Tutorials-computercurrents

Wednesday, 22 February 2012

Distributed and Cloud computing with Python
March 9th 9 a.m. – 12:20 p.m.
This tutorial will teach various ways to distribute python-based computation across a cloud or cluster. Tools covered include Pyro, Sun GridEngine. Google AppEngine, PiCloud, and Hadoop.
Scientific Python Tools not only for Scientists and Engineers
March 9th 9 a.m. – 12:20 p.m.
Python provides numerous tools for scientific and engineering applications. This is an overview of the most widely used libraries including NumPy, matplotlib and tools for interfacing with C/FORTRAN. They are not only useful for scientists and engineers but also for programmers who need to do number crunching, simple yet powerful plotting of diagrams or interfacing with compiled languages.
Pinax Solutions
March 9th 9 a.m. – 12:20 p.m.
Pinax (http://pinaxproject.com) is a platform built on top of Django for rapidly developing websites. This solutions based tutorial will instruct on installation, projects, applications, templates, settings, deployment, contributing back, and much more. The presenters are Pinax core developers and will run through practical hands-on examples. Questions will be taken throughout the tutorial.

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Python 101
March 9th 9 a.m. – 12:20 p.m.
This teaches the basics of Python for beginning and intermediate software developers. Most of the material is presented with the interactive interpreter shell instead of starting with a "Hello, world!" program. Each 10-15 minute section is a demonstration followed by hands-on exercises, some of which are meaty enough to keep advanced participants interested.
Building your own tile server using OpenStreetMap

March 9th 9 a.m. – 12:20 p.m.

This tutorial covers subjects of how the vector data becomes a set of raster tiles you actually see when using web map providers (such as Google Maps, Bing Maps, Mapquest and others), what is map projection and how it changes the look of the map, why WMS is hard and why one should probably not try to implement it. In general, this tutorial will try to explain how the map is created.
The ‘8 Commandments’ for Choosing a Unit Testing Solution
Teams who perform unit testing on a regular basis are perceived to be more reliable, professional and advanced. But what do you need to consider before choosing a unit testing solution? Typemock, the pioneers of easy unit testing solutions, have developed the ‘8 commandments’ below as a guide for ensuring you select a unit testing solution that is right for your development.
IFrame Injection Attack is most common and most basic cross site scripting (XSS) attacks
IFrame Injection Attack is considered one of the most common and most basic cross site scripting (XSS) attacks. If you have recently got an iframe attack to your website, do not panic. Here are a few things that you can do immediately after you discovered that your website has been a victim of an iframe injection attack.
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How to develop simple component for Joomla! CMS 1.0
JOOMLA! 1.0 COMPONENT TUTORIAL - PART 1: FRONT-END
A tutorial explaining how simple component for Joomla! CMS 1.0 works, and how to create a component. One may wonder why to write about version 1.0 of Joomla!, when version 1.5 is almost ready (as of January 2007). I think version 1.0 is still a very good framework: one can get to know how Joomla! works, extend the PHP knowledge, and prepare for Joomla! 1.5, which is a lot different an
Using PHP to upload files into MySQL database
Using PHP to upload files into MySQL database sometimes needed by some web application. For instance for storing pdf documents or images to make som kind of online briefcase (like Yahoo briefcase).
SQL Optimization Tips and Index Optimization tips

All the tips provided on this website about indexing and SQL Optimization are general guidelines. As with any general guideline, there are exceptions. Because of this, it