Archive for the “Coding” category

Automake and Autoconf Made Simple

by enum on November 2, 2009

Instead of randomly pasting configuration code from other projects when you decide you want to use automake/autoconf, just check out all you should really know about autoconf and automake. Albeit, it may not be comprehensive, but it should get you (…)

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HTML 5

by enum on October 30, 2009

Have you checked out HTML 5 yet? If not, here is a neat article explaining some of the basic ideas of HTML 5.

Ruby from Other Languages

by enum on October 25, 2009

I was just browsing around for some material on ruby and I found this page very helpful: http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/documentation/ruby-from-other-languages/ It’s not a ruby bible or anything, but I think it is a good intro for experienced programmers.

Prefixes for Binary Multiples

by enum on June 26, 2009

I have become increasingly frustrated with people refusing to adopt the IEEE 1541-2002 standard. There is no real good reason why it should not be adopted. I think the most common argument I have heard against it is, “That’s stupid! (…)

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Multicore Programming Primer

by enum on June 26, 2009

MIT has been offering free videos of various courses for quite a while now. Today I came across this video series on multicore programming. I haven’t watched but a few minutes of it so far, but I am hoping to (…)

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