Links of the Month - August 2024

tldr

I can’t live without tldr. It shows you the most common commands of a program.

Forgot how to use tar? Just type tldr tar and you will see the most common commands.

Squoosh

Compress your images with this tool. It supports multiple formats and you can see the output in real time.

bmon

Network bandwidth monitor. It shows the traffic in real time. don’t forget to run with sudo to see all the interfaces.

Sniffnet

Another cool network monitor with a nice UI. It shows the traffic in real time and you can see the traffic per application.

microjs

A collection of small javascript libraries. you can find a library for almost anything you need.

Python Design Patterns

A great resource to learn about design patterns in python. It has examples and explanations for each pattern.

wtfpython

A collection of surprising python snippets. It shows some unexpected behavior in python.

InnoDB isolation levels

A great article that explains ACID properties and isolation levels in MySQL. It explains the different levels and how they work.

YAML Multiline

You always forget how to write multiline strings in YAML? This is a great resource to remember how to do it.