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Joy of Programming: Scope, Lifetime and Visibility in C
Often, programmers confuse the scope, lifetime and visibility of variables. So I'll cover these three important concepts in this month's column.
Whenever you declare a...
Exploring Software: GNOME and the Semantic Desktop
Currently, this is a work in progress. So will it mature fast enough
and meet user expectations?
The state of the semantic desktop in the GNOME...
CodeSport
In this month's column, let us focus our attention on some of the common compiler optimisations, and on how to write code that can...
“Open-Source Professionals are Welcome at Impetus”
If you think there is a dearth of financially viable opportunities in the world of FOSS, think again! Organisations like Impetus Infotech (India) Pvt...
Kerala State Electricity Board Saves a Whopping Rs 8 Crore, Using FOSS
Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) switched to open source solutions only a few years back, and now, not only manages the accounting and billing...
OpenIndiana — a Free Fork of Solaris
OpenIndiana comprises the Illumos core, taken from OpenSolaris, with a set of GNU user-land tools. OpenIndiana can even be called an analogue to GNU/Linux,...
The Magical Art of Compositing in Blender
Apart from being a great 3D modeller and one of the best animation programs, Blender is also a great compositing program (since the release...
A Novice’s Guide to Android Rooting, Recovery and Flashing
This is an introduction to customising Android (rooting, recovery and flashing), which is intended for those already acquainted with Android and wish to unleash...
FOSS Trainer Powers Up 170 College Labs in Tamil Nadu!
"In India, open source software will have to come and stay in a big way, for the benefit of our billion people," Dr A...
Lisp: Tears of Joy, Part 4
Lisp has been hailed as the world's most powerful programming language. But only the top percentile of programmers use it, because of its cryptic...
