Month: June 2011
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First Look at Python
When the programming language Python came out while it seemed like an interesting idea, I didn’t really see the point. I already know Perl, PHP and C (plus a few others) why learn another language? So until recently, I didn’t Recent frustrations with PHP and how “loose” it is with things like variables made me…
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psmisc 22.14 Released
The upstream and Debian packages for psmisc version 22.14 were released tonight. This version has a lot of bugfixes. I’ve also taken some time to clean up some of the minor compile warnings I used to get which were mainly variables set but not used. Two bugs that I’ll concentrate on getting fixed for the…
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Debian Linux on HP DV6-6023TX
It was time to update my creaking old laptop. I ordered HP6-6023TX online and after a few days it arrived just before a long weekend. I first backed up Windows 7 onto a set of DVDs and found that either my blank DVDs are old or this new DVD drive is far more fussy. There…
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JFFNMS 0.9.1 Released
JFFNMS 0.9.1 has the database extracts and updates missing from 0.9.0 This is the most problematic part of the project release; ensuring that the database updates correctly. Version 0.9.1 is functionally the same as 0.9.0, it is just with less bugs!
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What happens without software testing
Well JFFNMS 0.9.0 was a, well, its a good example of what can go wrong without adequate testing. Having it written in PHP makes it difficult to test, because you can have entire globs of code that are completely wrong but are not activated (because the “if” statement proves false for example) and…