Martini Lab A blog by Chris Williams

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The Command Line Book

Instagram pics of the book in progress. I wrote a book! Last November, I put the final touches on a two-year process and hit the big “Publish” button. The idea behind the book started as an observation made by Paul Irish....

2. Basic Commands - The Command Line for Web Developers

2. Basic Commands The Bash shell is one of many shells available for Unix. It comes from a long line of simpler shells (or interfaces) that evolved over time to make controlling the operating system (OS) more convenient for users....

Delete All Records

I’m sure if I sat down and thought about it, the number of times this site has relaunched will come to me. However, I don’t think it is very important. The site is just a temporary representation of the status of my career, the...

Front Porch Conference!

Screen shots of Front Porch Conference's web site. From top left clockwise: 2013, 2014, 2016, 2015. My initial intention for the conference came from working for a mobile app agency after coming from an ad agency, and...

About this book - The Command Line for Web Developers

About this book Contents of this book start with the assumption that you, the reader, are already a web developer or web designer. However, you may not be very familiar with the command line. This includes Bash or some Unix shell,...

Index

Creating web sites is more than just HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. Understanding the tools we use requires a skill set all its own. Underneath the UI surface of our desktop applications lives the power of the command line. This...