01Mar 2018 by richard@baronsoftware.com

NPM Update Crashes Linux Systems and in some cases forces re-installation

Software Releases
NPM Update Crashes Linux Systems and in some cases forces re-installation A bug in npm (Node Package Manager), the most widely used JavaScript package manager, will change ownership of crucial Linux system folders, such as /etc, /usr, /boot.   Changing ownership of these files either crashes the system, various local apps, or prevents the system from booting, according to reports from users who installed npm v5.7.0 which has been deemed a software buggy release. The bug was first reported by users and following that the NPM development team released a quick patch NPM v5.7.1 that fixes the glitch.  FreeBSD users have also reported being impacted by the bug. Mac and Windows users didn't experience any issues. The problem did not affect every Linux user. Running the npm update commands as root…
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01Sep 2017 by richard@baronsoftware.com

Do you need to know Javascript ?

Microsoft Development, Rad Studio Delphi Development, Software development Concepts
Do you need to know Javascript ? Web site maintenance or development has led to the need for software developers to know and understand how to write or read JavaScript.  The need for professional JavaScript developers is growing at a fast rate.  Now that does not mean there will be college courses dealing with JavaScript 101 but there is a vast amount of on-line knowledge areas for self taught on how to use JavaScript. The beauty of JavaScript is that you do not need a degree where it is a free technology that requires no installation and no configuration.  You can easily open up a HTML page and quickly write a function to send out the famous "Hello World!" Hello World Sample <!DOCTYPE HTML> <html> <body> <p>Simple JavaScript</p> <script> alert(…
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