Self-tutoring about Bash scripting: the tutor mentions a few hints. The following is according to my understanding. It’s been a while since I’ve done any Bash scripting, so I had to re-learn a few details. Within brackets, such as ones …
Self-tutoring about computer software entities: the tutor mentions Apache and Mozilla. The following is according to my understanding. Over the years I’ve gotten many answers by researching the Web. Mozilla and Apache have both figured prominently in said research. To …
Self-tutoring about home computing: the tutor mentions a comparison between Windows and Linux. In my experience as a programmer, Linux is my favourite os. Pretty much anything one needs is available with apt install (or other similar terminal command), usually …
The tutor follows up on an issue that evolved with the ASCII bell character, ‘\a’, a few posts ago. Back on January 29 I introduced a Perl program that takes, as input, a waiting time in seconds, then makes three …
To the tutor’s mind, Perl code is so easy to write, with so many neat functions, it’s a great teaching language. Today we’ll have some fun. I’ve heard that some people don’t like programming in Perl. I just can’t see …