1 Languages
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24 entries match these filters
- 0400 winget: install and update software from the command line winget is the package manager built into Windows. Search for a program, install it by id, update everything with one command and… Beginner · Step by step · Windows Article Installing languages & tools · Windows administration 15 Oct 2026
- 0386 Install Node.js on Linux, macOS and Windows Get Node.js and npm on any desktop OS. Use a version manager (nvm or fnm) when you work on several projects, or… Beginner · Step by step · Linux, macOS, Windows Article Installing languages & tools · Node.js 15 Oct 2026
- 0388 Install Go on Linux, macOS and Windows Install the Go toolchain from the official downloads or a package manager, set PATH so the go command and installed tools are… Beginner · Step by step · Linux, macOS, Windows Article Installing languages & tools 15 Oct 2026
- 0389 Install Java (OpenJDK) on Linux, macOS and Windows Install a current long-term-support OpenJDK with the compiler included, make java and javac available on the command line, and switch between versions… Beginner · Step by step · Linux, macOS, Windows Article Installing languages & tools 15 Oct 2026
- 0387 Install Python on Linux, macOS and Windows Install a current Python 3 with pip and venv on each desktop OS, check the version, and avoid the classic traps: python… Beginner · Step by step · Linux, macOS, Windows Article Environments & packages · Installing languages & tools 15 Oct 2026
- 0390 Install Git on Linux, macOS and Windows Install Git from your package manager, Xcode's command line tools or the Windows installer, confirm the version, and do the one-time configuration… Beginner · Step by step · Linux, macOS, Windows Article Installing languages & tools · Setup 15 Oct 2026
- 0391 Install Docker on Linux, macOS and Windows Docker Desktop or Docker Engine? Pick the right one for your OS, install it, and confirm with docker run hello-world. Covers the… Beginner · Step by step · Linux, macOS, Windows Article Docker basics · Installing languages & tools 15 Oct 2026
- 0392 Install Visual Studio Code on Linux, macOS and Windows Install VS Code from Microsoft's packages, Homebrew or winget, get the code command working in the terminal, and add the extensions you… Beginner · Step by step · Linux, macOS, Windows Article Command-line tools · Installing languages & tools 15 Oct 2026
- 0393 Install PostgreSQL on Linux, macOS and Windows Install the PostgreSQL server and the psql client on each desktop OS, start the service, connect as the postgres superuser and create… Beginner · Step by step · Linux, macOS, Windows Article Install & connect · Installing languages & tools 15 Oct 2026
- 0394 Install kubectl on Linux, macOS and Windows Install the Kubernetes command-line client with curl, a package manager or winget, verify it, and point it at a cluster with a… Beginner · Step by step · Linux, macOS, Windows Article Concepts · Installing languages & tools 15 Oct 2026
- 0395 Install Rust on Linux, macOS and Windows Install Rust the official way with rustup, which brings rustc, cargo and future updates, make sure a C linker is present, and… Beginner · Step by step · Linux, macOS, Windows Article Installing languages & tools 15 Oct 2026
- 0074 pandas basics: read a CSV, filter rows and summarize with groupby Load a CSV into a pandas DataFrame, inspect it, filter rows with conditions, and compute totals per group, with the SQL equivalent… Intermediate · Step by step · Any system Article Data analysis · Files & automation 15 Oct 2026
- 0075 CSV to JSON converter (Python, standard library) Convert any CSV file with a header row into a JSON array or JSON Lines. Handles quoted fields, a byte order mark,… Beginner · Step by step · Any system Script CSV & JSON · Files & automation 15 Oct 2026
- 0084 Tiny JSON echo server for testing HTTP clients A standard-library Python server that echoes back the method, path, query, headers, and body of every request, and can return any status… Intermediate · Step by step · Any system Script Files & automation · Making requests 15 Oct 2026
- 0085 fetch with timeout, retries, and exponential backoff A drop-in fetch wrapper that times out slow requests, retries network errors and 429/5xx responses with jittered exponential backoff, and honors Retry-After. Advanced · Step by step · Any system, Browser Script Async code · Making requests 15 Oct 2026
- 0011 Bootstrap a new Python project with a venv A Bash script that creates a project folder with a virtual environment, .gitignore, requirements.txt and a starter main.py, then runs it to… Intermediate · Step by step · Linux, macOS Script Environments & packages 15 Oct 2026
- 0009 CSV to JSON converter A small command-line tool that turns a CSV file into a JSON array of objects, with optional number detection, custom delimiters and… Beginner · Step by step · Any system Script CSV & JSON · Files & automation 15 Oct 2026
- 0010 Find duplicate files by content Scans folders and lists files with identical content, using file size first and SHA-256 hashes second. It is read-only and only reports… Intermediate · Step by step · Any system Script Files & automation 15 Oct 2026
- 0006 Testing with pytest: first tests, fixtures and parametrize pytest runs plain functions whose names start with test_ and reports every failing assert in detail. This guide covers setup, assertions, exceptions,… Intermediate · Step by step · Any system Article Testing 15 Oct 2026
- 0019 fetch with timeout, retries and proper error handling A reusable fetchJson helper for Node 20+ and browsers that adds a timeout, retries with backoff for temporary failures, and clear errors… Intermediate · Step by step · Any system Script Async code · Making requests 15 Oct 2026
- 0023 Run async tasks with a concurrency limit A small mapLimit helper that runs an async function over many items with at most N in flight, keeps result order, stops… Advanced · Step by step · Any system Script Async code 15 Oct 2026
- 0020 Debounce and throttle functions in plain JavaScript Two small dependency-free helpers that limit how often a function runs: debounce waits for a pause, throttle runs at most once per… Intermediate · Step by step · Any system Script Patterns 15 Oct 2026
- 0021 Read and write files in Node.js with fs/promises A complete Node script that walks a folder, reads text files, and writes a JSON report safely, showing the everyday fs/promises calls… Beginner · Step by step · Any system Script Node.js 15 Oct 2026
- 0022 Build a small Node.js CLI with util.parseArgs A complete, dependency-free command-line tool in Node: options and flags with parseArgs, input from files or a pipe, help text, and meaningful… Intermediate · Step by step · Any system Script Node.js 15 Oct 2026