Transfer files and folders from Windows to Linux with WinSCP
Transfer files and folders from Windows to Linux with WinSCP Paul Tue, 11/01/2022 – 03:00 Sometimes you need to transfer files over a network. There are lots of file sharing services out there, but most require that you send your file to the Internet. This seems like a long way to go (not to mention the privacy concerns) when two computers are right beside each other, or at least in the same building. The open source WinSCP...
20 technology horror stories about learning the hard way
20 technology horror stories about learning the hard way AmyJune Hineline Mon, 10/31/2022 – 03:00 Halloween will be here before you know it! This fun, over-the-top holiday is a great time to ponder the mortal fears of the developer in each of us. What haunts you the most, in the quiet moments just before your code starts to run? Getting into the spirit of Halloween, I asked some Opensource.com writers: What’s the scariest...
10 universal steps for open source code review
10 universal steps for open source code review Martin Kopec Mon, 10/31/2022 – 03:00 Have you ever found yourself in a situation where you needed to do a code review but didn’t fully understand the project? Maybe you did not review it to avoid looking like you didn’t know what you were doing. This article assures you that there’s a better way. You don’t need to know everything to provide a code review. In...
Set up a Matrix to Discord bot
Set up a Matrix to Discord bot Seth Kenlon Sat, 10/29/2022 – 03:00 Matrix is a popular open source chat application that makes it easy to chat securely with people all over the world. Similarly, Discord is a non-open source chat application that’s also popular with many online communities. Discord, like Matrix, provides a chat client for all major platforms both mobile and desktop, so it’s perfectly usable on Linux....
Write documentation like you develop code
Write documentation like you develop code Lorna Mitchell Fri, 10/28/2022 – 03:00 Many engineers and craftspeople are particular about their tools. To do a job well, you need the best tools and the skills to use them. The best tools in software development can be very powerful when applied to other kinds of digital creation. The Docs as Code approach is a great example. Docs as Code entails writing documentation using the same...
Trick Lua into becoming an object-oriented language
Trick Lua into becoming an object-oriented language Seth Kenlon Thu, 10/27/2022 – 03:00 Lua isn’t an object-oriented programming language, but a scripting language utilizing C functions and a C-like syntax. However, there’s a cool hack you can use within Lua code to make Lua act like an object-oriented language when you need it to be. The key is in the Lua table construct, and this article demonstrates how to use a...
