Archive for October 11th, 2006

Version control for Linux: Overview of architectures, models, and examples

Version control systems, or source management systems, are an important aspect of modern software development. Not using one is like driving a car too fast: it’s fun and you might get to your destination faster, but an accident is inevitable. This article provides an overview of Software Configuration Management (SCM) systems and their benefits.

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Apple’s Excellent Shell Scripting Primer

Apple has recently released an excellent primer to shell scripting covering shell dialects, flow control, regular expressions and tools. “Writing a shell script is like riding a bike. You fall off and scrape your knees a lot at first, but once you are sufficiently experienced, you’ll understand why people drive cars.”

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Developers are from Mars, Programmers are from Venus

Many of us use the terms “programmer” and “developer” interchangeably. A very good article describing the actual difference between the two.

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Funny joke from Ryan

Where does the one legged lady work?

IHOP

A good kids joke…

Another couple your mama jokes for kids…

Your mama is so skinny she can do the hoola hoop with a cheerio.

You mama is so skinny she can do push-ups under her bed.