the tools

This page is a little sum up of the tools I use.

No alien admittance beyond this point.

GNU

My linux box would be nothing without the GNU tools. And their solaris boxes are so sad when it comes to use strange tar version.

Linux

On my servers as well as on my development boxes, I can't stand any other operating system. I started with redhat, then switched for a while to debian, taking short pauses with slackware and fedora.

I'm now pleased to use ubuntu each day I live.

I won't speak about windows. If you like windows, go on and use it, but don't come with useless comments about this...

Apache

Well... most of the time. I also used lighttpd to serve medias, which comes with the excellent mod_sec_download (predictible-key based anti hotlinker), and thttpd. But apache is definately the coolest.

MySQL

Pretty cool as you stay modest with your projects aims.

PostgreSQL

When it comes to big databases, that needs an extra serious flavor, consistency and logic, PostgreSQL is the opensource way to go. Definately.

C/C++

My early days with programming. The roots obviously...

PHP

Sadly, PHP sounds great a name to many ears... Let's say it sometimes lacks finishness.

Python

A real great scripting language. May it be for system administration, fast GUI development or rapid web application development, it's always a pleasure to work with. Maybe it has something to do with this website ?

Subversion

Who said subversive?

GIT

The hacker's distributed source version control software. Would be definately worth it for many projects if it was less hacker-friendly, or less non-hacker-repulsive. Hopefully, it has a bidirectional git-svn bridge which allow hackers and non-hackers to communicate... Stay tuned.

VIm

THE editor for web development. Ten times more powerfull than Eclipse, while avoiding to suck your memory...