Pliant AllianceSoftware development notes & tools

Journal

TitleDateExcerpt
Building a Simple Antivirus Scanner in CModern malware reaches Australian inboxes and browsers from a wide variety of sources, from compromised WordPress sites aimed at small businesses in Brisbane…
Writing clean code that lasts beyond the first deploySoftware ages. The clever trick you wrote last Friday looks less clever when you open the file again six months later and cannot remember what the variable…
Agile methods in a two-person software shopWhen the two of us registered the business with an ABN and signed the lease on a converted terrace in Carlton, we had a single shared belief: the work had to…
Live Craps And Real Money Casino Play On Spin SamuraiFor players comparing online table games, the phrase live craps real money casino captures several expectations at once: a recognisable dice game, a live…
Getting Started With Ubuntu 5.10 Breezy BadgerUbuntu 5.10, released in October 2005, gave Linux newcomers a polished route into a free desktop operating system. Its codename, Breezy Badger, suggested a…
Why pair programming worked for our small teamWhen our small development team began sharing keyboards, the arrangement looked inefficient. Two people were assigned to one workstation while another desk sat…
Pontoon Progressive Jackpots at Run4Win CasinoFor Australian players who enjoy blackjack-style games, pontoon offers a familiar format with a few important changes. The house rules can reward a five-card…
Setting up a secure Windows XP workstation for developmentWindows XP was a comfortable development platform for its time. It ran common compilers, web tools, database clients and office applications without demanding…
GIMP 2.2 Review For Digital Photo EditingGIMP 2.2 arrived at an interesting point in desktop photography. Digital cameras were becoming common, memory cards were getting larger, and home users were…