- Tutorial: How to connect to MySQL with Python
A step by step guide to connecting to a MySQL database with Python. Super easy.
5 min read - Sep 13, 2012 - C# Tutorials - Introduction: .Net Architecture Basics
A nice introduction to C# and the .NET Architecture. I explain the basics and show you how to get started
5 min read - Jul 6, 2012 - Linux Tutorial: 5 Cool Vim Command Line Tricks
Some cool VIM command line tricks to help you get the most of this powerful editor.
2 min read - May 31, 2012 - Python For The Absolute Beginner
Want to try out some Python? Here's a primer on getting started with this awesome language.
6 min read - May 21, 2012 - Linux Tutorial: How to Build Apache, PHP5 and MySQL from Source (The Hard Way)
A step by step guide for building a LAMP stack from source for ultimate customization.
5 min read - May 20, 2012 - Linux Tutorial: How to Show Realtime dmesg Output in Linux
How to show your dmesg output in Linux in realtime.
1 min read - Sep 28, 2011 - How to Capture the Output of a Linux Command in C++
A quick way to capture the output of a Linux command in your C++ program
3 min read - Sep 23, 2011 - Tutorial: How to Get the Linux Version From The Command Line
Several ways to get the Linux version from the command line.
2 min read - Aug 20, 2011 - Tutorial: How to use Vim instead of Vi with an alias
a quick tutorial that shows you how to swap VIM for Vi with a single line.
1 min read - Aug 18, 2011 - Tutorial: XSLT in 5 minutes
This is a simple introduction to XSLT, or eXtensible Stylesheet Language Transformation. It's a way of applying styles and formatting to XML files, and it's pretty useful.
4 min read - Mar 16, 2011
Tutorials
Here are the tutorials I've written over the years, in a variety of languages/platforms.
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