March 2024
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Using Linux date calculations to displaying a running countdown time in the terminal.
Categories: Linux, command-line hacking
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Many 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
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Encryption 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