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[LMG S3] Issue 31: Getting a private IP address: DHCP (and DDNS)
Previously: Private IP addresses are special IP addresses that routers will treat as belonging to devices within the private network, and not outside it....
[LMG S3] Issue 30: Private IP Addresses
Previously: Your web browser resolves a hostname (finds out which IP address a hostname points to) by sending a DNS query to its gateway. Back in Issue 27, I...
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[LMG S3] Issue 29: How to resolve a hostname
Previously: An IP address is a string of four numbers that looks like 255.255.128.1. IP addresses are a list managed by the IANA, and all Internet registries...
[LMG S3] Issue 28: Domain Names and DNS
Last issue, I introduced IP addresses: a string of four numbers that tells routers where to send the data packet. These IP addresses are managed by the...
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[LMG S3] Issue 27: What is an IP address?
In Season 2, I took a detour to introduce some cool things that developers typically work with, and ideas they implement to make their work as smooth as...
[LMG S2] Issue 26: Software distribution
I skipped last week’s issue to attend my brother’s graduation, and now I’m back :) In the past 12 issues I’ve talked a bit about different kinds of programs...
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[LMG S2] Issue 25: Text Editors and Integrated Development Environments
Last week, I introduced issue trackers, which are software tools that developers use to keep track of problems and issues with their software. Issue trackers...
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[LMG S2] Issue 24: Issue trackers, Bug trackers
Last week, we talked about how developers plan out a project and describe specifically what needs to be done: they write out a specification, and then they...
[LMG S2] Issue 23: Specifications in software
Last week, we took a look at part of the (heavily simplified) software development pipeline: fork a repository → make changes → commit changes (and do...
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[LMG S2] Issue 22: Continuous Integration in software
Last week I introduced forking and merging, which are how developers ensure that they don't override other peoples’ work. They fork a repository to create...
[LMG S2] Issue 21: Forking and merging
So far I have been describing things as though only one developer was working on a project. What happens when two developers are involved? Any kind of...
[LMG S2] Issue 20: Testing
Last issue, I introduced version control, the idea that you can set things up in a way that lets you see the change history of a document. This lets you undo...
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[LMG S2] Issue 19: Version control and git
Have you ever worked on a large document with a team of people before? If you have, did it go well? Did people get along and not get into conflict with each...
[LMG S2] Issue 18: Frameworks
Last issue, I introduced libraries, which are basically magic spells. You call them, they do advanced magic in the background, and return magical results to...
[LMG S2] Issue 17: Libraries
Welcome back! Last issue must have been exhausting to read, and I want this issue to be more readily digestible. So there’re only going to be two examples....
[LMG S2] Issue 16: Shell scripts and automation
So you just got back from a trip with lots of photos in your camera. You take the SD card out from the camera, put it in your laptop, open up the photos …...
[LMG S2] Issue 15: Sysadmins and the command line
If something’s not working correctly in your operating system, someone has to dig into the settings and configuration, figure out what’s wrong, and resolve...
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[LMG S2] Issue 14: What do developers do?
Last season, I used an app I was making to get into the differences between HTTP and HTTPS. It wrapped things up at a point I’m pretty happy with, left some...
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[LMG] Issue 13: How do I use HTTPS?
Last issue I compared HTTPS and HTTP, and explained why you should use HTTPS as far as possible to keep your data secure. How would I know if I’m using HTTP...
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[LMG] Issue 12: What is HTTPS? How is it different from HTTP?
Was the last issue too scary? I hope you haven’t completely lost faith in protecting your privacy on the internet! If you’re close to it, let this issue...