Let me list a few pros and cons to help you clear your head before making a decisionBecause there are TOO many out there. So the story goes like this. I have been using Evernote for years now and I had switched to its legacy version since it had the major software update. (As I …
Review of the last chapter In the last chapter, we talked about how to use CMake and a BASH script to conveniently call cmake in the build/ folder, and some basic commands of CMake. We talked about how to add an executable as the build target, and how to set where to put the binary …
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I recently encountered this problem when the charger of my MacBook 11” was stolen in the library. I had to use a USB charger for my Samsung Galaxy to charge the laptop with a micro-USB to USB type C converter. Obviously it wasn’t quick enough so the net effect on the battery was discharging. I …
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In our first tutorial of how to use Git on a local machine, we have seen the basic operations of Git. Nevertheless, the main purpose of using Git is to store your repository online, and collaborate with others. In this tutorial we will show how to set up Github or Gitlab for your projects. Tell …
Recently at work we encountered the choice between Github and Gitlab. I did some research and summarized their similarities and differences below. First of all, both of them are based on Git. Let’s first talk about Git itself. Git is standalone from any of the Git online servers: in principle you don’t need Internet to …
You got your new (expensive) Mac computer. Exciting! The next step, you want to use it for scientific computing/data analysis, e.g. deep learning, algorithm developments, machine learning, etc., let me help you get started. 你拿到了新（贵）的Mac电脑，灰常激动！下一步你打算用它来做科学计算或者是数据分析，比如深度学习、开发算法、机器学习等等。本帖将介绍如何设置好你的Mac系统来做这些工作。 First of all, the programming environment on an OS X system is based on a software that is found in …
After an exhausting search for a good IDE for C++, I finally stopped at Netbeans. I appreciate its convenient zoom-in/out feature, auto-completion, user-friendly interface, etc. The first challenge I met was to set up the project to work with CMake, as I decided to think beyond the GNU make. I use a MacBook, therefore many programmer …
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