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…

Squeezes the command line — I come back with another list of little-known utilities and commands for Linux that will help you go faster with your daily work. 1. googler We are used to using Google search through a graphical interface in the browser. However, this is a problem in environments where the graphical interface is not…

Raise your hand if you are free from sin. — Here I leave a small compilation of the excuses that I have found throughout my career, although I admit that I have used some of them myself. We are all human :) “It’ll only take two lines to fix.” It may be true, but too late because you have already…

If you like the 80s, you will love this list — This article lists some games that run on the Linux command line. If you lived in the 80s or want to know what early games used to look like, I encourage you to read it. Nowadays, the games are mainly graphics, but in the 80s, they were simple and with…

Enjoy this short visual tour through their user interfaces. — When operating systems began to use a graphical interface, computing became more democratic and took a giant leap forward. In this post, I want to remember some of the most iconic operating systems along with their interfaces. What yesterday seemed to us the most modern in the world today seems…

Do you know them all? — In this short post, I show a summary of the methods available in JavaScript to deal with Arrays. I hope you find it useful! At the end of the post, you will find a link to a Cheatsheet I have created with the summary for you to have at hand. 1. shift() …