I prefer choice over integration when it comes to coding.

Turns out freedom and flexibility are great for coding.

This is a book about Unix programming, but in it we’re going to toss around the words “culture,” “art,” and “philosophy” a lot. If you are not a programmer, or you are a programmer who has had little ...

Although this book is the second edition of this title, the former edition was published quite a while ago, 20 years to be exact. Quite a bit in UNIX programming has changed since then. The book ...

Linux skills are in growing demand in today’s IT hiring landscape, and there are many ways to bolster those skills both online and off. Whereas many such offerings target IT professionals, however, a ...

Master the Techniques Needed to Build Great, Efficient Embedded Devices On Linux Embedded Linux runs many of the devices we use every day, from smart TVs to WiFi routers, test equipment to industrial ...

Ever wondered why programming in Bash is so difficult? Bash employs the same constructs as traditional programming languages; however, under the hood, the logic is rather different. The Bourne-Again ...

There’s no doubt that demand for IT professionals with Linux skills is growing rapidly, and earlier this year I wrote about a brand-new certification program targeting newcomers to the open source ...

Last week's discussion about development languages was, I thought, both wide ranging and interesting. In particular I ended up trying to understand to what extent, if at all, organizational structures ...