Testing for exceptions
The Test::Fatal module makes it very easy to test code that is supposed to throw an exception. It provides an exception function that takes a code block. If the code completes normally, exception {...
View ArticleI abandon my abusive relationship with Facebook
I have just deactivated my Facebook account, I hope for good.This interview with Eben Moglen provides many of the reasons, and was probably as responsible as anything for my decision. But the straw...
View ArticleInsane calculations in bash
A few weeks ago I wrote an article about various methods of arithmetic calculation in shell scripts and in bash in particular, but it was all leading up to today's article, which I think is more...
View ArticleIt came from... the HOLD SPACE
Since 2002, I've given a talk almost every December for the Philadelphia Linux Users' Group. It seems like most of their talks are about the newest and best developments in Linux applications, which...
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