The GNU project focuses on the development and distribution of open source software, including free compilers. The newly-released GCC 2.95 is a free C/C++ compiler. GCC 2.95 includes nearly a year’s worth of new development and bug fixes. The compiler has several new optimizations, and it supports new platforms. In addition, its ANSI/ISO compliance has been improved. For example, operator new now throws a std::bad_alloc exception when it fails, rather than returning a null pointer. You can download GCC 2.95 from the GNU FTP server at ftp://ftp.gnu.org free of charge. This site also provides installation instructions in both HTML and plain text forms.


What is Metadata?
What is metadata? Well, It’s an odd concept to wrap your head around. Metadata is essentially the secondary layer of data that tracks details about the “regular” data. The regular