Admit it, you and every other developer hates debugging other developer’s code, especially when it core dumps. Can it get any worse than hearing them say “works for me” when it dumps 100% of the time for you? Regular readers of this blog will know I’ve written about core dumps before. I’ve written about Ubuntu too many times to count. If some other Linux desktop distro would actually test with Nvidia drivers prior to shipping … Finding Your Core DumpsRead more
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I Hate Mercurial
Mercurial is one of those source control management systems that a token few people like and the vast majority of the world shuns. Most of us shun it for good reason. Git, on the other hand, is one of those source control management systems than many people like, and it is for no good reason. Git is not a good SCM, it’s a wild wild west SCM. To use it for a medical device project … I Hate MercurialRead more
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Gecko Linux NVidia and BOINC
This is a sad little journey involving Gecko Linux NVidia and BOINC. There will be some overlap with my TerraMaster post because I went down that road before getting BOINC to work. I’m always a bit leery of trying an RPM based distro for either my desktop or BOINC. This comes from back in the day when SuSE Linux came in a box on floppies with printed manuals. We only had dial-up Internet if we … Gecko Linux NVidia and BOINCRead more
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TerraMaster F4-210 and Gecko Linux
Gecko Linux is a wee bit different than my original article on this topic. Still, you can kind of muddle your way through using that Debian based article. Gecko is Open SuSE based, therefore uses RPMs and has different package names. Ahhhh, the blissful anarchy of Linux . . . and people wonder why it isn’t more widely adopted! I will assume you did the first part of the previous article and already have your … TerraMaster F4-210 and Gecko LinuxRead more
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Too Big to AGILE
You won’t find a professional willing to touch AGILE with a hundred mile pole. No, getting paid to write software doesn’t make you a professional anymore than winning $20 shooting hoops at the park makes you a professional basketball player. There is a quality of skill and technique one must have. If you are “doing AGILE” you have proven to the world you don’t have it. Roland Hughes I have had to utter that quote … Too Big to AGILERead more