Programming Leftovers

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Aug 14, 2023

• What is Fish (Friendly Interactive SHell)?

  Fish, or the “Friendly Interactive SHell”, is a Unix shell designed with an emphasis on user-friendliness and interactive use. It was introduced in 2005 and has since gained a following due to its unique features, helpful defaults, and focus on a pleasant user experience

• Understanding Case Sensitivity in Python

  Python, one of the most widely-used programming languages, is known for its simplicity and readability. However, as is the case with many languages, it possesses unique characteristics that both novices and seasoned programmers should comprehend. One such characteristic is case sensitivity.

• Performance Optimization with Pylint in Python

  Performance optimization in Python is crucial for writing efficient code, especially when building large-scale applications. While Pylint is primarily known as a tool for checking the conformity of Python code against coding standards, it also provides some useful hints that can potentially optimize performance.

• Satori: HTML/ CSS to SVG Converter

  Enlightened library to convert HTML and CSS to SVG

• How to set the (deprecated) valign attribute with JavaScript

  Recently, I wanted to set the deprecated valign attribute using JavaScript. (I wouldn’t normally do this, but I was working on a code golfing challenge.)

• New update: Advanced Bash-Scripting Guide

• Reproducible data science with Nix, part 4 — So long, {renv} and Docker, and thanks for all the fish

  For this blog post, I also made a youtube video that goes over roughly the same ideas, but the blog post is more detailed as I explain the contents of default.nix files, which I don't do in the video.

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