Ariel Ortiz Ramirez at Linux Gazette has a basic overview of C# data types:
In my previous article, I introduced the C# programming language and explained how it works in the context of the Mono environment, an open-source implementation of Microsoft’s .NET framework. I will now go on to some details on the data types supported by the C# programming language.
It’s basic, but somebody out there might find it useful. [via OSNews]
Our own Jeremy Zawodny covers new features in MySQL for version 4.0 at Linux Magazine. It looks like a ton of great new features are on their way, though it should be transparent to the end user:
Most of the development work in 4.0 has focused on three areas: enhancing existing features and performance, adding new features, and changing the architecture of the MySQL software to provide for future growth. There’s simply not enough room here to discuss all of the changes in MySQL 4.0, so we’ll focus on the major enhancements in 4.0, and dig into the most significant new features.
It looks like 4.0 will bring enhanced replication, transactions, SSL support, and other great stuff. Excellent article, Jeremy. [via OSNews]
Radio Userland plays nicer with proxies now after implementing proxy exceptions.
Doc Searls posted a great article at Linux Journal about weblogs. He covers history, his past experience, blogging software, some statistics, and thoughts on corporate/company blogging. Go read it.
“It is better to be quotable than to be honest.”
CNet:
IBM will announce a new low-end server Wednesday, its first Power processor-based system that can run the Linux operating system without needing IBM’s AIX as well.
Single-CPU servers start at about 15 grand. It looks like running AIX on this “entry level” monster actually has a higher value (price/configurability) than running SuSE. The real nugget of knowledge is a little further down in the article:
Some software partners are coming aboard, though. Red Hat, the No. 1 seller of Linux, has agreed to release a version of its high-end Advanced Server product for all four IBM server lines.
If Red Hat thinks that running Linux on an IBM pSeries is worth it, chances are it’s worth it.
IBM Developerworks covers Python persistence:
Persistence is all about keeping objects around, even between executions of a program. In this article you’ll get a general understanding of various persistence mechanisms for Python objects, from relational databases to Python pickles and beyond. You’ll also take an in-depth look at Python’s object serialization capabilities.
[via RootPrompt.Org]
Chris Heilman (of 101-365 fame) is feeling the flow. He was linked yesterday by Dave (Scripting News’d? Davedotted?), and was blogdotted shortly thereafter. I’ve been reading his blog for some time (since just after the rasin mead I think), and just wanted to say congrats. You’ll notice that I’m in the ‘hood section of his blogroll, and if I wasn’t a lazy bum and categorized my blogroll, he’d be near the top.
There are blogs that I scan for interesting news or content, and then there are blogs that I truly enjoy reading. I think you can guess which category 101-365 falls under.