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From Quiet Researcher to Programming Pioneer: Dennis Ritchie’s Lasting Legacy

From Quiet Researcher to Programming Pioneer: Dennis Ritchie’s Lasting Legacy

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Your Boring Stack Isn't Boring Enough

Your Boring Stack Isn't Boring Enough

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The Unix Philosophy Was Right All Along: An IVP Analysis of 17 Timeless Rules

The Unix Philosophy Was Right All Along: An IVP Analysis of 17 Timeless Rules

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You don't need Kafka: Building a message queue with only two UNIX signals

You don't need Kafka: Building a message queue with only two UNIX signals

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The lost art of semaphores

The lost art of semaphores

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Should You Learn Perl in 2025?

Should You Learn Perl in 2025?

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What Unix Co-Creator Brian Kernighan Thinks of Rust

What Unix Co-Creator Brian Kernighan Thinks of Rust

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How did working with punch cards on mainframes compare to using vi or EMACS on Unix systems ?

How did working with punch cards on mainframes compare to using vi or EMACS on Unix systems ?

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HackThisSite Basic 7

HackThisSite Basic 7

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Stop shipping insecure file permissions

Stop shipping insecure file permissions

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Epoch time

Epoch time

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WebSysctl is Now Live!

WebSysctl is Now Live!

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How Unix, Windows, and macOS Security Models Evolved Over Time and Their Impact Today

How Unix, Windows, and macOS Security Models Evolved Over Time and Their Impact Today

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What is a tiling window manager and how can it change your life as a developer ?

What is a tiling window manager and how can it change your life as a developer ?

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Understanding Unix Sockets: A Deep Dive into Inter-Process Communication

Understanding Unix Sockets: A Deep Dive into Inter-Process Communication

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