dupuy

Markdown and reStructuredText

GitHub supports several lightweight markup languages for documentation; the most popular ones (generally, not just at GitHub) are Markdown and reStructuredText. Markdown is sometimes considered easier to use, and is often preferred when the purpose is simply to generate HTML. On the other hand, reStructuredText is more extensible and powerful, with native support (not just embedded HTML) for tables, as well as things like automatic generation of tables of contents.

binaerbaum

# Install ARCH Linux with encrypted file-system and UEFI
# The official installation guide (https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Installation_Guide) contains a more verbose description.

# Download the archiso image from https://www.archlinux.org/
# Copy to a usb-drive
dd if=archlinux.img of=/dev/sdX bs=16M && sync # on linux

# Boot from the usb. If the usb fails to boot, make sure that secure boot is disabled in the BIOS configuration.

# Set swiss-french keymap

Djiit

Pipfile and Pipenv : the future of Python dependencies management

Yes, I hear you. pip is a great tool and has been around for quite a long time. But for 3 years or so, people (contributors) have been looking for a way to enhance our packages management experience. Think about the superpowers of a npm (or better, yarn) in your favorite tool.

What they propose is (more or less) a replacement for the age-old requirements.txt file : the Pipfile.

How I learn to stop worrying and love pip (again)

The new Pipfile differs from the old-style requirements file is several ways :

• It uses TOML syntax to allow more configuration;