Slides for Matt Biddulph‘s speech “Python for Perl programmers” are a quick and easy way for Perl programmer to learn main differences between Perl and Python. Few code exmaples and quotes for the maestros are also included.
Category: Technology
I work in technology sector. And I do round a clock, not only from 9 to 5. It is my bread and butter, it is my hobby, it is the fascination of my life. And with the current rate of change particular in information technology (IT), there is always something new to learn, to try, to talk about. I often post news, thoughts, and reviews. And when I do, this is the category I use.
Fedora Extras available for download
I have some great news for Fedora Linux users: Fedora Extras are available for download. Fedora Extras is a software repository with packages that didn’t make it into Fedora distribution, but which are requested by a lot of people. All of these are built specifically for Fedora Linux distribution and are available as yum and apt repositories.
The announcement is here. The list of packages is here (takes some time to load).
The Lost 1984 Mac Video
The first demonstration of Macintosh by Steve Jobs was recorded on video, but never made it to the Web until recently. The Betamax tape is 21 years old! The digital version is here.
RockRage: Music Band Fonts
Yet another excellent font resource is RockRage: Music Band Fonts. Basically, it provides fonts of all famous rock bands, like “Metallica”, “AC/DC”, “Kiss”, etc.
RTFM
# The best perl one liner ever! perl -e 'print $i=pack(c5,(41*2),sqrt(7056),(unpack(c,H)-2),oct(115),10)'