If you immerse yourself in Microsoft history for long enough, you’ll come across more than one story about staff trying to add more command-line features to its operating systems. The plans go up the ...

Developers must stop saving secrets in code. One way to avoid that is to use HashiCorp’s Vault. Jack Wallen shows you how to install this tool and take your first steps in its usage. If you’re a ...

What if your command line could think for you? Imagine typing a single prompt and watching an AI-powered tool not only generate code but also manage tasks, visualize workflows, and streamline ...

The command line interface is a throwback to a more basic age of computing. Before mouse pointers and application windows and desktop wallpaper, you would interact with your computer through simple ...

In the April 2017 issue, I wrote about how to use ticketing systems as a sysadmin to organize your tasks better. In that article, I made a brief reference to the fact that I've integrated some of my ...

For years, code-editing tools like Cursor, Windsurf, and GitHub’s Copilot have been the standard for AI-powered software development. But as agentic AI grows more powerful and vibe coding takes off, a ...

Not every programmer likes creating GUI code. Most hacker types don’t mind a command line interface, but very few ordinary users appreciate them. However, if you write command line programs in Python, ...

Community driven content discussing all aspects of software development from DevOps to design patterns. I see a trend in the tech-o-sphere: the command-line is back in the game. Today it’s a fairly ...