Jim shares this follow-up to an earlier article about programming across platforms.
Programming
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.
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.
Image by: Patti Black on Unsplash Mathematics was anathema to me in my early years. As a...
Add a little extra code to your next program to avoid these common C programming mistakes.
All LibreOffice files are zip file containers with XML data and metadata.
I applied what I learned about BASIC to learn the FORTRAN 77 programming language.
It helps to know some programming to solve these little problems.
Apple BASIC was how I first learned how to write my own computer programs.