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Serverless architecture has become a game-changer in the world of software development and cloud computing. By abstracting away server management, serverless architecture allows developers to focus on writing code without worrying about the underlying infrastructure. This article explores the benefits and challenges of serverless architecture, providing insights into why it …
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Microservices architecture has emerged as a popular approach to designing and building scalable, flexible, and resilient applications. Unlike traditional monolithic architecture, microservices break down an application into smaller, loosely coupled services that can be developed, deployed, and scaled independently. This article will delve into the benefits and challenges of microservices …
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As a seasoned software engineer who has transitioned from the early days of development to the modern era, I understand the importance of having robust tools to manage codebases. Two of the most popular version control systems (VCS) today are Git and Mercurial. While both serve the same fundamental purpose …
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Setting up a Subversion (SVN) repository can be streamlined by using SSH, especially when developers already have system accounts. This method bypasses the complexity of setting up WebDAV with Apache.
Create the Repository:
sudo svnadmin create /var/svn
This command initializes a new …
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Large language models (LLMs) have taken the world by storm. Their ability to process and generate human-quality text has opened doors to a plethora of applications, from crafting captivating stories to translating languages with impressive fluency. However, LLMs have an Achilles' heel: their dependence on the data they are trained …
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One of my frequently used git commands is 'git show <rev>'. As in, "show me
what the heck this guy did here." Unfortunately, Mercurial doesn't have the same
command, but it's easy enough to implement it using an alias in your .hgrc.
The command you would run from the command …
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The standard log output for both Git and Mercurial is a bit verbose for my liking. I keep my terminal at ~50 lines, which results in only getting about 8 to 10 log entries depending on how verbose the commit was. This isn't a big deal if you are just …
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I've been using WordPress on this site since 2007. After all this time, I've decided I want to try something new. So, I've decided to go in a completely different direction and start serving static content. There are three things driving my decision to change:
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I tend to clear out large chunks of email all at once. The most common thing I do is clear out all mail older than 30 days.
In mutt do the following:
Shift-D to delete messages matching a pattern. This will return a prompt
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I recently spent six weeks in Sydney working for my new job. Naturally, while I was there, I let Google Chrome's omnibox redirect my searches to Google Australia. Fast forward a few weeks, and I'm back in the States, but Chrome is living in the past. After trying just about …
