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Do you know about linked lists 
? 
 As a Python programmer, it’s a data structure that I rarely see in the wild.
Why is that? 
 In this post, I’ll show you an example where using an array is simpler than using
a linked list in Python when compared to C. 
 The problem 
 We have a program that will accept lines of input containing 10 integers
separated by…
In the tech industry, there’s the concept of using
the right tool for the job. 
 But what does right tool mean anyway? If you compare tool X and Y ,
what attributes should X contain to make it superior than Y at a
particular task? 
 Some people say that the right tool is the one that uses the least resources.
So to build a web app, use
 Go 
. To build a…
Tmux and Neovim can provide a nice minimalistic dev environment. Here’s how I
set this up.
Learn about how powerful Django templates are before reaching for a frontend
framework.
If you’re lucky enough to survive a nuclear apocalypse,
you will inevitably start looking for things to do. 
 You can forget about Facebook and TikTok because the
Internet will most likely be down unless Elon Musk
decides to go to Mars without Starlink but he most
likely will take his Internet with him. 
 So what are you supposed to do other than play with
rocks…
I’ve been using KeepassXC 

for a while now but it’s never worked quite well in browsers or on mobile. 
 Both the browser extensions and mobile apps fail to detect login and
password fields most of the time and I’m forced to go the copy and
paste route to login to website and apps. 
 Copying and pasting is less secure because you lose the…
I just discovered a nice tool called fmt . According to the man page,
it formats paragraphs in a text document for better readability. 
 I write a lot of markdown with lines that are too long to be readable
because formatting lines manually distracts me from the actual writing
task. That’s where an automatic tool like fmt comes in. 
 Of course, you can point entire files…
Keeping track of the state of your Linux system is important. What better way to do that than by having Linux send you an email?
Cookiecutter templates sound ingenious in theory but in practice…
Ruby and Python are quite similar but what makes Ruby more readable?
Find out how to use a single model to represent multiple types of data in Django.
These 5 apps will save you a lot of time and prepare your Django project for production.
Find out how to save a ton of money when hosting a Django app for your new SaaS.
Learn how to setup and secure a freshly bought Linux server.
Learn how to easily schedule background tasks using Django management commands and Systemd.
Learn why using multiple settings files causes Django projects to become hard to manage.
Copying and pasting color codes is fine when you’re testing stuff but code needs to be both maintainable and scalable, so, name your variables. Here’s how…
Learn how to use local or remote files to populate a Django model.
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 Hi there, 
 I’m Josh. 
 I live in Mauritius 
. 
 On the hub , you’ll find some specialized topics. 
 Posts contains content that I was too lazy to properly
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 Short posts has shorter posts that I write on impulse. 
 None of these posts are newspaper worthy. Most of them I don’t even
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