Installing Rust on Linux

Install Rust on Linux

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 has released a command line editor

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

How to install a current version of Python on Debian

The Python programming language is already pre-installed on Debian, but usually in an old version. A current version cannot be added from the standard repositories, but with a few shell commands you get a current version on your linux system. Let’s start with the required packages and their dependencies: Next, download the Python version you … Read more