Product Recommendations
David W. Jeske
Here is a list of products which I consider "best-of-breed". I have used all
of these products, and at least a couple of their competitors. If you would
like more specific feedback about any of these products, don't hesitate to
email me (jeske@chat.net).
- Computers
- Full-Text Search - my page about text-indexing tools
- Microsoft.NET/CLR/C# - A great programming language
and virtual machine design which fixes many of the problems of Java and the JVM.
- Python - Excellent scripting language.
Simple clean syntax, tons of modules available, and completely unrestrictive
license.
- ClearSilver - A great web-development templating technology. Forces separation of presentation and content while making it easier to develop and debug webpages. Something like XML/XSLT in concept, but tons easier to use.
- Google Chrome - Excellent, speedy, and slightly more secure web browser.
- Perforce - a great centralized
source code revision/config management system. For distributed source control
git has some rough edges but is
quite powerful.
- Lua -
an embedded scripting language. 100% ANSI C, really small, and trivial to embed.
- mySQL - a mostly free
and robust SQL database
- CRT - a shareware
windows telnet client.
- Remote Control Slope Soaring
- CombatWings XL - I pulled a
few of my friends into combat slope soaring and we ordered a variety of planes at the same time, including a Zagi 3C, Tuffplanes Bushwacker, Tuffplanes Aircobra, and a CombatWings XL. The XL was the easiest build and the best flying of all of them. Very little reflex is needed, it tracks perfectly in the air, has plenty of room for standard radio gear, and has a wide performance range. If you want a slightly nimbler ship, get the (normal-chord) XR instead. Either way, go with CombatWings. We've bought two more XLs since then so each of us can have one.
- Online-Resources
David W. Jeske (email is first name and first initial of last name at gmail.com)