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Writing small programs or scripts to automate tasks or control systems.
Level UI • 1 day • in Articles • 9 min read
An MCP server is not a new API. It is a thin layer over the one you already have
Somewhere in the last year, "do we need an MCP server?" joined the list of questions that arrive in a brief before anyone has said what the thing is for. It is usually framed as MCP vs API, as though the Model Context Protocol were a newer kind of AP...
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  • ai
  • api
  • webdev
  • security
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alexnotesdesk • 5 days • in Articles • 6 min read
How to Explain a Process with an Animation Explainer
An animation explainer is a short moving picture that makes one idea clear. When the idea is a process, a before and after can carry the whole point: show the starting state, then the ending state, and let the viewer feel the change. Use this shape w...
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  • explainer-video
  • storytelling
  • scripting
  • communication
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BashSnippets • Sep 22 • in Articles • 1 min read
My ERR trap stayed silent until I added one letter to set -euo pipefail
A nine-line script, set -euo pipefail on line 2 and an ERR trap on line 3 whose only job is to print the failing command and its line number. A helper function then runs mkdir /proc/export, a directory that cannot be created. On bash 5.3.9 it printed...
  • bash
  • linux
  • devops
  • scripting
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BashSnippets • Jun 19 • in Articles • 6 min read
The Alert Never Fired Because the Loop Skipped the Last Line of the File
We kept a plaintext file of hostnames, one per line, and a monitoring script read the file and pinged each host every five minutes. When a host failed to respond, the script sent an email alert. The system had been running for months and it worked — ...
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  • bash
  • linux
  • bash-scripting
  • scripting
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BashSnippets • Jun 18 • in Articles • 3 min read
A For Loop Skipped Every File With a Space and Called the Backup a Success
The nightly backup looped over for f in $ls /data/exports and copied each file to a backup volume. It exited clean every night. For three weeks, green exit codes, no errors, nothing in the logs to suggest anything was wrong. The backup script had bee...
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  • bash
  • linux
  • scripting
  • devops
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Luis Cruz • May 7 • in Discussions • 1 min read
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  • tutorial
  • scripting
  • windows
  • open-source
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Methodox • May 4 • in Tutorials • 2 min read
A Soft Introduction to EasyShell
> "Can it be simpler?" - A recurring thought I've had while working on build automation. EasyShellhttps://github.com/MethodoxTech/EasyShell command: easy is a minimal shell scripting language designed from the ground up for simplicity and cross-plat...
  • automation
  • cicd
  • shell
  • scripting
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Methodox • May 4 • in Articles • 2 min read
DevLog 20251214: Yet Another Shell Script – Keeping Build Automation Simple with EasyShell
As we roll out more tools, both internal and public, there has been a growing need for easy-to-maintain shell scripting and build automation. Build automation is complex enough without all the syntax burden - my favorite is to use PowerShell, but oft...
  • automation
  • cicd
  • shell
  • scripting
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Tom Smithverified • 22 hours • in Articles • 9 min read
Developer Weekly Briefing — October 30, 2026
Security dominated this week, but not in the usual way. Two active campaigns turned GitHub configuration files into attack surfaces. Researchers demonstrated that the built-in browsers inside AI coding tools can read your SSH keys. And at Oracle AI ...
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  • agenticai
  • devsecops
  • github
  • localai
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nikolasdimitr • Apr 14 • in Videos • 1 min read
Scripting done differently? (python, shell script, JS)
Most of the folks that have done scripting, already have this fixed idea in their heads, thats scripting means JS. That was the case for me as well till the day someone eventually asked when we would add pre and post requests in Voiden. Our instinct...
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  • scripting
  • python
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Winsides.com • Oct 2, 2025 • in Tutorials • 5 min read
Let's check out the different methods to check PowerShell Version on Windows 11 with clear steps.
How to Check PowerShell Version on Windows 11? ## Check PowerShell Version on Windows 11: Windows PowerShell is a command-line shell and scripting language built on top of the .NET Framework. Unlike the Command Prompt, PowerShell allows users to aut...
  • tutorial
  • windows
  • powershell
  • scripting
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Methodox • Jul 24, 2025 • in Articles • 2 min read
DevLog 20250724: C# Scripting, Pure 2, Updated + Some Recap
Intro Pure has been our in-house C# scripting solution for a few years now. After experimenting with the well-known CS-Scripthttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CS-Script and some other solutions I can no longer recall, I began experimenting with Rosly...
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  • c#
  • divooka
  • pure
  • scripting
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Tejas Vaij • May 14, 2024 • in Tutorials • 9 min read
Automating With Python: A Developer’s Guide
In this guide, we'll explore Automation with Python. Automation is key in today's fast-paced world, saving time and effort across various tasks. Python, which is a top choice for Automation. We'll cover its essential libraries along with examples for...
  • python
  • automation
  • scripting
  • workflows
  • operations
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Tejas Vaij • May 1, 2024 • in Tutorials • 10 min read
Leveraging Python for System Administration
In the world of computer systems, keeping things running smoothly is a top priority, and that's where system administrators come in. Python, with its user-friendly interface and powerful capabilities, is like a trusty option. This article dives into ...
  • python
  • development
  • scripting
  • administration
  • workflows
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