Linux Tip: List Directories by Size – du

Use the du comand to list your directories by size: user@ubuntu:/boot$ du -hs * 632K abi-2.6.32-21-generic 120K config-2.6.32-21-generic 1.5M grub 7.7M initrd.img-2.6.32-21-generic 164K memtest86+.bin 1.7M System.map-2.6.32-21-generic 4.0K vmcoreinfo-2.6.32-21-generic 3.9M vmlinuz-2.6.32-21-generic In this, ‘grub’ is a directory in the location. This command has a lot of options but usually I am just interested in this.

Why Java Developers Don’t Have Pretty Portfolios

Searching around on some of the Job Boards sites, I noticed that the more JavaScript that gets posted, the more the call out to see if people have projects or code posted out in GitHub.  I do, just a little, out in BitBucket and have thought of doing this often but as a mainly java […]

Mobile Tethering

Recently I just switched cell phone companies to get a lot more talk, text and data at a much reduced cost which is something I need right now.  (Side note: I was with the other provider maybe 15 years and they were *quite* curt with me on my departure.   Cringe . . . ) […]

Workhorse Developers

A workhorse developer is someone who is an exemplary coworker and a dependable coder.   They are the ones who may not get into the design fray because they find it too stressing, they may not have the talent to design, or they may just look on their work as JAJ (just a just).  

Oh Those Interesting Developers

Good Artists Copy, Great Artists Steal.  -Pablo Picasso I’m a developer and I can say, first hand, the most difficult thing for a developer to learn is to be open minded and questioning.  I know, a lot of companies are always looking for developers who will “push the envelope” or “think outside the box” but […]