I'm Brad, and I'm nearing 20 years of experience with Linux. I've worked in just about every IT role there is before taking the leap into software development. Currently, I'm building desktop and web-based solutions with NodeJS and PHP hosted on Linux infrastructure. Visit my blog or find me on Twitter to see what I'm up to.
This article will explain in simple terms what linked lists are, why they’re useful, and how to use them in the Python programming language. Lists In Python, a list is an array of data – a simple list of values where each item has a value and… Read More »Linked Lists in Python – How to Use Them, With Examples
This article will explain how to use the uniq command in Linux to find or filter repeated lines in files and provide some usage examples. The uniq command is a simple command which either outputs or omits repeated lines in the supplied input or file. uniq Command Syntax The… Read More »The uniq Command In Linux – Tutorial and Examples
This article will show you how to use multidimensional arrays in the PHP programming language, explaining what they are and how to use them. What is an Array? An array is a type of PHP variable that can hold multiple values. It’s a list of… Read More »Multidimensional Arrays in PHP – How To Use, With Examples
This article will show you how to convert lists to a string in the Python programming language. Why would you want to convert a list to a string? Most commonly, because you want to print it or because you want to store it in a database text field or… Read More »Converting a List to a String (and Back!) in Python [Examples]
JavaScript adds interactivity to web pages. This article shows you how to trigger JavaScript functions when an HTML element is clicked using onclick() events and attributes. Code examples included. JavaScript Events An event in JavaScript simply means that something has happened. The mouse has moved, or… Read More »JavaScript onclick() Events – Tutorial, With Examples
Here’s a clear article on what makes Java and JavaScript different – and some information to help you make the choice on which to learn and use for your projects in 2021. First up, it’s important to clarify that JavaScript and Java are not the same things! They just… Read More »JavaScript vs Java – What’s the Difference Which to Use in 2021?
This article will show you how to delete files older than a given number of days (or hours/minutes) manually or automatically via a Bash script. Examples included. Removing files older than a certain number of days (or minutes, or hours) makes use of two Linux… Read More »Delete Files Older Than X Days/Hours in Bash [Examples]
If you live in the Linux Shell/Terminal, aliases are a massive timesaver. Here’s how to create your own Bash aliases, with examples. What is an Alias in Bash/Linux Shell? An alias is a shortcut to a longer command. It’s similar to a keyboard shortcut – like the CTRL + C key… Read More »Bash Aliases – What They Are and How To Use Them
This article will show you how to configure a basic network with WiFi Bridging, DHCP on a fresh install of OpenWrt – with explanations and screenshots. This guide follows on from LinuxScrew’s guide to setting up OpenWrt on a BT HomeHub 5 – but you can… Read More »OpenWrt: Set up a Basic Network Including WiFi Bridge, IP Address, DHCP
This article will show you a quick and clean way of getting secure DNS over TLS running on OpenWRT – without resorting to the command line. If follows on from our other OpenWrt Articles. We’ll be using stubby – a local DNS resolver that will encrypt local… Read More »OpenWRT: Secure DNS over TLS with LuCI [No Command Line]