Configuration Management Software Sucks
Yes. Configuration Management Software Sucks. Horribly.
The main problem is that n-th order tweakability is preferred over convention It's just stupid. There are a core set of things that just about everybody needs to do. Those should be dead simple. Ready to uncomment and run. The set operating systems used …
more ...Something good about every language I used in 2010
Inspired by Samuel Tardieu's post, I want to do a year in review of all the languages I have used this year. A lot of times we prima donna programmers complain about anything and everything. I really enjoyed the positive outlook of Samuel's post and want to take note of …
more ...No Nonsense Logging in C (and C++)
A lot of times people do zany things and try and reinvent wheels when it comes to programming. Sometimes this is good: when learning, when trying to improve state of the art, or when trying to simplify when only Two-Ton solutions are available.
For a current daemon project I need …
more ...Why VIM is not my favorite editor
UPDATE:
clang_complete is what the people want and what the doctor ordered:
https://github.com/Rip-Rip/clang_complete
let g:clang_snippets=1
let g:clang_conceal_snippets=1
C^X, C^U, profit. Another awesome development for LLVM!
It sucks for C and C++ development.
Popup code completion ("IntelliSense") is a godsend. Instead …
more ...Software Freedom Day 2010 - Gentoo Linux
I'm doing a presentation/Q&A for Software Freedom Day 2010 in Charleston, SC. CSCLUG is putting on the event.
- Software Freedom Day 2010 - Gentoo Linux Presentation - .odp / Open Office Impress
- Software Freedom Day 2010 - Gentoo Linux PDF - .pdf / Portable Document Format
Here is the presentation. Feel free to use …
more ...Sun/Oracle Ultra 27 Workstation Discontinued?
I just noticed that the Sun/Oracle Ultra 27 is no longer listed on the Desktops section of Oracles products page. This is a shame because I'm quite pleased with mine.
This sends a couple of messages:
- Oracle doesn't think Solaris/OpenSolaris is viable on the workstation
- Oracle can't deliver …
KDE SC 4.4 - Steady, Incremental Improvements
I haven't noticed any killer features in KDE SC 4.4 and I've been running it since Beta 1. I've noticed a lot of subtle improvements. Things like app stacking and selection in the task bar seem much more responsive. All around, plasma looks subtly better and my favorite KDE …
more ...2010 SpamAssasin Public Service Announcement
If you run a public mail server, there is a good chance you run SpamAssassin.
There is a New Year's SNAFU in which any dates 2010+ are marked "grossly in the future". That is a problem since it is now 2010.
Run sa-update and restart SpamAssassin ASAP, or install the …
more ...Sun Ultra 27 Review - The Ultimate Linux Workstation
Sun Microsystems has a powerful and favorably priced entry in the x86 workstation space with the Ultra 27. Such is the power of this workstation and its natural fit for *nix workloads, combined with a compelling price tag, I pronounce it the Ultimate Linux Workstation in its class. He's a …
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