#network

Getting a usable, non-localhost IP address for a JVM

I recently had a task where I needed to inform a docker image of the host OS’ IP address. (The docker image needed to make an HTTP call to the host machine, for testing purposes.) However, it’s not trivial to find code to actually get a host machine’s IP address. Here’s some code in Kotlin (and in Java) to accomplish the task; I can’t say it’s perfect (and won’t...

Jun 12, 2017 — 2 minute(s) read

#address #enumeration #kotlin #network #stream

Interesting Links – 8 Nov 2017

From ernimril: a video! CppCon 2016: Jason Turner “Rich Code for Tiny Computers: A Simple Commodore 64 Game in C++17” is an hour and twenty minutes of Jason Turner talking about writing a game for the Commodore 64 using, surprise, C++17 and translating to 6502 assembly. (Play at 1.25x speed to save some time – or 2x speed if you want that Brian Goetz effect.) It’s actually really fascinating to watch, and...

Nov 8, 2016 — 2 minute(s) read

#c #c64 #commodore #docker #eafp #findbugs #getlocalhost #lbyl #lifestyle #macos #network #python #sierra