Monthly Archives: September 2010
SystemTap Tutorial, Part 1
This is the first of a two-part series on SystemTap, a dynamic method to monitor and trace the operations of a running Linux kernel....
Joy of Programming: Why C is a Middle-Level Language!
C has low-level language features disguised as high-level features. We'll look at two case studies -- arrays and functions -- to understand what we...
Exploring Software: Delta Packages — Speed Up Updates By Downloading Less
An RPM package is essentially an archive with packaging and control information -- for example, you can extract the contents of a .rpm file...
CodeSport
Welcome to CodeSport. This month, we feature a medley of questions about operating systems, computer architecture and algorithms.
Last month's column featured three questions on...
Leading Local Search Engine (Just) Dials Open Source for a Growth Call!
Open source technology enabled Just Dial, India's leading local search engine, to grow at a much faster rate and achieve a lot more than...
