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The language of choice for large, high-performance applications in Linux is almost always C, or somewhat less often C++. Both are powerful languages that allow you to create high-performance natively compiled programs. However, they are not languages that lend themselves to runtime flexibility. Once a C/C++ application is compiled, its code is pretty much static. At times, that can be a real hindrance. For example, if you want to allow users of a program to create plugins easily that extend the application’s functionality, you have to deal with complex dynamic linking issues that can cause no end of headaches. Additionally, your users will have to know C/C++ in order to extend the application, which severely limits the number of people capable of writing extensions. ...

A custom kernel boots up the system faster, it takes up lesser memory space and one can install drivers for special hardware not supported by a default kernel… How to get it wrong? ;) Here is a interesting guide to compile the Kernel for FreeBSD.

Filippo Cerulo ha completato questa guida all’uso di OpenOffice 2.0 e i DataBase. Grazie a Filippo per l’ottimo e completo lavoro (tratta l’integrazione con vari DB, da PostgreSQL a Oracle, passando per MySQL e MSSql). Qui l’indice degli argomenti.

Hi. Today I added a new page in the OUTPUT section: HOWTOs. Obviously, I will insert various kinds of howto. The first howto is in Italian (and in English, in the future) and is about .htaccess configuration (in development right now).

In my University the Open Source has not much esteemer: a my good friend make a interesting “analysis” about the usage of OS software to pass an examination. At Neminis.org. I found the gEDA Project for Electronic Design Automation: I love you Nemo :D. It does not run on my IceBook :(.

Libro collaborativo on-line basato su DocuWiki. Il libro sarà in lingua italiana (ci vuole un bel manuale di PHP per i non “anglofili” no?). Ho iniziato a scrivere il capitolo dedicato a SimpleXML. Ho in mente di inserire pure qualche esempio di utilizzo pratico e “attualmente in produzione”. Appena finito, posto il link relativo. Here.

Questa guida sembra davvero interessante ed utile per chi si volesse scrivere il proprio Blog (ex novo) con il supporto per il Trackback. Link alla guida su ikaro.net.