BetterWays.dev WikiBlog | Simplicity Matters

BetterWays.dev is a custom combination of a software development wiki and a blog with a strong focus on simplicity and clarity. There are no ads, no analytics/tracking scripts, and everything is designed from the ground up to be fast, clean, and privacy-friendly.

Quick TLDR: I've been coding for about three decades (using many different technologies and different paradigms). Some of the things I'll write about here:

Fragility and other important issues that are plaguing modern software development, and possible solutions/alternatives
Programming/sysadmin tips and hacks (Linux/Unix, Web development, programming languages, software development in general)
Long-form guides and "X by Example" series

I'm adding new content to the site pretty much on daily basis. You can subscribe if you're interested in getting periodic summaries of updates to your inbox.

Aug 29 :: Functional core, imperative shell (4 min read)

Sep 1 :: Async Race Conditions (on JavaScript example) (4 min read)

Apr 3 :: Linux: Working With Daemons (3 min read)

Sep 15 :: Simple, reliable, fast (in that order) (2 min read)

Recently added and updated pages:

Feb 19 :: Linux: Finding out uptime of the system by reading ∕proc∕uptime (2 min read)

Feb 18 :: Linux: Finding out last reboot time (2 min read)

Feb 17 :: POSIX Shell: Referencing variables (1 min read)

Feb 16 :: POSIX Shell: Defining variables (1 min read)

Feb 9 :: JavaScript: Mapping objects (3 min read)

Jan 27 :: JavaScript: Checking if a value is a Promise/thenable object (1 min read)

Jan 10 :: Understanding Simplicity (2 min read)

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