| | | If you're having trouble viewing this email, click here | | | | | | | This Week in Programming | This week's newsletter features a wide array of topics, such as microcontroller progamming and deploying code utilizing Google App Engine. We also introduce developers to the Raspberry Pi platform and discuss how to use your open source skills for the greater good.
Is there a particular topic that you'd like to see covered in a future version of the Programming Newsletter? If so, let me know at browsers@aboutguide.com or on Twitter @browserexpert. | | | | | 5 Raspberry Pi Projects for Beginners | | Raspberry Pi has recently seen a surge in popularity, moving into the mainstream as a legitimate teaching platform and capturing the attention of an even wider audience of computer enthusiasts. Those curious about the platform may wonder what can be done with this technology. With the community of Raspberry Pi hobbyists growing, people are realizing that this single board computer is surprisingly powerful. If you're on the fence about Raspberry Pi, and maybe unsure whether you want to spend the $40 on the platform, take a look at these popular project ideas for this versatile machine and perhaps you'll have a creative spark. | | | | | What is Arduino? | | Have you ever wanted to create a program that could literally make your coffee for you? If so, you might be interested in microcontroller development. Microcontrollers are notorious for being difficult to program; the goal of Arduino is to create an accessible way for software developers to enter the world of microcontroller programming. Arduino is a microcontroller interface built around an Atmel ATmega processor, coupled with a language and programming environment for creating logic on the chip. | | | | | PostgreSQL and MySQL | | For web startups, the LAMP software stack has become a standard toolset for creating a website on a budget. The ìMî in LAMP has become synonymous with MySQL, the open-source database management system. MySQL is hugely popular, and serves as the database backbone of many popular web apps and technologies. But in the world of upstarts and contrarians that is the startup industry, PostgreSQL has maintained a smaller niche following, and there are signs it may be becoming more popular. | | | | | Ruby: Long Form and Short Form Command-line Options | | Command-line options are necessary in any script that's run from the command-line. While you can prompt for user input with gets, this can quickly become annoying to the user. Also, many users of the command-line expect scripts to adhere to the UNIX philosophy that once run from the command-line, programs should run unattended to completion. There are a lot of subtleties with command-line options parsing, so it's pretty difficult to get right. This is why there aren't a lot of libraries around to do this. OptionParser is quite good and is included with Ruby. | | | | | | |  | You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Programming newsletter. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here.
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