6 articles to inspire open source sustainability in 2023
6 articles to inspire open source sustainability in 2023 jehb Tue, 12/27/2022 – 03:00 The scientific community builds upon open access and open information. Recalling the famous quote in a 1675 letter by Isaac Newton: “if I have seen further [than others], it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.” The scientific community has built our collective knowledge of the world around us on the information shared by...
3 aspects of Rust you need to learn
3 aspects of Rust you need to learn Moshe Zadka Tue, 12/27/2022 – 03:00 Rust is consistently voted one of the languages people most want to learn. In 2022, Opensource.com had a few articles to help you get started. Rust is a fairly new language, but it’s grown quickly. The general excitement about it goes beyond interest in a new language to try. Rust has genuinely useful features, like the ability to allocate data to the...
10 resources for Python programmers
10 resources for Python programmers Moshe Zadka Mon, 12/26/2022 – 03:00 One of my favorite things about Python is that it’s an actual language that’s also useful as a teaching language. As in past years, Opensource.com had great articles demonstrating this in 2022. More Python resources What is an IDE? Cheat sheet: Python 3.7 for beginners Top Python GUI frameworks Download: 7 essential PyPI libraries Red Hat...
5 Raspberry Pi tutorials to inspire DIY creativity
5 Raspberry Pi tutorials to inspire DIY creativity cherrybomb Sun, 12/25/2022 – 03:00 ‘Tis the season for holiday pies and tasty treats, so why not talk about every open source enthusiast’s favorite hardware delight: the Raspberry Pi. This year, Opensource.com contributors put in work on how to use the Pi for all sorts of cool projects and use cases. (Did you see the one about creating your own holiday light display...
9 resources about open source for educators and students
9 resources about open source for educators and students Don Watkins Sat, 12/24/2022 – 03:00 Open source provides fertile ground for innovation, not only in the cloud but in the classroom. Whether you are homeschooled, in a traditional K-12, university, someone looking to learn new skills, open source provides rich opportunities for personal and professional development. This year, Opensource.com writers provided readers with a...
How to use your Linux terminal as a file manager
How to use your Linux terminal as a file manager sethkenlon Sat, 12/24/2022 – 03:00 A terminal is an application that provides access to the user shell of an operating system (OS). Traditionally, the shell is the place where the user and the OS could interface directly with one another. And historically, a terminal was a physical access point, consisting of a keyboard and a readout (a printer, long ago, and later a cathode ray...