The TARDIS Server Project

Why I like C

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 09:57:31 -0500

General Update Stuff

I haven’t been able to post in a couple of days. I thought I would update things. Also, because I sometimes don’t have access to my primary server, I want my readers to know there is a backup. You can also reach me here. I keep a Codeberg page. I can sometimes upload to it quicker.

I like to write code in C. Why would I say such a thing?

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Tue, 18 Aug 2026 09:25:08 -0500

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Hello World in C and Java

Sun, 16 Aug 2026 13:35:56 -0500

First steps in programming

Now, that we have all the background covered, I want to show you the beginnings of programming. I will be showing you the steps to build and run the ubiquitous “Hello World” program in both C and Java. The C version will use the C99 standard ( though it matches most standards as well ) and the Java version will use Java 17 ( though it will likely run in whichever Java you have ). These two language standards will be where I will work as I write more posts.

development stack

Sun, 16 Aug 2026 10:51:57 -0500

How I write code

I hope two write two posts today. I need to set things up for you all before I dive into code. I don’t know if others call the developer environment they use a stack, but that’s my term.

The reason I do this is that when I learned C#, I used what was good for me. I had Microsoft’s VS Code running on a linux machine with Dotnet Core . I was watching some learning tutorials on YouTube and discovered things didn’t work like the presenter showed them. After much frustration and arguing with the presenter, we both discovered that while I used Dotnet Core and VS Code, he used Microsoft Visual Studio and .NET. The two were not the same, though now they finally are the same. Since then, I am careful to note what I am using so that others will know beforehand.

Computer architecture

Sat, 15 Aug 2026 11:52:24 -0500

Before we learn to program

I’m going to start sharing what I know about writing code and developing software, but first I wish to start with sharing some of what happens under the hood.

I am kind of pedantic about things like this, but I am a member of the “No Black Boxes” club. I don’t like things to be hidden. I prefer to know exactly what is going on in my equipment, my electronics, and even in my programs. Though, I do realize I don’t completely care how a given compiler actually works, just that it does its job.

a new beginning

Fri, 14 Aug 2026 11:38:02 -0500

A New Beginning - Again

Hi, I am tardis1 and, yes, I am a Whovian, but I am also many other things as well.

Yes, this is a new beginning for the TARDIS Server Project. I have made several of these over the years, but they all lacked something. Maybe this time will be different.

I grew up as a child during the Gemini and Apollo space flights. Like many others of that era, I wanted to be an astronaut. However, my poor vision ruined that by the time I was a teenager. Yet, there were still space things I could participate in. One of those was computers.