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- 0052 Slice and summarize text with grep, sort, uniq, cut, awk and sed A handful of classic tools can filter, count, extract and rewrite text right in the terminal. This guide shows the patterns you… Intermediate · Step by step · Linux, macOS Article Finding files & text · Text processing 15 Oct 2026
- 0056 Docker Compose: run a small web app with a database Docker Compose describes several containers, their ports, volumes and environment in one compose.yaml file, then starts them all with docker compose up. Intermediate · Step by step · Linux, macOS, Windows Article Docker basics · Docker Compose 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