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Creating, Building, and Running a Simple Program in the Go Language

Posted on 2023/03/24 by thiscouldbebetter

The instructions below tell how to create, build, and run a simple program in the Go language on a computer running Microsoft Windows. go build GoTest.goGoTestpause

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Creating a Hello World Program in .NET Core with Visual Studio Code

Posted on 2023/02/18 by thiscouldbebetter

Follow the steps below to create a Hello, World program in .NET Core using Visual Studio Code.

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Creating a Template-Driven Component in Angular

Posted on 2023/02/16 by thiscouldbebetter

Follow the steps given below to create a template-driven form in Angular. The code in these instructions is partially adapted from an official tutorial at the URL “https://angular.io/guide/forms “. 1. Create a new Angular app, perhaps using the procedure in … Continue reading →

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Installing and Running Angular on Windows 10

Posted on 2023/02/15 by thiscouldbebetter

Follow the steps below to install Angular, create a default application, and run it on Windows 10.

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Creating an ASP.NET MVC Application in Visual Studio

Posted on 2023/02/10 by thiscouldbebetter

Follow the steps below to create a simple ASP.NET MVC project that presents a list of article titles to choose from, and, when an article in the list is clicked, shows the details and contents of that article.

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Running Linux in a Virtual Machine using QEMU on Windows

Posted on 2021/11/03 by thiscouldbebetter

Follow the steps below to run Linux Mint in a VM (“virtual machine”) using QEMU on Windows. Download and install the QEMU binaries. As of this writing, the latest binaries for a 64-bit Windows system are linked at the URL … Continue reading →

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Creating an Ext4 Filesystem Image File

Posted on 2021/10/23 by thiscouldbebetter

Follow the steps below to create a disk image file formatted for the ext4 filesystem. (Note that steps 2-4 are adapted from a similar tutorial currently posted at the URL “https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/guide-how-to-create-ext4-images.1974014/”.) 1. Open a Linux command prompt in the newly … Continue reading →

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Compiling Java Packages and Subpackages from the Command Line

Posted on 2021/10/06 by thiscouldbebetter

The packaging system in Java can be tricky for the beginner to navigate. Follow the steps below to create, compile, and run a test program that creates a Java program whose classes belong to a root package and a subpackage. … Continue reading →

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An Image Combiner in JavaScript

Posted on 2020/09/01 by thiscouldbebetter

The JavaScript code below, when run, presents an interface that allows the user to upload a collection of image files, and then display and download all those images as a single combined image incorporating the original images in a grid.

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Hello World in TypeScript with Classes in a Web Browser

Posted on 2020/06/29 by thiscouldbebetter

Follow the steps below to create and compile a simple TypeScript program that, when run by opening the hosting .html in a web browser, simply displays the message “Hello, world!” in an alert dialog. These instructions use the “tsc” TypeScript … Continue reading →

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