Have you ever lost important data? I have. I learned doing backups the hard way after I lost a entire book I had just finished writing! https://unixsheikh.com/articles/having-a-solid-backup-strategy-and-why-you-should-not-rely-on-fancy-tools-for-backup.html
Hard drives fail in all kinds of strange ways, when they do, you really appreciate all the hard work the programmers and engineers has put into ZFS because it is truly amazing! https://unixsheikh.com/tutorials/drive-failure-and-io-errors-zfs-to-the-rescue.html
A big percentage of so-called experts today only know how to configure some kind of hype-tool, but they understand nothing about how things work at the deeper level. This is a real challenge and a big problem for the future. https://unixsheikh.com/articles/we-have-used-too-many-levels-of-abstractions-and-now-the-future-looks-bleak.html
I have previously written about some of the major problems with so-called modern web development in some of my articles, mainly So-called modern web developers are the culprits and Is the madness ever going to end? and I have addressed the issues to the developers themselves. However, in some cases the business owners and managers are the main driving force behind the bad decisions, so if you're a business owner or a manager looking for the quick fix regarding web development - or software devel
Someone wrote me an email and asked if I could share some tips on how to structure the $HOME directory, so here we go. https://unixsheikh.com/tutorials/tips-on-how-to-structure-your-home-directory.html
Nowadays PC gamers are used as guinea pigs when big gaming titles are released with major bugs, major performance issues, and other similar problems. Even though PC gamers are used as guinea pigs, they still often have to pay full price for the games as well. Game development has turned into a cirkus and Bertheda's latest title Starfield is a disgrace, not only to game development itself, but also to the gaming community. https://unixsheikh.com/articles/bethesdas-starfield-is-a-disgrace-to-game-
Someone wrote me an email and asked if I could share some tips on how to structure the $HOME directory, so here we go. https://unixsheikh.com/articles/tips-on-how-to-structure-your-home-directory.html
Throughout my life I have been involved in many different projects and exciting endeavors, not only computer or technology related, but also within other "spheres of life". Often a project has many different requirements for success, but one thing is almost a universal constant, you have to surround yourself with the right people. https://unixsheikh.com/articles/one-of-the-most-basic-requirements-for-success-is-also-one-of-the-most-difficult-to-get-right.html
Version controlling your data is pretty easy as long as you don't have any binary content stored in the database, you just commit your SQL dump to the version control software, it's just text. But what about database schema changes? In this small tutorial I'll address two simple ways you can version control your MariaDB schema changes without using any third party tools. https://unixsheikh.com/tutorials/two-simple-ways-to-version-control-your-mariadb-schema-changes.html
