COBOL (also known as “Common Business-Oriented Language“) is a high-level programming language that first appeared in 1959 to meet the business data processing needs of companies and organizations. It was particularly designed for business applications and handling large-scale data processing, and despite its declining popularity,
C# (pronounced “C sharp”) is a modern, high-level, multiple paradigms, and object-oriented programming language developed by tech titan Microsoft. Originally debuted in the early 2000s as part of the .NET framework, this technology has since evolved and become a core component of the .NET ecosystem.
MySQL Workbench is a GUI front-end (or IDE) tool that integrates SQL development, enabling developers to easily design, model, and manage MySQL databases in a visual and efficient manner. The IDE will automatically detect the MySQL database on your Linux system and try to access
Figma is a popular cloud-based design and collaboration tool used for creating user interfaces (UIs), user experience (UX) designs, web designs, app designs, and more. It’s popular among designers, product managers, and developers for its collaborative features, real-time editing capabilities, and ease of use. It’s
Upscayl is an open-source AI image upscaler that effortlessly enhances low-resolution or compressed images using advanced algorithms, all while preserving perfect quality. The project captured my attention last year, and today, significant enhancements and updates have been made to this application, which will be discussed
Navigating files and directories in the terminal using ls and cd commands may seem efficient but can be unproductive, especially for those immersed in them all day. How often do you hesitate or feel overwhelmed when browsing directories with numerous files, like “/bin“? Navigating through
The “fsck” command (which stands for “file system check“) is a Linux command-line utility used to check and repair the integrity of a file system on storage devices like HDDs or SSDs. Nowadays, Linux filesystems support journaling, which eliminates the need for fsck. However, there
In Linux, “zip” and “unzip” are two popular command-line utilities that are used to create or extract Zip archives, respectively. These utilities are capable of efficiently compressing and decompressing large files or directories, all while ensuring the preservation of their original file structures, permissions, and
Perl, a high-level programming language renowned for its flexibility and robust text manipulation capabilities, was developed by Larry Wall and introduced in 1987. Upon its release, this tool gained widespread popularity across various domains, notably in scripting, text processing, system administration, web development, and beyond.
Julia is a high-level, high-performance programming language specifically designed for folks interested in technical and scientific computing. It was designed to fulfill the need for a language blending Python’s user-friendliness and dynamic scripting with the speed of C/C++ and Fortran. It powers diverse domains requiring
R is a versatile programming language and environment designed specifically for data analysis and statistical computing, making it an incredible choice for data-driven work. R has gained significant popularity across the data science, data analysis, data visualization, and statistical communities due to its extensive capabilities
Scala (which stands for “Scalable Language“) is a general-purpose programming language built on the Java virtual machine that combines functional programming and object-oriented programming paradigms. It addresses Java’s limitations while offering rich features like object-oriented design, curly-brace syntax, immutability, lazy evaluation, pattern matching, and operator
