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Making Diagrams with graphviz

graphviz is a great tool for creating quick diagrams. It can automatically create diagrams from its simple markup language, DOT.

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Handling JSON from the Command Line with Jq

Jq allows you to avoid separate, multiline scripts in most cases and carry out JSON operations directly from the command line.

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Mou for Markdown in OS X

Mou is a great markdown editor for OS X. It works well for use on Github README files or wiki pages.

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Extending Sublime Text… Now for Vim Lovers Too!

Sublime Text’s Vim mode provides good coverage of the basic Vi Command Mode, but it retains the full capabilities of Sublime while in Insert Mode.

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Splitting the Brain of your DNS on OS X

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Why IDEs are Wrong for Embedded Developers

Embedded system developers should not use IDEs. They are feature-lacking and slow down the development process.

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Using Thor to Build a Command Line Interface

Here's a simple command line interface (created in Thor) that provides grep-like functionality around Ruby's regular expression functionality.

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Safe Usage of /bin/rm

Safe use of /bin/rm is important to prevent destroying critical data. A wrapper script for /bin/rm can help prevent accidental deletions.

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Simple Remote Pairing with wemux

wemux is a script that simplifies the management of shared tmux sessions.

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Learn Vim with Spaced Repetition

Resources for using a spaced repetition algorithm to learn Vim and its commands.

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Hate-Driven Development

An inverted TDD workflow—intelligent code-editing features allow you to speculate what a test looks like and let the editor create declarations for you.

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Less Perplexing Terminal Multiplexing with tmux

As a professional problem solver, I spend a considerable portion of my day working at a command prompt within a terminal multiplexer called tmux.

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