Supplement

• Python Supplement  
  

Focus

• Programming  by Marjorie Richardson
  

Features

• The Code Analyser LCLint  by David Santo Orcero
  Debugging code is never fun, but this tool makes it a bit easier.
  
• Embedding Python in Multi-Threaded C/C++ Applications  by Ivan Pulleyn
  Python provides a clean intuitive interface to complex, threaded applications.
  
• X/Motif Programming  by Ibrahim F. Haddad
  And God said “Let there be light”!
  
• Parametric Modelling: Killer Apps for Linux Clusters  by David Abramson
  Get ready for parallel processing with the University of Michigan.
  

Forum

• An Introduction to PHP3  by John Holland
  If you are designing a new web site, this language can provide just the help you need.
  
• Creating Smart Print Queues  by Mark Plimley
  This article will help you understand print filters and how to create and install your own personalized filters.
  
• Palm Pilot Development Tools  by Eddie Harari
  How to program you hand-held computer using Linux.
  
• Daryl Strauss, Precision Insight  by Steven Pritchard
  Want to find out what's happening with 3dfx graphics hardware and the port to Glide? Read on.
  
• Building a Wireless Nework with Linux  by Billy Ball
  Want your laptop and PC to talk to each other without having to deal with wires? Here's how.
  
• Linux Webpads Give PC Competition  by Linley Gwennap
  New hardware for a new generation.
  

Reviews

• Igel Etherminal J and Instant TC  by David Weis
  
• Moreton Bay PoPToP/NetTEL  by Jon Valesh
  
• Conectiva Linux  by Jason Kroll
  
• The Raritan CompuSwitch  by Alex Heizer
  
• Red Hat Certified Engineer Program (RHCE Exam Cram)  by Andrew G. Feinberg
  
• JavaScript Application Cookbook  by Ralph Krause
  
• Programming Pearls, 2nd Edition  by Harvey Friedman
  

Columns

• Linux Apprentice: Bourne Shell Scripts   Scripting with EX and Here files.  by Randy Parker
  
• Take Command   : xv: The X Viewer  by Marjorie Richardson
  When you want to take a quick look at a graphics file, XV is the application to use.
  
• Linux Means Business   Linux Use Rocketing at Jet Propulsion Laboratories  by Drew Robb and Joe Zwers
  A look at how JPL scientists are using Linux to build better spacecraft and make accurate calculations.
  
• System Administration   The Linux Trace Toolkit  by Karim Yaghmour and Michel Dagenais
  Analyzing performance is one of the most important tasks of a system administrator; here's how to do it using Linux.
  
• Kernel Korner  by Moshe Bar
  
• Linux in Education: Linux at Yorktown High School   How this school is utilizing Linux to teach students, do remote administration and save money.  by Justin Maurer
  
• Cooking with Linux   Rapid Program-Delivery Morsels, RPM  by Marcel Gagné
  Installing and upgrading software need not be difficult—Monsieur Gagné tempts us with delectable RPM.
  
• At the Forge   Creating Queries  by Reuven M. Lerner
  
• Games We Play: The New and The Old  by Jason Kroll
  
• Focus on Software  by David A. Bandel
  
• Embedded Systems News Briefs  by Rick Lehrbaum
  
• The Last Word  by Stan Kelly-Bootle
  

Departments

• Letters  
  More Letters
  
• upFRONT  
  
• Penguin's Progress: Getcha Program!  by Peter H. Salus
  
• Linux for Suits   Patent Absurdities  by Doc Searls
  
• Best of Technical Support  
  
• New Products  
  

Strictly On-Line

• Dynamic Class Loading in C++  by James Norton
  A technique for developers that will provide them with much flexibility in design.
  
• WordPerfect for Linux Bible  by Ben Crowder
  
• The Network Block Device  by P.T. Breuer, A. Marín Lopez, Arturo García Ares
  
• Linux Administration for Dummies  by Harvey Friedman
  
• A Real-Time Data Plotting Program  by David Watt
  How to program using the Qt windowing system in X.
  
• Shell Functions and Path Variables, Part 3  by Stephen Collyer
  Acontinuation of our introduction to path variables and elements.
  
• IBM's Universal Database  by Paul Zikopoulos
  Getting DB2 up and running on Linux.