Unicode is driving me nuts
From pythondiary.com:You are developing an application using both Unicode and non-Unicode aware Python packages. A non-unicode aware package is python-ldap. I am currently building an web application...
View ArticleRecursively formatting a dictionary of strings
From alecmunro.blogspot.com:I have a use-case where I'm using a dictionary as a basis for generating a configuration file, and many of the values in the file share pieces, such as URL bases or...
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What are TCHAR, WCHAR, LPSTR, LPWSTR, LPCTSTR (etc.)
From CodeProject:Many C++ Windows programmers get confused over what bizarre identifiers like TCHAR, LPCTSTR are. Here, in brief, I would try to clear out the fog. In general, a character can be 1 byte...
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Aomei Partition Assistant Home Edition is free, with no strings attached
From Betanews:If you're looking for a free partitioning tool then there's no shortage of competition around, but you need to choose carefully. And this is particularly true if you're considering free...
View ArticleCaml Weekly News
From alan.petitepomme.net:CVE request: Hash DoS vulnerability (ocert-2011-003) / New version of standalone ocaml interval library + mpfr/mpfi preliminary bindings for ocaml / Arrays and private types /...
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Stronger Anti Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Filter for Java Web Apps
From Javalobby:Here is a good and simple anti cross-site scripting (XSS) filter written for Java web applications. What it basically does is remove all suspicious strings...Click here to read...
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Asynchronous methods using C#: Part I
From CodeProject:Download source - 15.4 KB. In this article, we'll see how to write an asynchronous method. For better understanding, first we'll perform a task conventionally and then we'll create its...
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Using Recursive SQL and XML trick to PIVOT(OK, concat) a "Document Folder...
From Geeks With Blogs:I'm in the process of building out a Data Warehouse and encountered this issue along the way.In the environment, there is a table that stores all the folders with the individual...
View ArticleGetting more out of Postgres 9.1 on Engine Yard
From Engine Yard :Hello again from your friends on the Engine Yard Data Team. We’ve been quite busy over the past few months, and we wanted to share some exciting news with you. In this post, we’ll go...
View ArticleChapter 1: Write Code That Looks Like Ruby
From philaquilina.com:I started my Hawaiian vacation off this week with the stellar book Eloquent Ruby by Russ Olsen. I've read a few Ruby books and they usually take one of two formsClick here to read...
View ArticleExploit Linux Machines Through Fun Challenges
From exploit-exercises.com:exploit-exercises.com provides a variety of virtual machines, documentation and challenges that can be used to learn about a variety of computer security issues such as...
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Solr 4.x Memory Usage vs. 3.x
From Javalobby:Or, “Trunk can use about 1/3 of the memory required by 3.x”Please note that these tests were created with an eye toward emphasizing the differences. For instance, I chose to sort on...
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8 Considerations For Choosing Your JavaScript Framework
From David Walsh:I spend a good amount of time looking at JavaScript framework source code. Regardless of which frameworks you have allegiance to, you can learn an awful lot by looking under the hood...
View ArticleA Slew of Dmitry Kazakov Updates
From ada-dk.org:Dmitry Kazakov refreshed a bunch of his Ada packages a few days ago: Fuzzy sets for Ada v5.6 (release ann.) GtkAda contributions v2.12 (release ann.) Simple components v3.14 (release...
View ArticlePython FAQ: Equality - fuzzy notepad
From veekun.com:Part of my Python FAQ. What does is do? Should I use is or ==? These operators tend to confuse Python newcomers, perhaps because is doesn't &Click here to read moreTagged:...
View ArticleExploring Kotlin, writing a simple spell checker
From richardlog.com:In my last blog I talked about exploring Kotlin, a JVM language in development by JetBrains. In this blog I'll walk through a larger piece of Kotlin code.Click here to read...
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Playing MP3s using MCI
From CodeProject:An article on how to use MCI command strings to handle audio files. I have made a wrapper class for easier use.Click here to read moreTagged: #audio #mp3 #strings #windows
View ArticleTLS Next Protocol Negotiation
From technotes.googlecode.com:This document describes a Transport Layer Security (TLS) extension for application layer protocol negotiation. This allows the application layer to negotiate which...
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NET String Resources
From CodeProject:Concepts and patterns for the handling of strings in multilingual applications.; Author: Jani Giannoudis; Updated: 20 Apr 2012; Section: String handling; Chapter: General Programming;...
View ArticleKolmogorov Complexity - A Primer
From jeremykun.wordpress.com:Previously on this blog (quite a while ago), we've investigated some simple ideas of using randomness in artistic design (psychedelic art, and earlier randomized css...
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