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The shell's until loop
A practical tour of the until loop: syntax, when it reads better than while, and five real-world examples for waiting on services, files, ports, retries, and background jobs.
Posts tagged "software development"
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Pipe-delimited arrays in Bash
A simple pattern for storing structured records in a Bash array and splitting them with IFS.
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Digital signatures in Java: the hard way vs. the Bruce way
A before-and-after comparison showing how Bruce turns 20+ lines of JCA boilerplate into clean, readable code for digital signatures in Java.
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Posting to Mastodon
How to post to Mastodon using just an HTTP client
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Bruce: cryptography in Java made easy
Bruce is a Java library that simplifies cryptography operations, making it easy for developers to implement secure encryption, decryption, and hashing in their applications.
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Anxiety Driven Development
A reflection on managing pressure and anxiety in software development, and how to maintain quality while meeting deadlines.
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The Matrix Screensaver for Commodore 64, version 2
A Matrix-style screensaver for the Commodore 64, written in C using the cc65 toolkit.
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The Matrix Screensaver for Commodore 64
A Matrix-style screensaver implementation for Commodore 64 written in 6502 assembly, featuring multiple display modes and interactive controls, inspired by the legendary xmatrix screensaver.
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Time Series Data and CompletableFuture example in Java
An example of working with time series data and CompletableFuture in Java, covering air quality index calculation with concurrent data retrieval.
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An Introduction to Time Representation, Serialization and Management in Software
Most issues in software development usually arise from poor, inconsistent knowledge of the domain at hand. A topic apparently as simple as time representation, serialization and management can easily cause a number of problems both to the neophyte and to the experienced programmer.
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Write decent log messages, or Jesus cries
Complete guide for writing effective log messages in Java: best practices for debugging, production monitoring, exception handling, and configuration of modern logging frameworks.