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19/11/2023

PBS 155 – Introducing JSON Processing from the Shell with `jq`

After our annual break from Programming By Stealth that happens at an unknown time for an unknown length every single year, Bart and I are back with a new episode of Programming By Stealth. Bart introduces us to a language called jq _and_ a terminal command called `jq` which together are used to help query JSON files, see "pretty versions of them, and also to manipulate them. We don't learn a lot of commands but Bart walks us through a few examples to help illustrate why we care, or shall I say, "the problem to be solved"? I'm sold on the idea having just mucked about in a config files for homebridge this week. You can find Bart's fabulous tutorial shownotes at pbs.bartificer.net. Read an unedited, auto-generated transcript: CCATP_2023_11_18 Join our Slack at podfeet.com/slack and look for the #pbs channel, and check out our pbs-student GitHub Organization. It's by invitation only but all you have to do is ask Allison!

19/11/2023

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45 min
25/11/2023

PBS 156 of X — Extracting Data with `jq`

After the last episode of Programming By Stealth where Bart gave us an intro to jq and the problems it can solve, this week we start to get our feet wet by learning how to extract data from JSON files. We learn how to descend into dictionaries and arrays, and how to slice arrays. Learn how jq will output sarcasm about “Bart Busschots” if you don’t learn how to ask it for raw output. We even learn how to extract data from multiple files at once and how to extract multiple values from our JSON files. Finally, we learn about exploding arrays and how to suppress errors. I think I really love data manipulation because I loved this episode. You can find Bart’s fabulous tutorial shownotes at pbs.bartificer.net. Read an unedited, auto-generated transcript: CCATP_2023_11_25 (https://podfeet.com/transcripts/CCATP_2023_11_25.html) Join our Slack at podfeet.com/slack and look for the #pbs channel, and check out our pbs-student GitHub Organization (https://github.com/pbs-students). It’s by invitation only but all you have to do is ask Allison!

25/11/2023

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53 min
15 SEPT

PBS 170 of X: Model View Controller (MVC)

We're back from our summer hiatus (actually scheduled for the first time ever instead of accidentally happening!) In this week's episode, Bart takes on the task of explaining the philosophy behind why having a framework for software development is useful and even crucial as projects get bigger and more complex. We chose this topic because the XKPasswd project has already started using a framework called Model View Controller. We get the barest understanding of MVC in this explanation from Bart, and the next episode of Programming By Stealth will be the wonderful Helma van der Linden explaining the details of her implementation of MVC for the XKPasswd project. In the first episode of its kind, I won't be the only student in the class - Bart and I will be learning together. You can find Bart's fabulous tutorial shownotes at pbs.bartificer.net. Join the Conversation: allison@podfeet.com podfeet.com/slack Support the Show: Patreon Donation PayPal one-time donation Podfeet Podcasts Mugs at Zazzle Podfeet 15-Year Anniversary Shirts Referral Links: Parallels Toolbox - 3 months free for you and me Learn through MacSparky Field Guides - 15% off for you and me Backblaze - One free month for me and you Setapp - One free month for me and you Eufy - $40 for me if you spend $200. Sadly nothing in it for you. PIA VPN - One month added to Paid Accounts for both of us CleanShot X - Earns me $25%, sorry nothing in it for you but my gratitude

15 Sept

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54 min
16/04/2023

PBS 149 of X — Better Arguments with POSIX Special Variables and Options

In this rather mind-bendy episode of Programming By Stealth, Bart Busschots takes into the weird world of POSIX special variables and options. He refers to some of them as being like handling nuclear power, at one point he suggests mind-altering drugs must have been involved in the design, and he even compares one of our newly learned tools to a chainsaw. He powered us through amidst my many interruptions with questions to where we can now write shell scripts that take flags and optional arguments using `getopts`. The final form of the syntax is very readable but knowing the reasons behind each bit is crucially important. You can find Bart's fabulous tutorial shownotes at pbs.bartificer.net. Read an unedited, auto-generated transcript: CCATP_2023_04_15

16/04/2023

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1h 28m
6 AUG

PBS Tidbit 8 – Interview with jq Maintainer Mattias Wadman

In this Tidbit version of Programming By Stealth, Bart Busschots interviews Mattias Wadman, one of the maintainers of the jq project. This was great fun as we just finished learning jq in Programming By Stealth. Read an unedited, auto-generated transcript with chapter marks: PBS_2024_08_06 You can find out more about Mattias & the various projects he is working on at the links below: Follow Mattias on Mastodon: @wader@fosstodon.org Mattias’ GitHub Profile which hosts some notable jq-related projects: fq for querying binary files with the jq language: github.com/wader/fq A list of presentations about fq — github.com/… The fork of the Go version of jq that powers fq — github.com/… The language definition file for adding jq support to IDEs like VS Code: github.com/wader/jq-lsp jq implemented in jq: github.com/wader/jqjq Some notable jq commits & files mentioned during the interview: The very first commit in Haskel The switch to C jq’s main function which is written in jq — https://github.com/… A version of jq implemented in Go: github.com/itchyny/gojq A version of jq implemented in Rust by Michael Färber: github.com/01mf02/jaq Michael’s formal specification of the jq language — github.com/… The “Denotational Semantics and a Fast Interpreter for jq” academic paper by Michael

6 Aug

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1h 5m
06/04/2022

CCATP #722 – Tom Merritt on the Past, Present, and Future of Messaging

This week’s guest on Chit Chat Across the Pond is Tom Merritt, host of the Daily Tech News Show, Cord Killers, Know a Little More, Sword and Laser and more podcast than I can count. He’s also a science fiction author with his book series Pilot X tommerrittbooks.com. I asked Tom to come on Chit Chat to help me “know a little more” (see what I did there?) about the past, present and future of messaging. We start by talking about the grand old days when on the computer we had interoperable messaging services, and later at least a way to aggregate the protocols so we could use one client to talk over different services. We covered SMS and the “new and improved” RCS from 2007 protocols when he explained the roles that carriers play in implementation. We talk about the green/blue bubble problem with splintered messages and how RCS might be able to help if Apple would implement it, and why they probably won’t. Finally, we talk about the DMA (Digital Markets Act - see Bart’s deep dive on this during Security Bits for 3 April 2022 (https://www.podfeet.com/blog/2022/04/sb-2022-04-03/)) starting to work its way through the European Commission and how Tom interprets the possible/probable ways the big companies might implement the changes demanded surrounding messaging. I tried to get Tom to say he was optimistic that we may one day soon have an integrated messaging service to rule them all but I wasn’t quite successful. You can keep up with everything Tom Merrit by signing up for Tom’s newsletter at FreeTomNewsletter.com

06/04/2022

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40 min
31/05/2021

CCATP #687 – Mikah Sargent on What Thread Means for the Internet of Things

In this week’s episode of Chit Chat Across the Pond, Mikah Sargent joins us to explain why he’s so excited about what the new technology called Thread is going to bring to the Internet of Things, or IoT. You may know Mikah from the awesome shows: * Clockwise [https://www.relay.fm/clockwise] with Dan Moren * iOS Today [https://twit.tv/shows/ios-today] with Rosemary Orchard * Smart Tech Today [https://twit.tv/shows/smart-tech-today] with Matthew Cassinelli on the TWiT network. Mikah starts with the problem to be solved – slow Bluetooth devices vs. heavy WiFi devices and troublesome network connectivity. He explains how Thread will solve these problems, both at an overarching vision level as well as getting down into the nerdy bits of how Thread does its magic. We’ll learn about sleepy Thread devices, Thread Border routers, and what it means when you see “Works with Matter.” If you want to follow Mikah online, you can go to chihuahua.coffee [https://mikah.co/chihuahuacoffee] and find him on all social media @mikahsargent.

31/05/2021

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47 min
14/08/2018

CCATP #559 - Sal Soghoian & Ray Robertson on Automation

In this episode of Chit Chat Across the Pond I talk to Sal Soghoian and Ray Robertson. Sal was the Product Manager of Automation Technologies at Apple from 1997 to 2016. During his tenure, he was pretty much responsible for all of the automation in the Mac operating system and even the Terminal. Ray Robertson is a seasoned instructor of AppleScript who has spent most of his career teaching beginners and creative people how to use AppleScript. Be sure to check out their Down-Home Scripting Bootcamp at cmddconf.com/... and don't forget the coupon code you'll hear in the interview to get $200 off.

14/08/2018

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54 min
28/04/2019

CCATP #591 — Kaylee Dayo on Building JavaScript Games to Teach English in Japan

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28/04/2019

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1h 13m
01/05/2020

CCATP #636 – Adam Engst on 30 Years of TidBITS and other random topics

Adam Engst has been publishing TidBITS for 30 years so I asked him to come on the show to talk about that journey. While we technically had an agenda, this conversation wandered into all kinds of fun topics like why Adam still goes to the same dentist office even though the dentist left and why he doesn't know how many words per minute he types. I found a kindred spirit in Adam in his ability to keep doing something he loves for a very long time. I smiled and laughed and enjoyed the heck out of recording this episode.

01/05/2020

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1h 15m

The Podfeet Podcasts are a collection of technology-related shows by Allison Sheridan. The flagship show is the NosillaCast, which is a Technology Geek Podcast with an EVER so Slight Apple Bias. Topics include product reviews, rants about technology, IoT, automation, programming, and coverage of tech conferences such as CES and CSUN’s Assistive Technology Conference. The NosillaCast has been running weekly without missing a single episode since 2005. Programming By Stealth is an audio podcast where co-host Bart Busschots is teaching Allison (and the audience) how to program, which sounds crazy, but it comes with excellent tutorial shownotes written by Bart. Bart's emphasis is on teaching us how to learn to program, not just learning one language. We've covered HTML, CSS, JavaScript and the Git version control system with plans for PHP next on the list. This is an evergreen show so you can hop into any topic you like. Chit Chat Across the Pond Lite is an interview show by Allison covering mostly tech topics, along with numerous accessibility topics and even the study of human memory from a renowned psychology researcher. If you want both Chit Chat Across the Pond Lite and Programming By Stealth, you can subscribe to the full Chit Chat Across the Pond feed. Taming the Terminal is again an audio podcast with Allison and Bart. In this evergreen series, Bart teaches how to use the macOS Terminal, and of course, he includes fabulous tutorial shownotes. Wherever possible, Bart includes the equivalent commands for Linux (which includes the Windows Subsystem for Linux), but the focus is primarily on the Mac. Hank’s History Hour is a podcast designed to teach the essential information needed to pass the Advanced Placement exam in European History in the United States. Hank was 18 when he recorded this series, and it's an evergreen podcast with an entirely new set of listeners every year. For kids in high school, it is really helpful to hear the lessons taught by a fellow high school student who starts them with sentences like, "Let me tell you about my favorite corrupt popes!"

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PBS 155 – Introducing JSON Processing from the Shell with `jq`

PBS 156 of X — Extracting Data with `jq`

PBS 170 of X: Model View Controller (MVC)

PBS 149 of X — Better Arguments with POSIX Special Variables and Options

PBS Tidbit 8 – Interview with jq Maintainer Mattias Wadman

CCATP #722 – Tom Merritt on the Past, Present, and Future of Messaging

CCATP #687 – Mikah Sargent on What Thread Means for the Internet of Things

CCATP #559 - Sal Soghoian & Ray Robertson on Automation

CCATP #591 — Kaylee Dayo on Building JavaScript Games to Teach English in Japan

CCATP #636 – Adam Engst on 30 Years of TidBITS and other random topics

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