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2022 was the year of Linux on the Desktop(opens in new tab)
It finally happened!
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Empty Pointers and Constellations of AI(opens in new tab)
On the fuzziness of calling things “artificial intelligence” and moving the goalposts
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Python Magic Methods You Haven't Heard About(opens in new tab)
Python's magic methods - also known as _dunder_ (double underscore) methods - can be used to implement a lot of cool things. Most of the time we use them for simple stuff, such as constructors (`__init__`), string representation (`__str__`, `__repr__`) ...
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Mastodon instance with 6 files(opens in new tab)
How to make a single user, publish only, mastodon instance with four json files and two pictures
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Getting Started with Mastodon API in Python(opens in new tab)
With what's happening at Twitter, many people are considering moving to Mastodon. Like Twitter, Mastodon also offers an API that can be used to create many useful application, bots, to analyze data, respond to notification or simply post some statuses, ...
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Goodbye - 123dev #100(opens in new tab)
This is the end.
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Hugo RSS Improvements(opens in new tab)
Making RSS feeds better for hugo static generated sites
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Low tech is high tech - 123dev #99(opens in new tab)
The simplest solutions are often the best
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Writing a CLI in Rust(opens in new tab)
In this post I’ll walk through the setup of an example project to show how to build a modern CLI in Rust.
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Backup-and-Restore of Containers with Kubernetes Checkpointing API(opens in new tab)
Kubernetes v1.25 introduced Container Checkpointing API as an alpha feature. This provides a way to backup-and-restore containers running in Pods, without ever stopping them. This feature is primarily aimed at forensic analysis, but general backup-and-restore is something any Kubernetes user ...
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Harder than they seem - 123dev #98(opens in new tab)
The hardest things are all in your head
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Command K Bars(opens in new tab)
Command line bars you can quickly summon with a keyboard shortcut
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Application environments(opens in new tab)
This game was easier when I was a kid
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Avalanche - 123dev #97(opens in new tab)
Click the gif to see what happens. If you're in the United States GO VOTE!
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Automated, immutable, and declarative(opens in new tab)
The infrastructure lies we tell ourselves, and why they're useful.
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Getting Started with Google APIs in Python(opens in new tab)
Google has literally hundreds of APIs, including ones for Gmail, Drive, Maps, Translation, Analytics and more. All of these share the same concepts like authorization, pagination or media uploads/downloads. In this article we will explore all of these concepts and ...
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Upside down - 123dev #96(opens in new tab)
It's Halloween, but this isn't a Stranger Things reference
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Where are you going? - 123dev #95(opens in new tab)
A little direction goes a long way
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Programming Portals(opens in new tab)
Small, scoped areas within a graphical interface that allow users to read and write simple programmes
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Application Native Infrastructure - 123dev #94(opens in new tab)
Goodbye Cloud Native
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Python CLI Tricks That Don't Require Any Code Whatsoever(opens in new tab)
Out-of-the-box, Python standard library ships with many great libraries some of which provide commandline interface (CLI), allowing us to do many cool things directly from terminal without needing to even open a `.py` file. This includes things like starting a ...
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Speeding Up Async Snippets(opens in new tab)
Async snippets used to improve performance, but now they’re a legacy anti-pattern. How do we handle them now?
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Sharpen your pencil - 123dev #93(opens in new tab)
Precision matters on details
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How I use git worktrees(opens in new tab)
simultanous branches for truly scattered development
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All The Ways To Introspect Python Objects at Runtime(opens in new tab)
Python provides a lot of ways to ask questions about your code. Whether it's basic things like `help()` function, builtin functions like `dir()` or more advanced methods in `inspect` module - the tools are there to help you find the ...
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DART - 123dev #92(opens in new tab)
A successful software crash
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Time is one of the hardest things to deal with - 123dev #91(opens in new tab)
Today is a major time shift for me. Another rotation around The Sun.
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Expertise - 123dev #90(opens in new tab)
Experts know more about what they don't know
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What is Python's "self" Argument, Anyway?(opens in new tab)
Every Python developer is familiar with the `self` argument, which is present in every* method signature of every class. We all know how to use it, but do you _really_ know what it is, why it's there and how it ...
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How I’m a Productive Programmer With a Memory of a Fruit Fly(opens in new tab)
A love letter to tools that changed everything for me.
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Will's YouTube sailing channel recommendations(opens in new tab)
I started watching YouTube sailing videos in about 2014 when I discovered Sailing la Vagabonde. I’d never really considered that sailing was something I could be interested in, I didn’t know anything about it at all. I remember being on ...
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Networking - 123dev #89(opens in new tab)
What network do they use in Middle Earth? Tolkien ring
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Critical CSS? Not So Fast!(opens in new tab)
Critical CSS promises faster loading, but is it worth the complexity? Learn when Critical CSS actually boosts performance or when it might slow you down.
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LARPing - 123dev #88(opens in new tab)
What are you pretending to be?
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Python List Comprehensions Are More Powerful Than You Might Think(opens in new tab)
Python's list comprehensions (and generators) are an awesome feature that can greatly simplify your code. Most of the time however, we only use them to write a single `for` loop, maybe with addition of one `if` conditional and that's it. ...