Why I switched from Vim to Emacs
I have been a loyal Vim user since, well, I don’t even remember any longer. Over the years, I tried other editors, but Vim commands and keyboard shortcuts are second nature to me, so much so that I ended up doing :w every time I wanted to save in another application. So, for a long time, I stuck with Vim for all my note-taking and writing. read more Powered by...
Use GNU on Windows with MinGW
If you’re a hacker running Windows, you don’t need a proprietary application to compile code. With the Minimalist GNU for Windows (MinGW) project, you can download and install the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC) along with several other essential GNU components to enable GNU Autotools on your Windows computer. read more Powered by...
What makes Java open source?
If you’re using Java to write business applications, you may know that Java Standard Edition (SE) is not open source software. It is not managed by a foundation, like Python or JavaScript, and in January 2019, Oracle changed its policy to require a commercial license for any use of SE, from the developer’s local environment to production. read more Powered by...
