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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.

Checkout Learn Real Physics (Blog, Wiki) for my physics lectures if you want to learn real physics.

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 Dates

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 AWS Time-Series Data Cryptography

Software Development Methods and Best Practices

• Web Design Process
• Stabilizing Server Software

Software

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

Hardware

• Building a Linux Box 2013

Networking

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

Services

• SmugMug
• PayPal

Databases

• Data Modelling
• Open Schema
• Caching

Linux as a Desktop

• Window Managers
• Web Browsers
• Terminal
• Text Editor
• Communications
• Hardware Hacking
• MIDI
• Home Network with Linux

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
• Complexity
• RDF
• Manna

Rants

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

• Software Development Best Practices --- How to handle HR for software teams.
• Ideal Software Language
• How to write good code
• Learn from the Past
• Why I won't use your software

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
• Id: A universal id server idea
• Facts: A facts database
• Memory: A tool to help memorize facts
• Knowledge Vault: A tool to increase your intelligence with computer assistance
• Universal Dictionary - A dictionary and word map for all languages.
• HyperCard Clone: I've never used Hypercard, but I think I get the idea. I want to build a clone that is not web-based.
• Community: Software to build communities, respecting privacy and ownership.
• YouBank: Everyone can issue credit. Who you trust is up to you.

Game Notes

• Factorio