How to use heredoc as a text editor
There’s a somewhat obscure feature in Linux and Unix shells that allows you to open a sort of do-while loop for the cat command. It’s called the heredoc, and it enables you to have, more or less, a text editor no matter what shell you’re using. The syntax is: read more Powered by...
4 ways open source transformed education in 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic required a paradigm change in education in 2020, as face-to-face interaction between teachers and students was largely replaced by remote learning beginning in the spring. Opensource.com writers helped teachers, students, and families around the world rise to the challenge with examples of open software tools fueling innovation in teaching and learning. read more Powered by...
3 critical DevOps concepts we explored in 2020
Looking back through Opensource.com’s articles about DevOps in 2020, there was a bit of something for everyone—from people starting the DevOps journey to seasoned DevOps veterans. The articles focused on testing, software methodologies, and DevOps’ most important part: the people. Here are the top 10 DevOps articles of 2020. read more Powered by...
2020 Shows the Danger of a Decapitated Cyber Regime
Trump’s White House has long been AWOL on cybersecurity. That lack of oversight almost seemed to be working—until the SolarWinds hack. Powered by WPeMatico
Real Estate Billionaire Sam Zell Skeptical of Bitcoin but Says ‘It May Be the Answer or One of the Answers’
The founder and chairman of Equity Group Investments Sam Zell says he is sceptical of bitcoin but concedes that it may be part of the solution. In particular, the billionaire and real estate magnate thinks the bitcoin community is composed of many individuals that he is not fond of. Fast Talking Characters In remarks made during an interview, the billionaire, who predicts that the U.S. dollar will lose its status as the world’s...
