A language that allows us to use Python in the shell and the shell in Python — The world of the Linux command line is fantastic. It gives you the freedom to do infinite things with it. In this article, I will write about a shell that allows you to mix statements written in Phyton with regular commands. As you probably know, most command-line interpreters or ‘shells’…

SQL tips for database performance — When we develop, an important part is to know how to interact properly with our database. However, we often only look at the configuration parameters of the database and the power of the server where it runs. Although this is important, it is more important to know how to use…

Save time in your day-to-day work and have fun with it — I love working with the Linux shell. The shell lets you get things done in seconds, and no need to use any graphical environment. In this post, I compile 25 command one-liners that I find especially useful or funny. I hope you like them! 1. Query Wikipedia via console #dig +short txt <keyword>.wp.dg.cx #For example: …

Programming languages and energy consumption — Learning a programming language and becoming an expert in that language is not easy. Although most developers know several programming languages, we only consider ourselves experts in one or two. When deciding on a new programming language, we usually take into account things like its syntax, its learning curve, its…

Yes, you are reading well: CUPID, not SOLID. — Dan Norths defines CUPID as a set of properties as a criticism of the SOLID principles widely used today. In this article, I am going to talk about the CUPID principles. No, wait, I was wrong. So instead, I am going to talk about CUPID properties. The CUPID properties First, Why Properties and…

The importance of a file that often goes unnoticed — In any NPM project, the file package-lock.json often goes unnoticed because our attention is focused on the package.json file. This week a co-worker asked me what this file was for, and this has been the perfect excuse to write this little post. As you know, the package.json file is where you…

Save time in your day-to-day work and have fun with them — In this post, I list a series of 30 one-liners in JavaScript that are very useful when developing using vanilla js ( ≥ ES6). They are also an elegant way to solve problems using all the power the language offers us in the latest versions. I have grouped them into…

Blur the boundary between native and hybrid with JavaScript — When developing a mobile application, we have two main options: to create it native or hybrid. If your application does not require a lot of hardware power, it is usually better to create a hybrid app. …

Different ways to view log files — Are you looking for ways to tail a log file without reading the entire log into memory? One way to do this is to use the standard Linux <tail> command. For example, if you wanted to view the last ten lines of a log file named "mylog.log," …