links for 2008-12-03
December 3rd, 2008 | by Tony Steidler-Dennison | 6 views-
At this time, App Engine uses Python as its primary programming language. Although Google is investigating other languages for future releases, if you want to get started with App Engine, you'll need to first master the Python scripting language. If you're already conversant with Python, congratulations. If not, Ars has put together the following site roundup to help you find resources for learning the language.
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The best systems administrators are set apart by their efficiency. And if an efficient systems administrator can do a task in 10 minutes that would take another mortal two hours to complete, then the efficient systems administrator should be rewarded (paid more) because the company is saving time, and time is money, right?
The trick is to prove your efficiency to management. While I won't attempt to cover that trick in this article, I will give you 10 essential gems from the lazy admin's bag of tricks. These tips will save you time—and even if you don't get paid more money to be more efficient, you'll at least have more time to play Halo.
