Archives for Language features, Development Methodologies - Page 6
cmd.exe shortcut to open in a specific location
Change the Shortcut’s properties to:%windir%\system32\ /F /K "cd /d D:\whatever\" The /F is for auto file name completion (not needed for the folder location, but very helpful once the cmd…
Forgotten Ubuntu Root Password
From GRUB, choose Ubuntu Repair Menu—> Choose root—> passwd ‘username’ (or just plain passwd) Once updated, type reboot Cmd Line Root Prompt OR – type E (for edit) on the…
Some helpful Node.js Samples
SetTimeout - When I say go – go " setTimeout() setTimeout() can be used to schedule code execution after a designated amount of milliseconds. var count = 0; var t…
Installing Kali Linux (or any Linux Distro) on Oracle VirtualBox
Download the kali .iso file (or whatever distro you are trying to install on VBox) Oracle VBox - Simply create a new Linux VM with debian 64 bit (When you…
Running node.js apps from within VS 2017
Make sure you are running VS 2017 or VS 2015 as Administrator. From the file – Right click and open a command prompt in the containing folder. You should be…
Windows 10 apps, calculator app etc. stop working
My calculator app and other desktop apps mysteriously stopped working (no window would launch when these apps were launched). This simple step fixed it (note that I got some errors…
Task Async Await
Long Running Task that returns an int call result = await The method containing the Task has to be marked async The method running the long running task also needs…
Who needs BigData? The $1.9 trillion value add
There’s a perception out there that BigData is only for Big Companies, with needs in the terabytes, petabytes and exabytes of ; Say, for instance, you are the NSA monitoring…
Sample Hands-on Projects in BigData
I would recommend using ClouderaVM to do these. Alternatively, you can use the Elastic Map Reduce service in AWS. Data Mining (Text Mining) General Strategy The basic data (text) mining…
Has Agile gone Astray? Agile meets String Theory
Physics gone astray Theoretical Physics has gone astray. Ask any practicing physicist today and they will lament about the burgeoning number of contending versions of string theory, all…