
Sometimes it's easier to define your API to hide the platform-specific code
Jim shares this follow-up to an earlier article about programming across platforms.
Using these C compiler preprocessor directives to detect the operating system can make it easier to support...
Use the flexibility of ncurses to create a guess-the-number game on Linux.
1 When programs like vi first came along, terminals had a predefined size: usually 80 columns and...
Let the kernel generate random numbers for you using 'getrandom.'
You can create your own programs that use a text user interface to control the screen.
David Both
Tomorrow, Saturday as I write this, we'll be heading to Atlantic Beach, our current favorite. By then...
The “Guess the number” game is a fun way to learn a new programming language.
Explore classic programming in FORTRAN 77 with this sample program.
Take a step back in time to a time when programs were punched on cards.
Explore how this popular word processor stored data, so you can convert your old files.
In Episode 1, How to do fast, repeatable Linux installations #1 — Bash scripts, I discussed how...
Image by: Opensource.com Some of my articles and an entire book have been about The Linux Philosophy...