Thoughts on Programming
Introduction Rust is a relatively young language in the field of systems programming. The first stable version appeared in 2015, though it was announced back in 2010. It combines different programming paradigms, namely from functional, object-oriented, and concurrent programming. This means programmers from other languages will quickly find familiar elements, though they may also be … Read more
Microsoft’s Build developer conference has wrapped up. Like Google’s I/O, the spotlight was mainly on artificial intelligence. But there were also announcements on other fronts — for example, cloud computing and developer tools like Visual Studio. One interesting highlight was Microsoft’s new Rust-based command-line editor. Called Microsoft Edit, it’s open source and runs on both … Read more
The path to a user directory can vary depending on the operating system. For instance, if the username is “kendra”, you would deal with the following paths: When writing a Python program for personal use, you could simply use the corresponding path to your user directory (i.e., /Users/<Username>). However, the situation changes when the program … Read more
This blog post is the first in a series of articles on the topic of artificial intelligence.— Contrary to the views of various “experts” from the past, AI has not disappeared; instead, it is gaining more significance in everyday life, particularly through AI chatbots. ChatGPT is perhaps the most widely used example. Most users might … Read more
In this blog post, I’ll show you how to create a USB boot stick on an Ubuntu Linux system. The prerequisite is that an Ubuntu image file has been downloaded. After downloading, the image file will typically be located in the „Downloads“ folder. You should leave it there, as it will be automatically detected (more … Read more