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The basis of becoming a better engineer starts with automation. Automate everything. Get into the habit of continuously automating everything that seems like it could be automated. A command line tool ...

For Linux users, the command line is a celebrated part of our entire experience. Unlike other popular operating systems, where the command line is a scary proposition for all but the most experienced ...

When I write tools for the Unix command line, they're typically either shell scripts or Perl. A WIRED review shows national security adviser Mike Waltz, White House chief of staff Susie Wiles, and ...

Python is an extremely powerful and flexible programming language that is particularly popular among newcomers to coding thanks to its relatively gentle learning curve. That said, the flexibility of ...

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Shortening URLs has become a necessity in this age of Twitter and limited-character status updates. It not only allows us to cram more words into our oh-so-important Twitter statuses, but it also ...

Python doesn't require building, although you'll have to do something similar to building when publishing the project later. However, a Makefile is useful because it can automate tasks for you in a ...