Joy Of Learning: A Peek Into Auto-generating Code
Using tools to auto-generate code from high-level models or specifications looks like a cool idea. Though generating code instead of hand-writing it from scratch has many advantages, one needs to also be aware…
Codesport
Over the last couple of months, this column has covered dynamic languages such as JavaScript, and how they differ from traditional statically compiled languages like C or C++. Since many readers have requested…
Drupal 7: Features and Tracking Changes
The features module is great for managing Drupal projects. Graphical development in a CMS like Drupal 7 is wonderful. It is possible to develop complex sites with very little coding. It is also…
CodeSport
This month’s column continues the discussion on JavaScript language features. For the last couple of months, the topic of dynamic languages such as JavaScript and how they differ from traditional statically compiled languages…
Code Sport
In this monthÂ’s column, let us continue our discussion on dynamic languages, focusing on JavaScript. In last monthÂ’s column, we explored dynamic languages and how they are translated. While Web 2.0 accelerated the…
Getting Your First Job
In this month’s column, we take a break from discussing technical topics and talk about what most students care about getting a job. I get numerous mails from students just out of college…
FOSS is __FUN__: The Fifth Freedom, Part 2
Stallman’s classic definition of open source speaks of the four freedoms — the freedom to run the program in any way one likes, the freedom to study the source code and modify it,…
Exploring Software: Scientific Python and Image Processing
Discover what a beautiful language Python is for image processing. A substantial part of the human brain is dedicated to vision and the processing of images. Social sites are full of images that…
Joy of Programming: A Bug or a Feature?
A puzzling aspect of bugs is that they often turn out to be features (and vice versa)! Let’s explore this interesting topic with an example. In my experience working with enterprise software, I…
CodeSport (April 2012)
In this month’s column, we continue our discussion on the threading support introduced in the new C++11 standards. We first look at how we can manage threads. In last month’s column, we had…
June 19, 2013
anil_pugalia — Just load the usb-storage driver back. Or, just plug out & plug in the pen drive.
