Category Archives: Programming Languages

Blogs about programming languages (Java, PHP, Ruby, etc.).

Reset VMware NSX-V DFW to Default Setting via NSX REST API with Python

Posted on December 31, 2015 by Humair

I’ve been playing with the VMware NSX-V 6.2 REST API using both a browser based REST API client and Python. While I was exploring different methods, I deleted the default NSX-V Distributed Firewall (DFW) L3 section via REST API call … Continue reading →

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Minecraft for $2.5 Billion – Yes, ‘the App’ is King

Posted on March 10, 2015 by Humair

I’m still not completely over the shock from last November when I learned Microsoft had bought Mojang, the company behind Minecraft, for $2.5 billion dollars. Let me repeat that: “$2.5 BILLION”; you heard right. Markus Persson, the 35 year-old original … Continue reading →

Posted in Amazon, Business, Game Programming, Games, Mac OS X Yosemite, Networking, Operating Systems, PC, Programming Languages, Rack Space, Technology, Technology, Virtualization and Cloud Computing, VMware | Tagged $1.3 Billion, 1.26 Billion, 128 million, 2.5 Billion, 2.7 Billion, Amazon, Amazon EC2, Amazon Elastic Block Store, Amazon Relational Database Service, Amazon S3, Apple, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS X Yosemite, Aruba, Aruba Networks, AWS Elastic Load Balancing, Billionaire, Carl, Carl Manneh, cloud, cloud platform, developing games, EBS, EC2, Forbes World's Billionaire list, game developer, Hewlett Packard, HP, Jakob, Jakob Porser, Jeff Barr, Lego, Lego-like blocks, MAC, Mac OS X, Manneh, Markus, Markus Persson, Microsoft, Microsoft Windows, Minecraft, Minecraft multiplayer mode, Minecraft on Mac, Minecraft Realms, Minecraft single player mode, Mojang, Nicira, PaaS, PaaS vendors, Persson, Platform as a Service, Platform as a Service vendors, Porser, Rackspace, Rackspace Deployment, Rackspace Deployment services, RDS, Realms, SDN, software defined networking, windows | Leave a comment

Security, Art of Hacking, & the Worst 2014 Security Breaches

Posted on March 1, 2015 by Humair

Security is hot; no doubt about it. Consider the fact that between 2011 and 2013, venture investors put nearly $3 billion into cyber security companies, resulting in new funding for some 300 firms (Source: Thomson Reuters). Worldwide security software revenue … Continue reading →

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Cumulus Linux: Devops and Python Scripting

Posted on February 12, 2015 by Humair

As I mentioned in a prior blog, Cumulus Linux on Dell Networking Switches, one benefit of running Cumulus Linux on network switches is that you can run your typical Linux commands that you’re used to running for also configuring and … Continue reading →

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Mac OS X: Java – “Application Blocked by Security Settings” Solution

Posted on December 24, 2014 by Humair

Starting with Java 8 Update 20 (Java 8u20) and later versions the option to lower the security setting in the Java Console Panel to Medium has been removed. Prior, changing the setting to Medium would quickly resolve issues where certain … Continue reading →

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BASH Shell Scripting: Passing Arguments to a Python Script

Posted on September 1, 2014 by Humair

Larry Wall: “Shell programming is a 1950s juke box …” In this short blog I write a small Python utility script to create directories and demonstrate how to utilize it and pass it arguments via BASH shell script. The functionality … Continue reading →

Posted in BASH Shell Scripting, Mac OS X Mavericks, Operating Systems, Programming Languages, Python, Technology | Tagged BASH, BASH pass argument, BASH pass argument to command, BASH pass argument to python script, BASH pass argument to script, BASH Shell, Bash Shell Scripting, linux, MAC, Mac OS X, Mac OS X Mavericks, Mavericks, mkdir, OS X Mavericks, Python, Python 3, Python pass argument, Python pass arguments, python3, scripting, shell, shell script, shell scripting, Unix | 1 Comment

Creator of Perl, Larry Wall, on Programming Languages

Posted on August 23, 2014 by Humair

Creator of Perl, Larry Wall, when asked, “What are the five programming languages everyone, even non-programmers, should know about and why?”:

Posted in Perl, Programming Languages, Technology | Tagged Creator of Perl, Larry Wall, perl, Programming Languages | Leave a comment

Writing Useful Batch Scripts for Windows

Posted on February 2, 2014 by Humair

An often overlooked utility in Windows is the use of batch scripts.A batch script is nothing but a text file with the ‘.bat’ extension containing a series of commands to be executed by the Windows command interpreter. Along with calling … Continue reading →

Posted in Batch File Scripting, Programming Languages, Technology, Tips & Tricks | Tagged .bat, .cmd, automate, automation, batch file, batch script, batch script file, cmd.exe, command interpreter, COMMAND.COM, echo, interpreter, MS-DOS, pause, Windows 7, Windows 7 batch, Windows 7 batch script, Windows batch file, Windows batch script, Windows batch script file, Windows command interpreter, Windows NT | Leave a comment

OUYA: The ‘Open’ Video Game Console for Users and Developers

Posted on October 19, 2013 by Humair

Amazingly, OUYA, the open video game console platform raised $8,596,474 in funds on KickStarter. OUYA is based on the Android 4.0 operating system. The idea is to create a low cost console (currently $99) available for consumers that also allows … Continue reading →

Posted in Android, APIs/SDKs, Business, Games, NVIDIA, Operating Systems, OUYA, OUYA, Processors/CPUs, Technology, Technology | Tagged console, game console, kickstarter, Muffi Ghadiali, NVIDIA, NVIDIA Tegra 3, NVIDIA Tegra3, open game console, open source, OUYA, ouya sdk, Tegra 3, Tegra3, Tegra3 quad-core processor, video game, Video Game Console | Leave a comment

Eclipse IDE for Java EE Developers

Posted on April 20, 2013 by Humair

One of my favorite development tools at an unbelievably low price – FREE! Can’t get much better than that. Download ‘Eclipse IDE for Java EE Developers’ and give it a try. If you are not much of a Java/J2EE programmer, … Continue reading →

Posted in Applications, J2EE, Java, Perl, Programming Languages, Python, Technology | Tagged C, C IDE, coding, Eclipse, Eclipse 4.2, Eclipse 4.2 SR2, Eclipse Juno, Eclipse Juno 4.2, Eclipse Juno 4.2 SR2, eclipse.org, IDE, Java, Java IDE, Juno, Juno 4.2, Juno 4.2 SR2, perl, Perl IDE, Programming Languages, Python, Python IDE | Leave a comment