Jason CortellaHow do you actually get to a website when you type it in the search bar?Most folks these days are proficient enough with the internet to know that typing an address into the search bar will bring you to a…Aug 24, 2019Aug 24, 2019
Jason CortellaExplain Like I’m 75 — Artificial Intelligence and Machine LearningDespite the fact that the term “machine learning” was first coined over 50 years ago, the field has taken off and entered the public eye…Jun 25, 2019Jun 25, 2019
Jason CortellaLibraries! Static? Dynamic? What does it mean?Before reading this, if you are unfamiliar with what a static library is in C, why libraries in general are used, or how libraries work…May 7, 2019May 7, 2019
Jason CortellaI typed ls -l … How did it do that?We use it every day but how exactly does ls -l work?Apr 18, 2019Apr 18, 2019
Jason CortellaDe-obfuscating the mystical DITDAHMuch like the matrix source code, the following code may seem unreadable. However, with the proper mindset, we will be able to gather its…Mar 11, 2019Mar 11, 2019
Jason CortellaC Static Libraries — Construction and UsageImagine if every time you wished to cook pasta, you first had to construct a pot. Instead, you have a pot in your library of kitchen…Mar 3, 2019Mar 3, 2019
Jason CortellaWhat happens when you type gcc main.c?Humans and computers speak fundamentally different languages, so to communicate our human readable code to a computer, we use compilers…Feb 7, 2019Feb 7, 2019
Jason CortellaWhat is the difference between a hard and symbolic link?In Linux, a file you see when using a command such as “ls” has characteristics not contained in the file itself. For example, consider the…Feb 4, 2019Feb 4, 2019
Jason CortellaThe ls command explainedIn linux, it is common to navigate files without a graphic interface. Read ahead to learn one of the basic tools for doing soFeb 4, 2019Feb 4, 2019
