William Wear

Yes, I sometimes write essays that programmers keep asking to read, like the quiet art of attention.

Mostly, through, I write code, tests, doc, marketing content, help screens, and manpages.

Here’s an example that took me about a day, dragging APUE along with me to the cafe:

• Hacker’s ls CLI command: the code, the test rig, the build process, etc.
• hls(1) technical manual page: the user’s manual page
• tech marketing content for general use: a tech marketing blurb to be shaped into various marketing channels

There’s actually more there at the hacker’s CLI repo.

Here’s an idea for a unique CLI video that talks about some little-known, underused options for grep that cut down on complex piping.

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