A walkthrough guide to building yourself a Linux system for coding

In any technical role it is important to strike the balance between getting-things-done-quickly and knowing-all-the-details, and this is especially true when it comes to building computer systems. You can find lots of different Linux distributions to download, and most have a relatively easy system for adding components or software via some kind of package manager. … Continue reading A walkthrough guide to building yourself a Linux system for coding →

Writing Latex articles with Vim

Vim is a text editor, part of the standard suite on a UNIX system. This is a short post which is a store of some Vim keystrokes that I am progressively discovering, and which are worth sharing for anyone interested. The main point is that with Vim you learn a new method of moving around … Continue reading Writing Latex articles with Vim →

Some links on Lisp

Curious about the programming language Lisp? Follow these few links to some thought-stimulating commentary and sites. lisperati: a fun introduction to Lisp. Lisp as super-powered XML: I thought this article was a pretty good go at describing what is great about Lisp. Paul Graham: generally interesting chap who made a lot of money with a … Continue reading Some links on Lisp →