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From Jonathan Gardner's Tech Wiki

Contents 1 Greetings! 2 Languages 3 Theories 4 Practical Technology 5 Software Development Methods and Best Practices 6 Software 7 Networking 8 Services 9 Databases 10 Linux as a Desktop 11 Thoughts 12 Rants 13 Abandoned stuff 14 Projects

Greetings!

Welcome to my technical wiki. My name is Jonathan Gardner, and I'll be your host.

This wiki is really designed for myself. Think of it as an open notebook.

I try to organize things by concepts. For instance, regex covers regexes in all the languages I know (Python, perl...), as well as the regexes used by Unix command-line utilities like grep.

This wiki isn't intended for users to contribute to. However, I greatly appreciate questions, comments, suggestions and corrections sent to my email at jgardner@jonathangardner.net. Don't be shy.

Languages

• Interesting Languages: Languages I need to look at later.
• My Languages: Every programmer should think deeply about what makes a programming language good or bad, and every programmer should have an ideal language they'd like to write in.
• Fundamental Concepts of Computer Languages: Discussion on the various elements of good languages and why.

Python: Currently my #1 language. Perl: Expert at, but I don't like it. Javascript: Necessary knowledge. Expert.

C/C++: Yep. Java: Yuck! Ruby: No thanks.

Lisp: It was fun. PHP: Yuck!

Theories

Probability Parsing Regex Database Virtual Machines

Nondeterministic Programming Data Structures Functions Scope Object-Oriented Programming

Practical Technology

Android Storing other people's sensitive data Backup RAID LVM Mobile Apps How to structure a large project Partitioning Drives in Linux OpenCV: Image processing such as face recognition

Games with Python FTP Running a Political Campaign on the Web GUI X Windows Usability Hardware Files: the Ultimate API

Software Development Methods and Best Practices

• Web Design Process

Software

• ViM
• PostgreSQL
• Subversion
• KDE
• Linux
• Unix Utilities
• Amanda
• Drupal
• WordPress
• Samba
• Synergy + Putty on Windows

Networking

• Website Checklist
• Email
• DNS
• iptables
• DHCP
• SSL Certificates
• SSH
• 0MQ
• Writing a TCP/IP Service
• Linux and Windows

Services

• SmugMug
• PayPal

Databases

• Data Modelling
• Open Schema

Linux as a Desktop

• Window Managers
• Web Browsers
• Terminal
• Text Editor
• Communications
• Hardware Hacking
• MIDI

Thoughts

• Lazy evaluation allows macros
• The Perfect Wiki
• Organize Everything
• Universal ID
• How to learn physics
• An Open Social Network
• Starting a Tech Business
• Education
• OO By Attributes
• Another Kind of MUD

Rants

I'm going to rant on a variety of topics.

• Software Development Best Practices
• Ideal Software Language

Abandoned stuff

Projects

• Common Lisp Open Library -- A set of useful packages to complement your Common Lisp programming. (Mostly abandoned now.)
• Infiniweb -- A website you build organically.
• Pyli: An experimental Pythonic Lisp written in Python.
• MUD: How to write a MUD in Python