This Website Is Now Secure
For a number of reasons, including the fact that it’s been on my todo list for a long time, I have enabled HTTPS (Secure HTTP) for this website. The other reason is that I plan to start publishing articles created by a few trusted writers. Encrypting the connection became important as it wasn’t when there were no external connections for people to contribute.
As usual it was a good learning experience. I also had to take information from multiple sources and synthesize it into what works for this site. That all makes for a good article which I plan to publish soon.
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A minimalistic approach to debugging
Originally published in 2016, this interview with Katrina Hayes on Opensource.com details her distinct approach to coding and debugging. A self-taught programmer, Hayes emphasizes simplicity in her tools, preferring minimalist methods. She discusses overcoming challenges in legacy systems, advocating for maintainable code bases to enhance long-term IT sustainability.
Regular Expressions #4: Pulling it all together
This series delves into the practical applications of regular expressions within Linux tools such as grep, sed, and awk, demonstrating how to simplify and optimize command-line tasks. The articles guide readers from basic to more complex uses of regex, emphasizing their usefulness in data stream transformation and text manipulation across various tools and programming languages. Through hands-on examples and resource recommendations, the series aims to enhance the reader’s understanding and proficiency with regex in diverse scenarios.
Regular Expressions #3: grep — Data flow and building blocks
In Regular Expressions #1: Introduction, I covered what they are and why they’re useful. In Regular Expressions #2: An example, we looked at a more complex example of the uses of regular expressions.
In this third of four articles you’ll learn how to make tighter matches with your regexes.
Ansible #3: Finishing our Ansible playbook to manage workstation and server updates
In part two of this series on writing Ansible playbooks, “Ansible #2 How to create an Ansible Playbook,” we examined the task of installing updates for servers and workstations. This playbook is intended to manage updates differently depending on the role the systems play on the network. Last time we created the play designed to install updates on the Ansible hub. This time we add two more plays; one to install updates on the servers and another to install updates on the regular workstations.
Build your own DNS server on Linux
Learn how to use BIND to set up your own server for resolving domain names.
Regular Expressions #2: An example
In the previous article, Regular Expressions #1: Introduction, I covered what they are and why they’re useful.
The example in this article highlights the power and flexibility of the Linux command line, especially regular expressions, for their ability to automate common tasks.