Ubuntu 12.04 is my primary OS, however, there doesn’t appear to be many guides on installing the Sun/Oracle JDK on Ubuntu.
In case someone else finds it useful, here’s what I did on my 64 bit Ubuntu 12.04 install:
1. Download the Java SE Development Kit 6 Update 38 for Linux x64 from http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jdk6u38-downloads-1877406.html (The [...]
Some of the developers I have worked with on smaller projects have never used Git (shocking, I know), and I always end up having to give them a very basic tutorial just to help them get up to speed.
Since I’ve already done it more than a couple of times, I thought I [...]
I’ve been trying to switch to Vim from TextMate as my default text editor, and I’m constantly stumbling and learning in the process.
One quirk I dealt with recently was spaces. Well, yeah, spaces.
I liked using Monaco as my default font on TextMate and Xcode when I’m working on Python scripts or on iOS [...]
I’ve programmed both in the academic setting and in industry. In college, I’ve been in research projects, directed readings with professors, developed apps and an autograder, and had a great experience doing so. I’ve also done programming in industry, actually worked on products that have shipped to users. Most of my work in industry has [...]
I work from home for a company where we write enterprise Java web applications using Spring, Hibernate for Tomcat and use Maven. A couple of months ago, when I started working from home, my manager agreed to buy me a copy of IntelliJ IDEA so I could be more productive [...]
Here are some screenshots of WritingBuddy, available for iOS devices (iPhone, iPod, iPad).
Here are some screenshots of Paigow (full version), available for iOS devices (iPhone, iPod, iPad).
The graphics for this game were created with the help of Ayushman Das, my 13 year old brother!
Here are some screenshots of Paigow Lite, available for iOS devices (iPhone, iPod, iPad).
The graphics for this game were created with the help of Ayushman Das, my 13 year old brother!

