Links

• Google
  The best search engine ever.

General software resources

• Slashdot
  News for nerds. Stuff that matters.
• Linux
  --> Documentation Project
  --> Linux International
• OpenSource.org
  --> The cathedral and the Bazaar
• Free Software Foundation
  --> GNU FTP site
• FreeBSD
• WINE
• KDE
• Why free software is important
• More links to open source sites

• SourceForge
  The most complete collection of open source software available.
• Tucows
• Shareware
• Download dot com
• Darmstadt FTP
• ZDnet software library
• Snippets
  Snippets are small pieces software that do great things.

• Dr Dobb's
  One very quirky computer magazine. Very solid tecnnical articles.
• Upside
• PC Week
• Business News
  ---> Computer room
• IT House Brussels Computer magazines
  

• Open Source at O'Reilly
  

• Cetus links on Object Orientation
  Very complete collection of object-related links.
• TechWeb encyclopedia
  Technology dictionary. You type some jargon, it gives an explanation.
• What is...?
  Idem.
• Free On-Line Dictionary Of Computing
  Idem.
• New Hacker's Dictionary
  Takes you on a tour through hacker culture. Yes, that's right, we have a culture!
• USENIX proceedings
  Collection of high-quality technical articles.
• Triumph of the Nerds
  Cringely's view on the history of computing.
• Calculators On Line
• IBM Alphaworks
  Lots of papers, some of them on the cutting edge of technology.
• Cunningham * 2
  -->Wiki Wiki Web
  • -->Text formatting rules
• PeerDirect Resources
• Internet Groupware for Scientific Collaboration

Patterns

• Portland Pattern Repository
• Pattern papers at AG

Computer languages

• Catalog of free compilers and Interpreters
• List of all known programming languages
• The compiler connection
• Compiler FAQ
• Let's build a compiler
• Programming Language Design and Implementation (conference)
• Digital Mars - D Programming Language

C++

• C++ Guru of the week
• STL
• Some STL pitfalls
• Boost Libraries

C++ parsing

• The CPPP parser at NetSW.
• PCCTS
• More PCCTS
• CppX outputs its information in an XML file.
• Cascon2001:
  A benchmark test for several C++ parsers. Especially the "results" page is interesting, since it compares the features of 4 parsers.
• C variants at the free compilers list.
• Aristotle
  Link no longer works; use Google "Aristotle C++".
• C++ with MultiMethods
• Digital Mars C and C++ Compilers

C++ code generation

• Larch
• Some examples of successful code generators. The classification scheme used here may offer good inspiration.

Tcl/Tk

• Tcl/Tk HomePage
• Tcl at SourceForge
  The core development home for Tcl and the Tk toolkit.
• Tcl'ers Wiki
  One of the most active Tcl sites for developers, by developers.
• A list of Tcl Projects on the Wiki.

• Tcl/Tk FAQ
• TCL on Windows FAQ

• Graphical Applications with Tcl and Tk
• TCL elf manual
• TCL Syntax

• Tcl/Tk at cetus
• TCL-URL
  Summary of the news. Stay up to date without actually having to read everything.
• News announce archive
• DejaNews
  This company provides a searchable archive of all traffic on all existing newsgroups. If you are in search of information about some Tcl related topic and suspect it has been discussed previously, start searching here.

Application archives

• Neosoft TCL archive
• tcltk.free.fr
  An archive from France, especially good for its many useful Tk widgets.
• More links from France
• softWorks tools (debuggers, profilers, ...)
• TCL applix for Windows

Single applications

• CLIg
  Generates C code for reading options and parameters from the command prompt.
• Scotty SNMP in TCL/TK
• X-Files
• TkMan
  A man page viewer written in TCL/TK.

Frameworks

• Equi4
• Tycho
• PACCO

Extensions

• Expect
• Tcl extensions Tutorial
  A tutorial explaining the usage of compiled tcl extensions (like OraTcl, BLT, ...) in general.

TCL for beginners

• The Tcl Cookbook
  A Tcl/Tk tutorial. The document describes the use of Tcl 7.4 and Tk 4.0 across platforms. It is aimed at novice window-based interactive application developers and newcomers to Tcl/Tk.
• The TclTutor
  A computer aided instruction package covering all of the Tcl features available up to 7.6, and some of the 8.0 features. It is aimed at new users of Tcl with varying levels of computer expertise. It runs on W/95/NT and Unixes, but not Mac.

• Advanced TCL
  

• TCL patterns
• General scripting patterns
• USENIX 6th Annual Tcl/Tk Conference

• ICE compiler
• TCL syntax checkers

Other scripting languages

• SWIG
  The fastest way of getting your C or C++ code scripted. An amazing tool that I have used countless times.
• Tcl and SWIG as a C-C++ Development Tool
• Comparison of performance bewteen several languages
• Scripting News Weblog

• Python Main
• Thinking in Python
• Extending and Embedding the Python Interpreter
• Python-C API Reference Manual

• Patterns for scripted languages
• ICON
  A very high level language in which you can write extremely short and quite obfuscated code.
• Perl Main
  Also very good for writing obfuscated code :-)
• Guile
• Phantom

Java

• JAVA intro
• Instantiations (JOVE runtime optimization of JAVA code)

Eiffel

• Eiffel (ISE)
• ELJ
• SmallEiffel Project
• object-tools

Text manipulation

• VIM home
• The VIM pages
• Handy one-liners for 'sed'.

GUI

• KDE
• Coding with KParts
• GNOME
• GNUstep
• Window Maker - Your Next Window Manager

• RogueWave's View.h++ takes Motif from C to C++.
• KL_Group Gear
  Set of extra widgets not available in View.h++.
• VisualGipsy: GUI builder for TCL/TK.
  • Widget tree displays the GUI in a more comprehensible way
  • Callbacks between the widgets and the application code
  • Uses extensions like the famous BLT widgets or Tix.
  • Lucent uses it in its aplication development environment Inferno.

WWW

• HTML tags: on-line help and tutorials
• Intro to CGI

• SYN
• PHPgen

• Resource Description Framework
• One Standard
• EDI
• Open Software Description Format
• MathML
• XML Parser
• Jade
• Push Concepts

Networking

• ATM Internetworking
• Network management (including SNMP sources in TCL/TK)
• Scotty SNMP in TCL/TK

Hardware

• Ars Technica
  Very readable articles on how certain pieces of hardware are implemented.
• American Technology Corp
• StarBridge systems
  Hypercomputer that repairs its own circuitry.
• Condor parallel computing system
  uses idle cycles of other computers when the owners are away. Raises efficient use of resources to about 95%, which is huge.

Artificial intelligence

• Knowledeg systems lab, at Stanford
• CLIPS expert system tool

Documentation

• Forte
  Technical documentation from technically skilled people.
• SIGDOC

Development methods

• Parasoft Code Wizard
• Portland Pattern Repository

• eXtreme Programming
• XP Belgium users group
• Scrum
• Controlled Chaos
• ISE (Eiffel)
  --> Eiffel
  --> Design by contract
• Joel on Software

• DejaGNU testing framework
• Expect homepage
• European SPI
• SEI
  --> Publications

Mathematics

• Mathematical constants
• Turnbull server
  Home of the MacTutor history of math. Also here.
• Eric Weisstein's world of mathematics
  Encyclopedia, terse but detailed.
• Planet Math
• Unsolved mathematical problems
• FAQ of math
• JOMA
• MAA

• genicap ...the next wave of graphics
• Superformule

• Sloane's on-line sequence encyclopedia
• The net's most outrageous number crunchers
• Beautiful interview with Sloane
• Pascal's triangle
• Sierpinski applet
• Fibonacci numbers
  -->Puzzles
• David Bailey
  Writing irrational numbers as combinations of known mathematical constants
• Paul Erdos
• World of numbers
  Triangular numbers, palindromic numbers, primes, Pascal. Many numbers that are only special in base ten.
• Mersenne prime search

• Paul's Page of Conway's Life Miscellany
• Eric Weisstein's Treasure Trove of the Life C.A.
• Life Lexicon (Introduction)

• Alan Hensel
  A superb applet and catalog of Conway's game of life.
• Cut the knot
  Mathematical puzzles, java applets and more.
• Many ways to form a Sierpinski gasket
• Eppstein

Science

• SciCentral
• Popular Science
• Eos magazine
• Paleomap
  Maps of what the world was like... billions of years ago.
• Animated engines
  Gives good insight into how several types of engines work.
• General chemistry concepts
• Periodic table: Web elements
• Physics 2000
• The nine planets
• Superstring theory
• The pendulum lab
• The periodic table
• Tony's website: Electronics.

Philosophy

• The Tree of Philosophy
  One of the finest introductions to philosophy. Also covers religion, mythology, science and even politics.
• Brain matters
  Epistemology, consciousness, and the mind.
• Principia cybernetica
• Edge foundation
  Interviews with brilliant minds, not all of them conventional.

Information vs knowledge

• Richard Saul Wurman
• Knowledge mgmt
  Information should lead to knowledge and knowledge to action.

Psychology

• Keirsey temperament theory
  • Personality test
  • Personality profiles
• 9 Types -- Enneagram Personality Dynamics

Sustainable development

• The Gumption Trust HomePage
  A manifesto for staying informed about the state of the world.
• Rockefeller Brothers Fund
• ZERI
  Zero Emissions Research Initiative. Eco-clusters of factories where one uses the waste of the other as input.
• Inspired Mind
• Sustainable living
• Green Design Network
• Envirolink
  Free webspace for environmental organizations.
• Philanthropic newsletter
• TVE
  The environment on TV.
• Centrum Ondergronds Bouwen
• Good news network
  -->links
• Patch Adams
• BBC Horizon's Solutions Site
• Earth Sanctuaries (Australia)
• Best Practices Learning Centre
• Envirodesk
• Kleurrijk Vlaanderen
• Kenniscel Wetsmatiging | Reguleringsmanagement
• Bjorn Lomborg and The Skeptical Environmentalist
• Seawater Farms
• World POPClock Projection
• Worldwatch Institute

• Solar Design
• Solar utilities network
• Micro flow irrigation

• Futuribles
• Living Tomorrow

• Extropy Institute
  Too much stress on science, technology, drugs and progress at all costs...
• First Millennial Foundation

Education

• Education Network
• LEGO mindstorms
  -->LEGOlab
• DigitalThink

Energy

• Ballard fuel cells
• Directed Technologies Inc.
• EyeforFuelCells - The Business of Fuel Cells
• Fuel Cells 2000's Index Page
• Rocky Mountain Institute
• How Fuel Cells Work
• Millennium Cell
• National Hydrogen Association

• EMIS -> great tips for Rational Energy Use.
• EuroRex Renewable Energy
• National Renewable Energy Lab
• Energy outlet
• Nelha
  Getting energy from the ocean, in Hawai.

Transportation

• Cargolifter transportation
• Solar Sails
• Jef Keymeulen
• Promotie Binnenvaart Vlaanderen
• Short Sea Shipping
• Velomobiel
• MobielIdee
• Philippe Neerman: ontwerp metro Brussel, Eurotram Barcelona, Straatsburg.

Natural languages

• Thesaurus
• Project Gutenberg
• Esperanto net
  • Hypercourse
• Lojban: the logical language.
• Names

Movies

• Kinepolis showtimes

Music

• Simple delight
• MP3.com
• The Brain Opera
  A project in which people make music with their bodies.
• Music composed by algorithms.
• GoldWave
• AlltheWeb.com: MP3
• Audacity
  Music tools for Linux.

Graphic design

• Duoh
• Prospero
• Foob
  --> Comics

• Adobe font library

• Talaria
• Greatest painters on the Web
• Magritte
  A famous painter from Belgium. Surrealism with a black hat.
• Escher

Fantasy

• ElfWood
  A museum where fantasy artists can submit their paintings. Some of them are excellent, most are mediocre, and some are bizarre.
• Shadowscapes
  One of the best fantasy artists on the web. Found her via Elfwood.
• Esoteric art
• Tolkien
• The Mythopoeic Society
• Elfenland
  Een website opgedragen aan de Andere Wereld van elfen, feeTT_CONTENTeuml;n, witte wieven. Gemaakt door Rudi Klijnstra en Karin Ho
• faeries.org
• fantasy.pagina.nl
• Red de elven
• Kabouters
• World of Froud

Science Fiction

• Science and Fantasy Writers of America
  Featuring some excellent tutorials on "how to write good fiction". Remember: Kill your darlings.
• Ideomancer
  On-line fiction.

Fun

• Brian Brain
• Grand illusions
• Dilbert Archive
• GeoNome
  Who else in Belgium has my name?
• Anagram finder