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  1. Rails on Docker

    Develop a Rails app in Docker.

    Josh Clayton
    February 19, 2015
    • Web
    • OS X
    • Unix
    • Docker
    • Rails
  2. Test Drive Your Dockerfiles with RSpec and ServerSpec

    Learn to TDD your Dockerfiles with RSpec and ServerSpec.

    Mason Fischer
    February 17, 2015
    • Docker
    • TDD
    • Testing
    • Unix
  3. Announcing the tmux Course on Upcase

    Master your terminal workflow with the new Upcase tmux Course.

    Chris Toomey
    February 6, 2015
    • News
    • tmux
    • Upcase
    • Unix
  4. The magic behind configure, make, and make install

    A guide on how UNIX ./configure && make && make install utility works and where it comes from.

    George Brocklehurst
    January 19, 2015
    • Unix
    • Shell
  5. Control Rdio from Vim

    Control Rdio from Vim using AppleScript, JavaScript, and duct tape.

    Gabe Berke-Williams
    November 21, 2014
    • Vim
    • OS X
    • Unix
  6. Man Pages For Your RubyGems

    Whether I’m implementing an HTTP API client, using a Ruby library for the...

    Calle Erlandsson
    November 1, 2014
    • Web
    • Unix
  7. PGP and You

    Learn not only how to use PGP, but why each step is important and how to make decisions when interacting with PGP.

    Caleb Hearth
    October 31, 2014
    • Git
    • Open Source
    • Unix
  8. IO in Ruby

    Learn about Ruby’s beautiful, duck-typed approach to Input/Output.

    Joël Quenneville
    October 1, 2014
    • Web
    • Ruby
    • Unix
  9. Use Git Hooks to Automate Necessary but Annoying Tasks

    Certain tasks like updating dependencies or migrating a database must be done...

    Sean Doyle
    September 17, 2014
    • Git
    • Open Source
    • Unix
    • Shell
  10. Silver Searcher Tab Completion with Exuberant Ctags

    Improve your Silver Searcher game by introducing tab completion in zsh based on the tags file of the project.

    Josh Clayton
    August 11, 2014
    • Unix
    • Shell
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