Tech Tips

A collection of useful articles and guides.

The Art of Refactoring
June 11, 2025

Refactoring is the disciplined process of restructuring existing code without changing its external behavior. It's not about adding features or fixing bugs, but about improving …

Protecting Your Privacy with a VPN
June 11, 2025

A Virtual Private Network (VPN) creates an encrypted tunnel between your device and a VPN server, routing all your internet traffic through this secure connection. …

Writing Effective Unit Tests
June 11, 2025

Unit testing is a fundamental practice in modern software development, yet writing truly effective unit tests remains challenging for many developers. A good unit test …

Python's Virtual Environments: A Deeper Dive
June 11, 2025

Python's virtual environments are isolated spaces where you can install packages without affecting your system Python or other projects. While the basic `python -m venv` …

Debugging Network Issues with `ping`, `traceroute`, and `nmap`
June 11, 2025

Network debugging tools are essential for any developer working with distributed systems, APIs, or web applications. While modern applications often abstract away networking details, understanding …

The Benefits of Dotfiles Repositories
June 11, 2025

Every developer accumulates a collection of configuration files over time - your `.bashrc` or `.zshrc` for shell configuration, `.vimrc` for Vim settings, `.gitconfig` for Git …

Using a Reverse Proxy for Local Development
June 11, 2025

A reverse proxy acts as an intermediary server that forwards client requests to one or more backend servers, then returns the server's response to the …

Command-Line JSON Processing with `jq`
June 11, 2025

In today's API-driven world, JSON has become the lingua franca of data exchange. While many programming languages have excellent JSON parsing libraries, sometimes you need …

Advanced Git: Interactive Rebase
June 11, 2025

Interactive rebase is one of Git's most powerful features for rewriting history, allowing you to modify, reorder, squash, or drop commits before pushing them to …

How to Use a `.gitignore` File
June 11, 2025

The `.gitignore` file is a crucial component of any Git repository, telling Git which files and directories to ignore when tracking changes. While conceptually simple, …