linux – Jamal J8 Ahmed

Day 32: Reviewing Shell Scripting

j8ahmed — Sat, 23 Jul 2022 16:45:23 +0000

Had some work related tasks that needed me to write some shell scripts to solve the problem. I was rusty so I spent a huge amount of time yesterday going through some shell scripting tutorials. The sad thing is that I already had notes but because they were pretty unorganized I just dismissed them. The notes were from almost a year ago but I thought they would not be helpful.

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Day 23: grep is Getting Really Useful

j8ahmed — Wed, 13 Jul 2022 00:54:49 +0000

Continuing with the local library express tutorial. I am trying to search multiple files at once for missing code and has been my go to tool. This situation has allowed me to play around more with the command and I am loving every minute of it. I used the command to see where I was using certain properties in my view by running snippets like . I also checked which controller handlers were empty by...

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Day 08: Heroku We Meet Again

j8ahmed — Sat, 25 Jun 2022 17:50:58 +0000

In preparation for deploying back-end projects on live servers the curriculum had me revisit Heroku to setup my account. It was great revisiting it. The last time I used it was in 2018!!! Crazy how time flies. I set up my keys and got the installed. So now I’m ready to have a more meaningful experience with the service this time around. Okay, so here are the highlights of what I did: This is my...

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Day 05: SSH Battles with Passphrases!!!

j8ahmed — Wed, 22 Jun 2022 10:45:18 +0000

I ran into some issues connecting to a remote server using . I then had a similar issue at work and decided that today was the day I would finally tackle this bully called . I loaded up a bunch of videos got some great articles and took a ton of notes. Event with that these bugs and system processes had me ripping my hair out. I am way better in the terminal than before but I still have a long way...

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Day 04: Setting Up MongoDB Locally

j8ahmed — Tue, 21 Jun 2022 06:36:08 +0000

The more I progress with backend development the more I appreciate the time I spent getting more comfortable with the terminal and shell scripting. This is a skill that was one of my best investments. I was setting up MongoDB locally to continue working on the Local library Express application. I already had MongoDB installed but I did not have it setup to run it easily from the shell.

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Day 03: bin folders and Express Debug Mode

j8ahmed — Sun, 19 Jun 2022 23:52:00 +0000

I used the package to initialize a basic project using the default template. Looking through the template’s file structure I saw the folder. The folder is something that I have seen a lot of but have never truly understood. I know program executables often live in this folder but I am not sure why that is the case. This curiosity took me down a rabbit hole of looking into system admining skills...

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Day 45: Assembly Code & awk Breakthrough

j8ahmed — Tue, 21 Sep 2021 04:13:07 +0000

So here is how my brain works. I want to connect all the dots in computing. I am currently learning about Git and the data structures it utilizes to take snapshots of my data. So I thought well I need to better understand data structures to really appreciate how Git works. So then I thought I need to finishing learning about Assembly and the basics of programming so that I can better contemplate...

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Day 44: Pseudo Code and Data Structures

j8ahmed — Mon, 20 Sep 2021 04:12:12 +0000

I have been reading up on how to approach algorithms and data structures. I previously thought I could get better by repeatedly solving problems. I didn’t have a ton of success with that approach so it seemed like I needed to change. My current view is to pursue a clear understanding of why a certain data structure is used to solve a specific problem. From my experience, I tend to value and...

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Day 43: Learning Git at a Deeper Level

j8ahmed — Sun, 19 Sep 2021 04:36:55 +0000

As I branch out to cover other connected topics I still push myself to keep going with the MIT Missing Semester Lectures. Today I started watching Lecture 6 – Git. It is difficult to be jumping around so much from topic to topic but I’m trying not to sit on one topic obsessively. I hope that by keeping myself accountable I can balance a continued exposure to broad new information and reviewing...

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Day 42: Global Variable Refactoring with Vim

j8ahmed — Sat, 18 Sep 2021 04:15:14 +0000

I finally got through some of the Vimscript book to learn how to successfully remap keys and add my own customization. One of the biggest things I have missed from VS Code has been some of the the combinations. Now I can actually add some of them into Vim. Today was a good day just because of that. Okay, so here are the highlights of what I did: Remapping keys is one of the most powerful features...

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