Gossips are back - #12
New Terminal and Git skills... and mental health
More than a year ago, I closed my newsletter with "See you sometime in the future!"
First, thanks go to my friend Giancarlo, who has asked me a few times now where my newsletter was, pushing me to try again. Since I have a lot of things to share in my backlog, here we are. If you’re still interested, please remain subscribed (I'm not spamming, you see?), and share this issue with your friends
After a veeeery long pause, I’m back with gems I’ve found on the web: a terminal adventure game, the simplest Git hack you haven’t tried, and a surprising video game fact. Let’s dive in.
The gossips
A developer’s toolkit is always evolving. This week developer gossip brings a few new resources worth trying; from an interactive way to learn the terminal, to practical Git tools, and a small update in AI. Each offers something to support a more efficient development workflow.
If you want to learn the use of POSIX terminal, playing a game in the console
Bashcrawl is a text-based adventure game that introduces Linux terminal commands through interactive exploration of directories and files, with practical instructions in Bash command-line usage.
GitButler is a new Git client on the market, aimed at making branch management simpler and more practical. It’s built to help developers work with multiple branches at the same time without interrupting their flow, making it easier to stay focused on writing code.
But what I mostly like here, is the GitButler Blog. It covers interesting aspects on Git workflows, developer productivity, and the process of building a better Git client (GitButler, indeed).
Let’s remain in the GIT area, Gita is a command-line tool designed to simplify the management of multiple Git repositories. It lets developers check the status of all repositories at once, run Git commands across groups of projects, and organize repos using custom groupings and contexts. The project is available on GitHub.
The AI resource can’t be missing, right? This is an article I saved back in time, it was April. In AI-years, almost 100 probably. Nevertheless, I think this can be an interesting read.
The Model Context Protocol (MCP) is an open standard that changes how large language models (LLMs) interact with real-time data and tools, providing a standardized method for AI applications to connect with external data sources and services. Here is an interesting Github article about it.
Elsewhere on the Web
Cozy video games can be good for your mental health: in this interactive site you can read about how low-pressure games can help reduce stress and anxiety, offering players a sense of comfort and community. Wow!
Size of countries matters: TheTrueSize.com is an interactive tool that allows users to compare the real geographic sizes of countries by overlaying them on different parts of the world map. A more accurate perspective on global geography - we need it.
WikiTrivia is a web-based trivia game built on content from Wikipedia. It challenges users to place events, facts, and people in chronological order, offering a playful way to explore, and improve, general knowledge.
I hope you enjoyed these new, fresh number. If you did, please forward this email to your friends or colleagues.
And have a nice summer!
David