PinnedHow to become a Linux kernel developerComing in at approximately 77,000 files, 1,180,000 lines of C code and a 2.7 GB download, it’s no secret that engineers across the world are banging at the door to become a kernel developer…right? As you’re probably aware Linux is at the heart of many popular operating system distributions like…Linux6 min readLinux6 min read
Aug 28, 20195 Top tips for TopGetting more out of the popular process analysis tool, top — As most developers would know, top is a common tool to use for analysing the system processes on a Linux distribution. Personally, I never took the time to learn how to properly use top until recently, to my surprise there’s so much more to it than I initially thought. I’ve…Linux3 min readLinux3 min read
Aug 19, 2019GPG for dummiesMastering GPG in less than 5 minutes — Gnu Privacy Guard or GPG is a rewrite of the famous encryption program; Pretty good privacy or PGP, a program that implements the OpenPGP encryption standard. In short, it allows you to encrypt and decrypt things using public-private key based cryptography. …Gpg5 min readGpg5 min read
Aug 14, 2019Calling all TypeScript developersOn driving adoption and availability in the JavaScript ecosystem with the DefinitelyTyped project. — What do you mean you aren’t using TypeScript? Are you even a web developer? You should be aware by now TypeScript is here to stay, the 2019 NPM survey reports that “36% of users are writing TypeScript some or most of the time”. …JavaScript4 min readJavaScript4 min read
