How I gave my old laptop new life with the Linux Xfce desktop
How I gave my old laptop new life with the Linux Xfce desktop Jim Hall Wed, 06/08/2022 – 03:00 1 reader likes this 1 reader likes this A few weeks ago, I needed to give a conference presentation that included a brief demonstration of a small app I’d written for Linux. I needed a Linux laptop to bring to the conference, so I dug out an old laptop and installed Linux on it. I used the Fedora 36 Xfce spin, which worked great....
Using Ansible to automate software installation on my Mac
Using Ansible to automate software installation on my Mac Servesha Dudhgaonkar Wed, 06/08/2022 – 03:00 Register or Login to like Register or Login to like On most systems, there are several ways to install software. Which one you use depends on the source of the application you’re installing. Some software comes as a downloadable wizard to walk you through an install process, while others are files you just download and...
How Garbage Collection works inside a Java Virtual Machine
How Garbage Collection works inside a Java Virtual Machine Jayashree Hutt… Tue, 06/07/2022 – 09:54 1 reader likes this 1 reader likes this Automatic Garbage Collection (GC) is one of the most important features that makes Java so popular. This article explains why GC is essential. It includes automatic and generational GC, how the Java Virtual Machine (JVM) divides heap memory, and finally, how GC works inside the JVM. Java...
6 Linux word processors you need to try
6 Linux word processors you need to try Don Watkins Mon, 06/06/2022 – 03:00 Register or Login to like Register or Login to like Writers are always looking for better ways to put their words and ideas into readable formats to share with their readers. My first experiences with word processing came in my Apple II days when I used AppleWorks and later FrEDWriter, which was a free word processing application created in 1985. It was...
A Drupal developer’s guide to Progressive Web Apps
A Drupal developer’s guide to Progressive Web Apps Alex Borsody Mon, 06/06/2022 – 03:00 Register or Login to like Register or Login to like The following article is a companion to my presentation at Drupalcon and Drupalcamp covering Progressive Web Apps implementations. Progressive Web Apps (PWA) have support from some of the top tech companies, including Google and Microsoft, with the common goal being “Web apps...
Attract contributors to your open source project with authenticity
Attract contributors to your open source project with authenticity Rizel Scarlett Sat, 06/04/2022 – 03:00 Register or Login to like Register or Login to like It’s not a secret that maintaining an open source project is often thankless and time-consuming work. However, I’ve learned that there’s one shared joy among open source maintainers: They love building with a group of technologists who passionately believe...
