Free, Libre, and Open Source Software and Programming

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Feb 23, 2025

• Events

  • WordPress ☛ Shaping Tomorrow at WordCamp Asia 2025

    Over 1,400 attendees from 71 countries gathered at the Philippine International Convention Center in Manila, and nearly 15,000 more joined online, for WordCamp Asia 2025. It’s the people. It’s the friendships and the stories.

• GNU Projects

  • GNU ☛ parallel @ Savannah: GNU Parallel 20250222 ('Grete Tange') released [stable]

    GNU Parallel 20250222 ('Grete Tange') has been released. It is available for download at: lbry://@GnuParallel:4

• Programming/Development

  • Adolfo Ochagavía ☛ Solving the JIT calculator challenge

    It is said that any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. The JIT calculator challenge, and its solution, has been an attempt at disassembling the JIT compilation process. By looking at things from first principles, I wanted to decrease the level of magic in my own knowledge. I think I achieved my goal, and I hope you got something out of it too!

  • Perl / Raku

    • Perl ☛ 2025-02-21 [Older] Polishing the T-urtle

    • Perl ☛ 2025-02-18 [Older] CGI::Tiny - Perl CGI, but modern

  • Python

    • Net2 ☛ Understanding Python Virtual Environments: venv, pyenv, virtualenv, pipenv, and More

      This python virtual environment guide clarifies the distinctions between various Python tools, helping you streamline your development workflow and maintain a robust project ecosystem. Overview of Python Virtual Environments Python’s ecosystem offers several tools to isolate project dependencies and manage multiple versions.