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Deitel Presents an Introduction to DBI in Perl
Jul 5, 2002
This Deitel™ article introduces manipulating databases using the Perl programming language. Readers should be familiar with Perl programming and SQL.
Deitel Presents an Introduction to LWP and LWP Commands in Perl Programming
Apr 12, 2002
Deitel™ introduces Web Automation and Networking using LWP and LWP commands in Perl.
Deitel Presents An Introduction to PHP
May 10, 2002
PHP is quickly becoming one of the most popular server-side scripting languages for creating dynamic Web pages. In this excerpt from their book, Deitel™ introduces you to some PHP basics.
Deitel Presents How Keyword Import Affects Namespaces in Python Programming
May 31, 2002
This DEITEL™ article discusses how the various forms of the import statement affect a program's namespace. We explore all the forms of the statement and use function dir in interactive sessions to demonstrate the import statement's effects on the namespace.
Deitel Presents Introduction to Python Iterators
May 17, 2002
Iterators are new to the Python language—they were added in version 2.2. In this article, Deitel™ motivates the need for iterators and define a class that supports iterators.
Deitel Presents Making a CD Player with pygame and Tkinter in Python
Jun 7, 2002
This article from DEITEL™ introduces pygame, a multimedia package for Python. We use pygame and Tkinter to create a working CD-Player with a graphical interface. The simplicity of the program demonstrates the power and expressiveness of Python and its many open-source packages.
Deitel Presents Python Properties
May 24, 2002
Deitel™ explains how to implement properties for a class in Python.
Deploying the Solaris Operating Environment Using a Solaris Security Toolkit CD
Oct 17, 2003
This article discusses how the Toolkit can be used to construct a bootable CD, based on Sun's JumpStart framework, for building and configuring new systems.
Design Patterns in Ruby: Keeping Up with the Times with the Observer Pattern
Jan 11, 2008
Build components that know about the activities of other components without having to tightly couple everything together.
Design Patterns in Ruby: Picking the Right Class with a Factory
Oct 23, 2009
In this chapter, Russ Olsen at both the Factory Method pattern and the Abstract Factory pattern. He also shines a light on some dynamic Ruby techniques that will help you build factories more effectively.
Designing a Clustering Solution for Linux and NetWare with Novell Cluster Services
Aug 18, 2006
Sander van Vugt and Rob Bastiaansen cover the functional and technical details you need to design your clustering solution for Linux and NetWare.
Different Types of Internet Packets
Jan 26, 2001
This selection from Linux Socket Programming discusses the four basic Internet packet protocols you can choose from, and presents their advantages, disadvantages, and typical uses.
Discovering Ubuntu 9.10, a Free Linux OS
Jan 29, 2010
Eric Geier tells you all you need to know about this nifty Ubuntu upgrade.
Distributed Programming with Ruby: Distribunaut
Nov 17, 2009
Distribunaut is a framework agnostic port of the mack-distributed package. In this chapter from his book, Distributed Programming with Ruby, Mark Bates shows you how to install and use it.
Distributed Ruby: Mark Bates Sheds New Light
Mar 2, 2010
Sometimes Ruby code is too cool to run on just one computer at a time. In this interview with Hal Fulton, Mark Bates explains how he defines distributed programming, reasonable concerns about Ruby performance, and how to choose Ruby libraries.
Django for the Impatient: Building a Blog
Nov 25, 2008
How fast can you produce a simple blog using Django? Pretty darn fast.
Do it Yourself Embedded Linux
Sep 14, 2001
Embedded systems are all the rage, especially the Linux-powered devices on the market. Marcel Gagné tells here why Linux's open-source model, easy customization, and popularity with developers make it an ideal choice for embedded systems.
Doing the Time Warp: Manipulating Date and Time in PHP 5
Oct 14, 2005
Most websites utilize the PHP date and time features only to display the current date, often just to make the website appear constantly up-to-date. Fortunately, though, the date and time features in PHP can be used to much greater effect, and this chapter details many of the possible uses for these handy tools.
DragonFly BSD: UNIX for Clusters?
Jun 15, 2007
David Chisnall looks at DragonFly BSD, the fourth major BSD.
Duct Tape and Design: Applying Extreme Programming to System Administration
Jul 13, 2001
Just as system administration isn't all duct tape and chewing gum, extreme programming (XP) isn't just for cowboy coders, says Pat Eyler.

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