Sometimes the stars align just right and we get the equivalent of Christmas and the 4th of July happening at the same time. Ok, well, maybe it’s not that epic, but today, May 4th 2023, we get to celebrate World Password Day and May the 4th (Star Wars...
This doesn't really count, but I'll mention it anyway. I got started programming on my friend's HP-65, after which I ported the program to his HP-41C. Yeah, they are calculators, but they were very programmable. I wrote a space wars program. We had t...
We have a TCL script that is used to configure our routers automatically.The script is able to differentiate between our older IOS (ISR G2) devices and the newer 4K (IOS XE).At start we check with some 'input' commands which router hardware we have.T...
Many of you may have seen this posted in Facebook or other social media. It was posted to our internal Cisco Webex chat, and it cracked me up. What do you think of this? Is it always going to be easy to trick AI? In this case, you'd probably have to ...
Word of the Week: Cloud Bursting In cloud computing, cloud bursting is a configuration and deployment technique that is set up between a private cloud (or data center) and a public cloud, to deal with spikes in IT demand. This deployment model gi...
I've been with Cisco's Developer Experience team for some time now, and one thing that continues to surprise me is the hunger to learn to code. I would have thought that after a few years, we would be talking with mainly experienced developers. But I...
I currently have a Python function that will grab an endpoint's last wireless connection using Prime's API. In preparation for our wireless controller moving away from Prime, I'm trying to do the same thing using DNA Center's API. The issue I'm runni...
There is a terrific database available called MongoDB, and I recommend you try it. Here’s a meandering explanation of why MongoDB is an excellent database system worthy of your attention. Imagine you are putting together a database of academic classe...
Chaos in programming seems a little counterintuitive. When I think of good programming, I see modular, scalable, readable lines of clean, clear, and easy to understand code. I see well-designed computer networks with clearly defined nodes and compone...
Calling all cloud developers: It looks like the top two cloud service providers are currently (and in this order): Amazon Web Services (AWS) Microsoft Azure If you are currently developing for AWS, is there a chance you get off of that cloud and swit...
Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) is defined as an intelligent agent which can understand and learn any intellectual task that human beings can. AGI has also been alternatively defined as an autonomous system that surpasses human capabilities at ...
Cisco at Augusta On Easter Sunday at Augusta National Golf Club, Jon Rahm won his first green jacket. Cisco athlete ambassadors Cameron Young and Viktor Hovland tied for 7th place. Additionally, Fred Couples, who won the 1992 Masters tournament held ...
Hey brah, it's common knowledge that Hawaii's got the sickest waves for shredding. While the history of the sport is ancient and began in Polynesia, the modern version was popularized by Duke Kahanamoku, who was surfing in Hawaii back at the turn of ...
Many years ago, I worked for a company that used AI to search for a way to increase the production of a certain medicine. The woman in charge of that projects fed the AI algorithm with all kinds of relevant data. I don't recall which relevant data sh...
Last week, Paul Zimmerman posted Meme Monday: I like my coffee like I like my code This produced a lively discussion about the different types and ways coffee and tea are consumed during tech work. We want to know: what else do you drink while you'...
