When I was an undergraduate studying programming for the first time we were taught C++ a fast, efficient language that introduced me to Object Orientated Programming (OOP) and the inevitable: error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol Which maintained to be the bane of my existence for a long time! It wasn’t […]
So being new to Linux and somewhat experienced with embedded systems (mostly microcontrollers, specifically Microchip PICs) I thought I would jump on the band wagon and get myself a Raspberry Pi to experiment with. On our projects page there is a link to the Hex-pod robot that was designed a […]
Apparently this looks as if it is going to turn into a bit of a rant about open source, the title of this entry is a quote from the movie Anti-Trust with Ryan Phillippe, mainly to illustrate the necessity and importance of open-source. This may seem like an obvious statement to […]
The power of using a package manager cannot be over stated in this humble “once only windows” users opinion. Whilst it is nice when the operating system transparently fetches the required drivers and programs there are instances that being able to pick and choose is useful in a professional capacity but […]
My first day… Now, I start this by saying straight up, while I am definitely a Windows person and a Windows programmer, this isn’t because I dislike open source or anything like that, merely I enjoy the convenience Windows based systems provide (I am learning now that this is a […]