I started my Python package management journey years ago using pip, then more recently I embraced Anaconda and conda more fully (particularly with the “conda-forge” repository) to resolve complex dependencies along with system/binary dependencies. Recently, when attempting to update our team’s standard Python docker image with the latest version... Read more 17 Feb 2021 - 1 minute read
There many GNU/Linux command line tools that provide continuously updated statistics or information like iotop, nload, and top. However, it is often necessary to see the output of another simple command or complex chain of tools, updated in real-time. watch is a Linux command that does just that, and by doing so, is incredibly useful for contin... Read more 10 Feb 2021 - 1 minute read
Given my experience and education, I have always been sort of philosophically aligned with the concepts in “Lean” management, production, and software development thought to have originated at Toyota in the 90’s. Using software as example, those are: Eliminate Waste If some activity could be bypassed or the result could be achieve... Read more 17 Jan 2021 - 5 minute read