It is official, well, it has been for a couple weeks but you can all understand. I have accepted a job at Microsoft and will be starting on May 3. I am very excited because I will still be involved in the community and get to work with all the great people I have gotten to know at Que and. I will be working with community including Code Wise,, authors and publishers. Redmond here I come!
Going In!
New on Geeks with Blogs
- Get the Size of a Directory in Linux the Easy Way
du -sh for the quick answer, ncdu for the cleanup, df for the disk itself: every command for checking directory size in Linux, plus why du and df never agree.
- Vim Search and Replace: The Ultimate Guide
One :%s command replaces every match in a file before a find dialog would even open. The Vim substitute patterns worth the muscle memory: flags, ranges, capture groups, and multi-file edits.
- Because of AI, You Need a New Development Team
Your existing team is buried in the complexity of your existing product. AI rewards the team with a blank slate. Most companies don't have one.
- The Offshore Problem That Starts With a "Yes"
The stories about offshore "not working" are rarely about skill. They are about an invisible communication gap, and it starts the moment someone says yes.