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CVS, Git, Arch Linux Version control mini how to
This is an overview of architectures, models, and examples.
Version control systems, or source management systems, are an important aspect of modern software development. Not using one is like driving a car too fast: it’s fun and you might get to your destination faster, but an accident is inevitable. This article provides an overview of [...]
Download of the day: CakePHP - The rapid development php framework
CakePHP is a framework for PHP, based on Rails for Ruby. Its aim is to aid programming web applications. From the site:
“Cake is a rapid development framework for PHP which uses commonly known design patterns like ActiveRecord, Association Data Mapping, Front Controller and MVC. Our primary goal is to provide a structured framework that [...]
Tutorial: How to write cross-platform GUIs using wxWidgets
Windows and X widgets (wxWidgets) is an open source, cross-platform widget toolkit; that is, a library of basic elements for building a graphical user interface (GUI)
wxWidgets lets developers create applications for Win32, Mac OS X, GTK+, X11, Motif, WinCE, and more using one codebase. It can be used from languages such as C++, [...]
Howto: Build Linux Kernel Module Against Installed Kernel w/o Full Kernel Source Tree

Recently I received a question via email:

How do I build Linux kernel module against installed or running Linux kernel? Do I need to install new kernel source tree from kernel.org?
Python Network Programming howto
I am thinking to learn some networking stuff using python. This tutorial will come handy as python has very good built-in support for both socket and various Internet protocols (perl uses 3rd party tools or cpan modules as compare to Python).
Networking is an essential task in software applications nowadays. Many programming languages have support for [...]
Google hosting for open source projects
You can sign in with your Gmail account to create a project. This is good news for open source project developers as sf.net only focusing on enterprise customers. However according to Google this service is not designed to compete with SourceForge.net and other community driven hosting providers.
This service is under construction (beta) but users will [...]
Aptana open source IDE for Linux with dreamweaver like features
Aptana IDE is supposed to be as good as dreamweaver.
Aptana is a robust, free & open source (source available soon - licensed under the Eclipse Public License v1.0), JavaScript-focused IDE for building dynamic web applications for Linux, Windows and Mac systems. According to official Aptana site, it has following features:

Code Assist on JavaScript, [...]
How to secure the data in your PHP applications with PHP encryption
PHP encryption for the common man (read as newbie)
FTA, “…In this increasingly virtual online world, you have to be careful to protect your data. Learn the basics of encoding and encrypting important bits of information, such as passwords, credit card numbers, and even entire messages. Get an overview of what it means to encrypt and [...]
Git revision control software howto
This document shows us how to install and configure Git - revision control software.
FTA “…Git is the open source revision control software that Linus Torvalds developed to help manage Linux kernel development. You can download it yourself and use it for your own kernel hacking — or for software development projects of your own. This [...]
Kick start writing C/C++ and Java applications on Red Hat and SUSE Linux
This introductory tutorial covers how to kick stat writing C/C++ and Java applications on Red Hat and SUSE Linux.
FTA, “…Eclipse is an open source community that provides a development platform and a collection of application frameworks for building software. Learn how to install and use Eclipse specifically for Linux running on IBM POWER processor-based systems. [...]