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Every article, filed by year. Filter by collection or by tag; growth stage shows how long each has been in the ground.
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2026 5 specimens
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No. 01
Demystifying awk
A practical introduction to awk for printing fields, filtering rows, formatting output, and writing useful one-liners.
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No. 02
17 Side Projects I Built With Claude Code in Two Months
A look at 17 side projects I built in about two months with Claude Code -- from TUI apps in Rust and Go to browser games and AI agent tooling.
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No. 03
Demystifying Git Worktrees
Learn how to work with multiple Git branches simultaneously using worktrees - a powerful feature that lets you check out different branches as separate folders while sharing Git data.
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Common React Hooks Antipatterns and Gotchas
Learn about common React Hooks antipatterns and how to avoid them for better code quality.
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No. 05
The Simplest CSS Grids
Learn the most common CSS Grid layouts with copy-pastable examples for two-column layouts, sidebar navigation, and more.
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2024 4 specimens
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No. 07
Constants vs Enums in TypeScript
TypeScript tips and tricks
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No. 08
Build React UI Library (notes)
Notes on building a React UI library.
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No. 09
Where did my blog go?
A statement on where my extensive blog has gone.
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No. 10
Throwback Thursday -- The Site Through Time
A look at the site through time, from its inception to now.
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2020 5 specimens
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No. 11
Demystifying the Find command
The Find command made simple
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No. 12
Using Postgres FOR loop to generate data
I don't know about you but I often need a 100 of something in my database to properly test a page. Here's how to use Postgres FOR loops to generate test data quickly.
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No. 13
Demystifying GREP
Cheatsheet: search for a keyword in a file
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No. 14
Demystifying Rsync
Rsync made simple
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No. 15
Demystifying the TAR command
The cheatsheet for tar
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2018 2 specimens
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No. 16
How to "grep" in PowerShell
New to PowerShell? Here's how to "grep" using built-in PowerShell utilities.
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No. 17
How I Structure My JavaScript File
Check out my practices and recommendations on writing JavaScript files that I've learned through writing JavaScript for years.
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Demystifying Tools
Practical walkthroughs of common command-line tools and utilities.
Demystifying awk
A practical introduction to awk for printing fields, filtering rows, formatting output, and writing useful one-liners.
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Demystifying Git Worktrees
Learn how to work with multiple Git branches simultaneously using worktrees - a powerful feature that lets you check out different branches as separate folders while sharing Git data.
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Demystifying ffmpeg
The basics of ffmpeg
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