Linux is an open-source operating system that comes in many different flavors and distributions, or ‘distros.’ While most desktop users might be more familiar with Windows or Mac OS, Linux is actually the most popular operating system used in the world today, as the underlying software Android devices use to operate. Linux is free to …
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Open Source Alternatives to Adobe Creative Suite
The Adobe Creative Cloud is the successor to Adobe’s Creative Suite, a collection of professional software applications for creativity and productivity. Although the apps found within the Creative Cloud are powerful, they come with a hefty monthly subscription and may be financially unviable for individuals. Worry not, though; there are many open-source alternatives to almost …
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How to Implement Caching in Sinatra/Ruby Apps
Sinatra is a lightweight web framework for Ruby. It’s a DSL that you can easily learn to build web applications faster or create apis that can easily serve millions of requests per day, while using least amount of RAM and CPU cycles (as compare to Ruby on Rails or other ruby frameworks). In this article, …
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Getting started with Amazon UAM
Amazon has launched a new product in Web Advertising segment, it’s – Unified Ad Marketplace (UAM). It aims to cater web publishers who want to take advantage of header bidding technology but do not have time or expertise to make a switch from traditional waterfall setup to managing header bidding partners on their own. List of …
What is UUID or Universally Unique Identifier ?
UUID (universally unique identifier) is a 128 bit identifier value used in Software construction for uniquely indentifying some object or entity which doesn’t require central registration process. Sometimes it is also referred as GUID ( Globally Unique Identifier). In canonical form for human readibility, it is represented by 36 character (32 alphanumberic character and 4 …
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