[vox] [fwd] Newsletter from O'Reilly UG Program, June 19
Bill Kendrick
nbs at sonic.net
Wed Jun 20 17:50:33 PDT 2007
Enjoy! (Note: I skimmed off the less Linux-/Open-Source-related content.)
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Open Source
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***An Introduction to Haskell, Part 1: Why Haskell
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***Good and Bad PHP Code
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***A Holiday Gantry Web Application
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***Creating MyTube with Flex and PHP
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Java
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Web
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***Google Shuts Down Made-For-AdSense Sites
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Until next time--
Marsee Henon
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