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blog/bash_builtin_network_client.qmd

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+---
+title: "Bash has a builtin network client"
+author: "James Pace"
+date: "2024/01/12"
+---
+
+I've been playing with using Rust on microcontrollers that have
+ethernet support with the microcontroller using UDP to communicate
+with the rest of the world.
+
+When testing the code I wrote on the microcontroller, I searched for how to send
+udp packets from the command line (expecting to find the right incantation for
+netcat, which I've used in the past but don't remember the options for.)
+What I actually found was more interesting.
+
+Apparently, bash has builtin "pseudo devices" that allow you to read and write
+from a TCP or UDP port like you were reading or writing from a file.
+For example, to send the string "hello" to my microcontroller at 192.168.1.109 on
+port 1337, I used the command
+```bash
+echo "hello" > /dev/udp/192.168.1.109/1337
+```
+
+Bash supports the same thing for TCP connections as well using similar syntax.
+
+That is a lot easier to remember than netcat, and I'll definitely use
+it again.

blog/quick_just_review.qmd

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 ---
-title: "Quick Review of Just"
+title: "Just: A quick review"
 author: "James Pace"
 date: "2024/01/10"
 ---
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 the command `just test` will call `cargo test --features log` in the current terminal window.
 
 Compared to `make`, `just`:
+
 1. Eliminates the need for manual .PHONY target creation, saving you time and reducing
    clutter in Justfiles compared to Makefiles.
 2. Can be called below the directory the `Justfile` is in and still find the `Justfile`

blog/self_hosted_git_summary.qmd

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+---
+title: "Summary of Free Self Hosted Git Options"
+author: "James Pace"
+date: "2024/01/12"
+draft: true
+---
+
+<!--
+Why:
+1. All sorts of programming tools support git and using git for versioning.
+2. Expecially with gitops being a real thing.
+3. But we want to maintain control and be able to still operate completely offline.
+
+Options:
+1. Gitea
+2. gitlab
+3. onedev
+4. gerrit
+-->