Heading to the Beach
Tomorrow, Saturday as I write this, we’ll be heading to Atlantic Beach, our current favorite. By then time you read it, we’ll be there enjoying the amazing views including the one in the picture above. We do this every year.
To make my computing life as seamless as possible, I take my laptop. I always sync my home directory from my primary workstation to my laptop, named Voyager3 or vgr3 for short.
Learn C by writing a number guessing game
The “Guess the number” game is a fun way to learn a new programming language.
Guess the number in FORTRAN 77
Explore classic programming in FORTRAN 77 with this sample program.
A look back: FORTRAN 77
Take a step back in time to a time when programs were punched on cards.
Converting WordStar files
Explore how this popular word processor stored data, so you can convert your old files.
How to do fast, repeatable Linux installations #2 — Bash scripts + RPM
In Episode 1, How to do fast, repeatable Linux installations #1 -- Bash scripts, I discussed how I used a Bash script after performing a...
How to do fast, repeatable Linux installations #1 — Bash scripts
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5 common C programming bugs (and how to avoid them)
Add a little extra code to your next program to avoid these common C programming mistakes.
Digging into ODT file contents
All LibreOffice files are zip file containers with XML data and metadata.
Comparing BASIC with FORTRAN 77
I applied what I learned about BASIC to learn the FORTRAN 77 programming language.
A little programming goes a long way
It helps to know some programming to solve these little problems.
My first programming language
Apple BASIC was how I first learned how to write my own computer programs.
3 ways to read files in C
There’s the simple way, and there’s the fast way. Let’s compare.
Writing your own ‘fmt’ program
Learn a little programming to write tools that do things the way you want to do them.
Learn Bash by writing a number guessing game
Learning a new programming language can be a fun exercise.
Temporary fixes that become permanent
We asked our community for their stories about a “quick fix” that became a permanent one.