Evolution of unix-history-repo (Gource Visualization) video shows how the UNIX operating system was born and how it matured over time. The video is based on this GitHub repository, which combines the following: The project has achieved its major goal with the establishment of a continuous timeline from 1970 until today. The repository contains:– snapshots of … Continue reading Unix History Repository
The other day I came across the classic “The Bastard Operator From Hell“. I don’t think that anybody knows how many of the BOFH stories were ever written, but this site has a good collection of them. For those of you, who haven’t heard about BOFH, Wikipedia provides a good summary: The Bastard Operator From Hell (BOFH) … Continue reading BOFH – The Bastard Operator From Hell
Vendor lock-in is an old and well discussed issue. Some people don’t care about it all, jump right in. Others avoid it like a plague. And then there are those who allow it, with some very careful considerations. I have always been on the side of avoiding vendor lock-in by all costs. But lately, with … Continue reading Cloud Irregular: IAM Is The Real Cloud Lock-In
Dgraph is a fast, transactional distributed graph database, written in Go. It’s Open Source too. If you need a quick introduction to graph databases or if you are wondering whether you need to use one, here’s a good video to get you started. For even more insight, read “Why Google Needed a Graph Serving System“. … Continue reading Dgraph – fast, transactional, distributed graph database
Blockchain technology has been in the news a lot lately. Most of the attention however was on the cryptocurrencies and ICOs. But that’s a very tiny part of what the blockchain is all about. There are many different applications of the blockchain technology – some we already know and some are yet to be discovered. … Continue reading Blockchain : The Freeland Passport