March 2024
Adventures with ArtixArtix is a low-resource Linux that can be configured to run well on old, low-powered computer hardware. In this article, I describe my first attempts at setting it up.
Categories: general computing, Linux
Command-line hacking: countdown timerUsing Linux date calculations to displaying a running countdown time in the terminal.
Categories: Linux, command-line hacking
The nuts and bolts of anonymous inner classes in JavaMany of the standard Java APIs make extensive use of anonymous inner classes, to provide features that in other language would be provided using lambda functions or closures. However, anonymous inner classes have limitations that many developers find difficult to understand and to work with. This article explains why this is the case.
Categories: software development, Java
How Linux home directory encryption worksEncryption of home directories is out of favour in modern Linux distributions, but it offers some compelling advantages over the alternatives, if used with care.
Categories: Linux
Using Apache Camel to implement an IRC botCamel's IRC support makes it relatively easy to implement an IRC conversation agent, that can process IRC messages and produce responses.
Categories: software development, Java, middleware
C development for Linux without a standard libraryThere are relatively few good reasons for writing C code without using a standard C library. However, doing so provides valuable insights into how compilers and operating systems work, and is worth doing if only for its educational value.
Categories: software development, C, embedded computing
