Hello! After spending some time working on the Git man pages last year, I’ve been thinking a little more about what makes a good man page. I’ve spent a lot of time writing cheat sheets for tools (tcpd

Hello! One of my favourite things is starting to learn an Old Boring Technology that I’ve never tried before but that has been around for 20+ years. It feels really good when every problem I’m ever go

Author contributed to Git's official docs by creating a new "data model" guide explaining core concepts like objects, references, and indexes.

Switched from Vim to Helix editor for built-in language server support and minimal configuration needed after 20 years of Vim use.

Julia Evans released a new zine "The Secret Rules of the Terminal" explaining terminal quirks and inconsistencies for $12.

Guide to compiling C programs from source for non-programmers, covering installation, using make, and troubleshooting common issues.

ANSI escape codes enable terminal features like colors and remote clipboard access, but lack complete standardization, making them unreliable and hard to troubleshoot.