At a basic level, parameter expansion means changing Bash syntax into a value—expanding it. For example: echo "$foo" This ...

Although I have covered the wonderful AAC códec (the one that essentially replaced MP3 back in 1997, even though many people still don’t know it), I usually cover AAC in an audio final distribution ...

Just like a movie script gives actors an idea of how to act out a particular scene. In the same way, a Bash script is a file containing a series of Linux commands which when executed, work like they ...

Since the early days of modern computing, developers have fought against the time-consuming drag of repetitive tasks. Out of this need came automation—at first simple scripts that shuffled files or ...

Abstract: This SoK paper presents findings from a survey conducted on the current state of tools and techniques used in the static configuration analysis of Infrastructure as Code (IaC). Our findings ...

"No, VS is Windows only and that isn't going to change," said Microsoft's Mads Kristensen today in a social media post in response to the question that keeps popping up about taking the flagship IDE ...

What if your command-line tools could think for themselves, analyzing data, automating tedious tasks, and even tailoring solutions to your specific needs? The integration of AI agents like Claude Code ...

Big quote: Linus Torvalds, the founder and lead developer of the Linux kernel, firmly rejected a code contribution intended to enhance RISC-V architecture support in the upcoming Linux 6.17 release.

Today, as Corbet said, "We are up to just over 40 million lines of code at this point. It's fair to say that, indeed, Linux has become big and professional." The first thing he noted was that, no ...

The Berkley Art Bash is back this year with over 180 artists and makers, food trucks, live music and more. It's happening on Saturday, June 14th on 12 Mile in Downtown Berkley. For details and more ...

A fish under a roof. A stick figure without a head. A series of lines that look like a garden rake. These symbols are part of an entirely undeciphered script from a sophisticated ancient civilization ...

Heiner Lauterbach, Studio Babelsberg CEO Joerg Bachmaier, Uwe Ochsenknecht (Credit: Gerald Matzka/Getty Images for Studio Babelsberg) Stars, filmmakers and industry reps gathered at Soho House for ...