Greetings from Vermont! In this NixMashup we have a geek’s review of the movie The Social Network, Linode Email considerations, the latest big Java 8 New Features guide, Optional vs Null, WordPress Filesystem Permissions, deploying to Maven, an intro to PostgreSql Functions, an Android Studio PPA for Ubuntu and a new Linux Distribution called Evolve OS.
The Social Network: A Technical Review
An interesting review of the movie Social Network from a geek’s perspective. Deep dive into “1 valid bit, 1 modify bit, 1 reference bit and 5 permission bits.”
I’m thinking about Linode for VPS hosting and considering using Google for email services. Here’s a description of one Linode user’s experience using Google email setup with a comment from a Linode team member to Linode’s documentation on Google Apps for Business which completes the job.
This Java Code Geeks article bills itself as the ULTIMATE Guide to new Java 8 features. Don’t know about that, but after a click-through of the site’s annoying Newsletter Signup popup you’ll find a lot of sample Java 8 source code preceded by a good outline.
Description and example of new Java 8 Optional type. When to use and when not to. Like “if maybeCustomer.isPresent()” as opposed to “if maybeCustomer == null.”
WordPress Filesystem Permissions
This Smashing Magazine article is a must-read for WordPress sites. I discovered it about an hour after I wrote a bash script to lock down my WordPress sites which I blogged about here. Great minds…or not.
Good example of creating an XML file in Java with JDOM.
Android Studio in Ubuntu via PPA
If considering using Android Studio over Eclipse for Android development, here’s a helpful link on how to install Android Studio in Ubuntu via PPA.
Deploying to Maven Central Repository
Step-by-step guide with links to all of the detail processes on deploying to the Maven Central Repository with Sonatype.
In case the 10 previous “10 Things To Do After Installing Ubuntu 14.04” didn’t satisfy, here’s another.
Getting Started with PostgreSql Functions
Dated Code Project Article but still covers most everything you need to get started writing PostgreSql functions.
Announcement of a new Linux Distribution called Evolve OS. Pretty!
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