learnbyexample

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 hours ago

I have a list of learning resources for CLI tools and scripting here: https://learnbyexample.github.io/curated_resources/linux_cli_scripting.html

I've also written a few TUI interactive apps to practice text processing commands like grep, sed, awk, coreutils, etc: https://github.com/learnbyexample/TUI-apps

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Why do you think it is a phishing link? Gumroad is a well known platform to sell digital goods.

I mention it is free up to some date because it will go back to being a paid product after that.

 

Hello!

I am pleased to announce a new version of my Vim Reference Guide ebook.

This is intended as a concise learning resource for beginner to intermediate level Vim users. It has more in common with cheatsheets than a typical text book. Topics like Regular Expressions and Macros have more detailed explanations and examples due to their complexity. I hope this guide would make it much easier for you to discover Vim features and learning resources.

Links:

Did you know that Vim has an easy mode, which is actually very hard to use for those already familiar with Vim? See my blog post for more details!

I would highly appreciate it if you'd let me know how you felt about this book. It could be anything from a simple thank you, pointing out a typo, mistakes in code snippets, which aspects of the book worked for you (or didn't!) and so on. Reader feedback is essential and especially so for self-published authors.

Happy learning :)

 

I rarely ever use the date command, but when I need it I almost always struggle to get the right incantation. So, wrote a blog post for easy reference.

Do you use a cheatsheet as well?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

I started reading progression fantasy on Royal Road earlier this year (a site for posting web serials). Here's my current follow list (excluding stories that are on hiatus):

  • The Runic Artist — isekai, rune-based crafting, good mix of action and slice-of-life
  • The Broken Knife — Kobold MC with a dragon companion, dark but compelling read, excellent worldbuilding
  • Demon World Boba Shop — cozy isekai, nice characters
  • Dual Wielding — slow burn, tale of two friends (both very talented), writing is good, action scenes get dark and intense
  • Legends and Librarians — cozy romance, magical library (not litrpg/progression), plenty of cute creatures
  • An Otherworldly Scholar — isekai, teacher MC, good worldbuilding, nice romance, great characters, plenty of twists, adventure and danger, especially enjoyed the slice-of-life stuff
  • Archmage from Another World: Gaining Administrator Access — isekai from another fantasy world, lighthearted fun with good set of characters, no looming world-level threats so far
  • Underkeeper — MC is a recent magical academy graduate, good at magic but works as underkeeper (no money/connections to join adventurer groups), got darker than I'm comfortable with, but loved the characters and the demon companion
  • Immovable Mage — good worldbuilding, characters, plot twists and detailed magic system, clever use of plot events pushes MC towards OP, would suggest to read at least till the end of 2nd arc
  • Level One God — likeable MC, cool magic stuff I haven't seen before, some bad moments are really dark, good writing
  • Spire's Spite — criminally underrated with only 100+ followers, mostly been spire climbing so far, good magic system, dark and has some stuff I don't like but overall I've enjoyed it
  • Blood Curse Academia — overall I enjoyed the combination of action, learning and mystery, but a lot of weird coincidences and stuff didn't make sense
  • Mana Mirror — loved the concept of mana garden and the myriad customization options, writing and plot was easy to follow, third volume is the best so far
  • The Maid Is Not Dead — writing felt like traditionally published epic fantasy with progression elements, slow burn but events are starting to escalate
  • Dark Lord's Last Call — MC's soul is swapped with the dark lord, plans to open a tavern, enjoyable light-hearted read
  • Orphan — I usually ignore the litrpg math but this one takes it a bit too far! characters all have flaws (though sometimes it becomes a bit too irritating), good worldbuilding and mystery
  • Rules of Biomancy — 70 year old herbalist MC with a secret past comes across two isekai-ed people in danger of dying and decides to help, enjoying a lot
 

I wrote a TUI application to help you practice Python regular expressions. There are more than 100 exercises covering both the builtin re and third-party regex module.

If you have pipx, use pipx install regexexercises to install the app. See the repo for source code and other details.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Not my blog, just sharing it here.

That said, I don't see that broken rectangle on Chromium.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Is it regex or sed/awk syntax (or both) that gives you trouble?

I had similar reaction and didn't even try to learn them for years - then I caught the stackoverflow craze of answering CLI questions (and learning from others).

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago (1 children)

oxipng, pngquant and svgcleaner for optimizing images

auto-editor for removing silent portions from video recordings

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

Not my blog, just sharing it here. Saw it on HN (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40419325)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago (3 children)

What's the difference between two_percent and skim?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

Check out https://novelwriter.io/

I'm not familiar with such softwares (I use pandoc for technical writing), but might help you..

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

Yeah, it is uncommon spelling, but if you google, you'll find it's not that rare ;)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

You're welcome, happy learning :)

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

I'm self-published and haven't worked for other publications. Sometimes, my submissions reach HN front page, so you might have seen there or because others picked it up from there and shared around elsewhere.

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