Category Archives: Programming Languages

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

Use Perl’s regex to count the # of words in a file

Posted on July 17, 2011 by Humair

In the below code I use Perl’s regex capabilites to count the # of words in a file. Notice I used “\s” in the regex expression to account for not only spaces but also tab and new line characters. In … Continue reading →

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Scalar and List Contexts in Perl

Posted on July 13, 2011 by Humair

One of the most important concepts to understand in Perl programming is that of evaluation based on context. In Perl, an operation such as an assignment or function call can give two different results based on the context of the … Continue reading →

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Unix shell script – convert Mac ASCII file to Unix ASCII file

Posted on July 10, 2011 by Humair

With some applications like Microsoft Word you can save a file in ASCII format. However, for new lines Macs use a carriage return (ASCII character 015) while Unix uses a linefeed (ASCII character 012). If you save the file as … Continue reading →

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How Perl/Python Scripts on Force10 S60 Switches Can Access the Internet

Posted on May 9, 2011 by Humair

Let’s say you have a Force10 S60 switch [FTOS 8.3.3.4] hooked-up at a datacenter that currently has a console connection connected to a management switch that provides external Internet access. The natted IP address is 10.0.8.10/24 and the external IP … Continue reading →

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Use EasyInstall to Quickly Install Python Modules

Posted on April 30, 2011 by Humair

EasyInstall is a python module (easy_install) that lets you automatically download, build, install, and manage Python packages. To use EasyInstall you must download and install “setuptools”; the EasyInstall application is bundled with “setuptools”.

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How to install Flash, Python, and Java on Ubuntu 10.10

Posted on December 25, 2010 by Humair

Just some quick tips on how to install Flash, Python, and Java on Ubuntu 10.10. Flash and Python are pretty straight-forward. However, installing Java is slightly more complicated since Sun’s (now Oracle) Java 6 has been removed from the Ubuntu … Continue reading →

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Using the VI Java API with VMware ESXi

Posted on October 20, 2010 by Humair

Earlier this year, when I first thought to test out the VI Java API, I estimated I would spend several hours learning the API just to write a simple test program. I was surprised when in less than two hours, … Continue reading →

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Oracle – Running with Java

Posted on May 13, 2010 by Humair

Today at the “Bay Area JUG Roundup 2010” at Oracle’s office in Redwood City, I got my first glimpse into what the future of Java may be under Oracle. It was a fun event and a good sign that Oracle … Continue reading →

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UC Berkeley Java Certification

Posted on September 23, 2009 by Humair

I just finished up my last class to get the UC Berkeley Java Certificate. The program is offered by UC Berkeley Extension, an arm of UC Berkeley. The program consists of taking and passing three Java programming courses spanning 90 … Continue reading →

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SproutCore with Google App Engine and Chrome

Posted on November 13, 2008 by Humair

Yesterday I participated in a Google User Group Meeting at Google where presentations were made regarding SproutCore (a JavaScript framework) and Google App Engine. In this blog I will mainly focus on SproutCore as that was the main discussion topic … Continue reading →

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