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WinForms in PowerShell

Jan 6, 2021 · 6 min read · PowerShell is an advanced shell with integration of .NET objects. It's more than just a replacement for the older cmd.exe. It can work with .NET assemblies, process large datasets and even interact with web services. Because of the .NET assemblies su...

Making a Simple Front-End to the Wget Command Using Korn Shell

Jan 5, 2021 · 3 min read · In the previous post we made a simple Hello World script using the Common Desktop Environment's Korn shell (dtksh). This time we're going to make a front-end to the ubiquitous wget command. You probably know what wget is, tl;dr it's a program for ret...

Creating Simple Motif GUIs Using Korn Shell Scripts

Jan 5, 2021 · 3 min read · Writing Motif GUI applications usually requires some C knowledge and a fair amount of time. But there's another (faster) way to prototype and create simple ones. The Common Desktop Environment comes with a special edition of KornShell with bindings f...

Swap Two Variables Without a Third One in C++

Jan 5, 2021 · 2 min read · Have you ever wondered if it's possible to swap the value of two variables in C++ without using a third one? Turns out, it's possible and it's not even that hard... First let's say that we have two integers stored in two separate variables, like this...