How this convenient Linux packaging technology works, from
first principles.
Command-line hacking: Moon phases
Estimating the phase of the Moon using the Linux Bash shell and
standard command-line utilities.
Kafka Connect from the ground up
A simple demonstration of Kafka Connect, from first
principles. Part 1 of a series.
Containers have become hugely important in the
IT industry, and Linux provides numerous technologies to build, run,
and orchestrate containers. This series of articles demonstrates how
to build a minimal, but workable, Linux container infrastructure from
the ground up, using only command-line tools.
I don't use social media. Get over it.
Why do we use complex impedance in electrical engineering?
The concept of 'complex impedance' is a fundamental one in circuit analysis, but it's
not at all obvious why it works, or where it comes from.
Bayesian statistics for beginners
An explanation from first principles of this much-misunderstood
principle of statistical inference.
A very brief overview of Kotlin for Java developers
A concise summary of how Kotlin compares with Java, and how Kotlin
code runs on a Java JVM.
Rolling your own minimal embedded Linux for the Raspberry Pi
A series of articles on building your own Rapsberry Pi Linux installation,
for lightweight, appliance applications.
Why the fascination with retrocomputing?
Why do so many IT professionals like to tinker with vintage
computers and software?
