Take a break at the Linux command line with Nyan Cat
We’re now on day six of the Linux command-line toys advent calendar, where we explore some of the fun, entertaining, and in some cases, utterly useless toys available for your Linux terminal. All are available under an open source license. Will they all be unique? Yes. Will they all be unique to you? I don’t know, but, chances are you’ll find at least one new toy to play with by the time our advent calendar is...
How to view XML files in a web browser
Once you learn that HTML is a form of XML, you might wonder what would happen if you tried to view an XML file in a browser. The results are quite disappointing—Firefox shows you a banner at the top of the page that says, “This XML file does not appear to have any style information associated with it. The document tree is shown below.” The document tree looks like the file would look in an editor: read...
6 steps to optimize software delivery with value stream mapping
Do your efforts to improve software development fall short due to confusion and too much debate? Does your organization have a clear picture of what is achievable, and are you sure you’re moving in the right direction? Can you determine how much business value you’ve delivered so far? Are the bottlenecks in your process known? Do you know how to optimize your current process? read...
Top 10 November must-reads: Python libraries for data science, getting started with serverless computing, command-line tools, and more
Thanks for another fun month of content and community on Opensource.com! Last month the site brought in 1,004,107 unique visitors who generated 1,524,240 page views. We published 84 articles in November and welcomed 17 new writers: read...
