Kevin Boone
Kevin Boone
Kevin Boone
Musing on computing, math, electronics, de-Googling and the small web, from an old warhorse of the IT industry.
Latest Posts
What the Normans did for us.
The GraalVM 'Native Image' plugin has the capability to compile to stand-alone binaries languages like Java that are normally compiled on the fly. This article describes step-by-step how to install GraalVM and the plug-in, and use it on...
This article describes in detail the steps the Fabric8 Maven plug-in carries out when deploying an application to OpenShift.
A quick-and-dirty way to make it possible to execute Java JAR files at the prompt, without needing to invoke the JVM.
Advice for students on how to do well in university level examinations, fairly and honestly. There are no secrets here, but it's amazing how many students do less well than they should because they haven't understood how university...
Well, perhaps you can play Bach on a piano, if you have the skill and the patience; but you can't hear Bach's music the way he and his contemporaries would have heard it because, in general, we don't using the same tuning schemes. This...
How character encoding actually works, and the implications for developers of choosing one character set over another.
Volts, amps, ohms, and watts, for complete beginners. This article explains electrical circuit theory in the context of domestic wiring installation.
Java's strict adherence to Unicode standards for text representation ought to make life easier for developers, and usually it does. But not always.
A military-surplus steel ammunition box makes a great housing for a high-current, outdoor 12V power supply. This article gives some ideas about how to build one.
The built-in cd command in the bash shell is not as smart as it could be; but it's a little fiddly to extend its functionality.
How a non-existent English village ended up on maps, and the implications this has for how we handle information.