This article makes a compelling case for Rust: Why the developers who use Rust love it so much.
Also there’s a good write up about Rust features over here: Understanding Rust futures by going way too deep .
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Category Archives: Programming
TIS-100
I have just discovered TIS-100. So much fun! It came with my Level Up and Learn: Programming Games Humble Bundle. From Wikipedia:
TIS-100 is a programming/puzzle video game developed by Zachtronics Industries. The game has the player develop mock assembly language code to perform certain tasks on a fictional, virtualized 1970s computer that has been corrupted. The game was released for Microsoft Windows, OS X, and Linux personal computers in July 2015.
phpSysInfo
I stumbled upon phpSysInfo, a PHP library for system information. Haven’t actually used it, yet.
“Decisions in 10 minutes or less, or the next one is free.”
My favourite software development anecdote of all time: Brian Valentine, senior vice president of the Windows Division, during the development of Windows 2000 by a 4,200 strong team of developers: “Decisions in 10 minutes or less, or the next one is free.” — The Motivator Behind the Windows 2000 Development Team, February 16, 2000
MagPi
I discovered the MagPi magazine. A Raspberry Pi magazine free in PDF format.
Linux: generated/autoconf.h
See What is creating the generated/autoconf.h? for tips on how to generate autoconf.h for the Linux sources.
Instead of
gunzip < /proc/config.gz > .config
Use
cat /boot/config-$(uname -r) > .config
RCU and Unloadable Modules
Found an article about the implementation of read-copy update locks in Linux: RCU and Unloadable Modules.
Building Qt
Today I am going to try:
Four Cs for code samples
I’m reading Data Cleaning Pocket Primer in which the author mentions the “Four Cs” for code samples: they must be Clear, Concise, Complete, and Correct.
You Suck at Excel with Joel Spolsky
I learned a few things about spreadsheets from You Suck at Excel with Joel Spolsky.