Jackson Isaac Programming, TopCoder

Getting Started with TopCoder: SRM-585


19th July, 2013: Today was SRM (Single Round Match) 585 in TopCoder. The event was scheduled at 20.30 IST (Indian Standard Time '+0530 GMT'). Registrations started about 3 hours before the event. This was my first event on TopCoder. I used to practice on TopCoder and had solved around 25 problems until my first event. … Continue reading Getting Started with TopCoder: SRM-585

Jackson Isaac Bug Fixing, Foss, Linux, Open Source, Tutorials

Contributing to Mozilla: Building Firefox


All the coders out there, it's for some bug fixing. So let's take up Mozilla Organization and try to fix some bugs in Firefox Browser. Wouldn't it be awesome if we could contribute to our favorite browser and next time when we use it, we can be proud to say that this particular feature or … Continue reading Contributing to Mozilla: Building Firefox

Jackson Isaac Foss, Linux, Open Source

VIM – Developer’s Magic-Wand


I assume most of my blog visitors are familiar with Linux or Unix and FreeBSD. VIM is a very powerful editor for Linux and Unix based OS. It is pre-installed in most of the recent distros. VIM stands for "VI Improved", which is based on VI (used in command line interface). VIM can be used … Continue reading VIM – Developer’s Magic-Wand

Jackson Isaac Foss, Open Source

Getting Started with P2PU: Webmaking 101 #1 Introduce Yourself


It's been quite a time since my last post on account of exams and other academics. I have started with webmaking course on P2PU, A peer-to-peer University with loads of courses to take up. I came across this website from an email from OSFY(Open Source For You) India. You can Register for P2PU here. I … Continue reading Getting Started with P2PU: Webmaking 101 #1 Introduce Yourself