Eric Raymond Prefers Python to Perl! “There was simply no way I could have pulled off a coup like this in Perl, even with my vastly greater experience level in that language. It was at this point I realized I was probably leaving Perl behind.” Eric Raymond is a Linux advocate and the author of […]
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11
Jan
12 Interesting Things Now Possible in C++ (Since C++11)
Posted by Nagesh Rao Published in C++, Technical#1: User Defined Suffixes for Literals C++ always allowed programmers to store and perform operations on integral types, floating-point types and strings. They were considered to be merely values with no consideration for what unit they represent. Now it is possible to use any user-defined unit that can increase readability or allow for mathematically correct […]
4
Jan
BASIC I fell in love with computers at first sight! The first programming language I learnt was BASIC, and even today I strongly feel that BASIC is the right choice for the first programming language to be learnt by novice programmers. Unfortunately, C has become the first programming language that people learn. The reasons why […]
15
Sep
Who hasn’t heard of them? And if you have experienced what they are, who can forget such a profoundly frustrating experience? Computer viruses are merely computer programs, designed to self-replicate. They are designed to “infect” other executable programs, by copying the virus code into them. When these infected programs are executed, the virus gets another […]
13
Sep
The whole world knows that the whole world presents web content using HTML (HyperText Markup Language). These HTML pages are written by programmers (and if generated by designers, then are at least optimized by programmers), and many programmers are, unfortunately, unprofessional in their approach!
31
Aug
One of our previous blog posts introduced Brainfuck! Programs written in this minimalistic language can be highly unreadable! It can be fun though to put your intelligence to use to create something with these simple instructions. This article is the first part of a tutorial series showing you how this language works and how to […]
12
Aug
Programmers are expected to be good at logical thinking because computers are logical machines. Logical thinking puzzles challenge and entertain those who attempt them, and also help shape the thought process. This article is a dynamic collection of logical puzzles to which puzzles will be periodically added.
7
Aug
C FAQ: How do I compile multiple C programs and link them together?
Posted by Nagesh Rao Published in C, TechnicalThe exact procedure would depend on the compiler, though will not vary widely. Since we work extensively on Linux, we will show you how to do so using the GCC compiler in Linux: The simplest way of combining multiple C programs to create a single executable is: $gcc 1.c 2.c 3.c The files 1.c, 2.c […]
5
Aug
8 Different Ways of Processing Function/Subroutine Parameters in Perl
Posted by Nagesh Rao Published in Perl, TechnicalPerl is known for allowing multiple different ways of expressing a solution! This article examines various techniques by which a function/subroutine in Perl can accept and process parameters. As an example, we will stick to a subroutine called add that adds the 2 arguments passed to it and returns the sum. Method #1: sub add() […]
31
Jul
Q What would be the size of int and int* on a Linux 64-bit environment? I expect both to be same but am getting different sizes… need some explanation! -Sumit Maurya Incidentally, I recently posted an article on our blog about sizes of integral types, with a link posted on our facebook page. To clarify, […]
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