The Changelog: Software Development, Open Source

There’s a TUI for that (Friends)

Jul 19, 2024
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Nick Janetakis
Nick Janetakis, a software developer and podcaster, dives deep into the world of Text User Interfaces (TUIs), discussing their rise in popularity and practical applications. He shares insights on innovative terminal tools like Warp and Tmux, emphasizing their user experience benefits. The conversation touches on streamlining data imports and the importance of effective job monitoring with tools like Cronitor. With engaging anecdotes and technical insights, Nick reveals his passion for enhancing developer productivity through these text-based tools.
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ADVICE

Exploring TUIs

  • Explore Justin Garrison's Awesome TUIs repo on GitHub.
  • Discover numerous text-based user interfaces.
ANECDOTE

Shell Scripting for Data Import

  • Nick Janetakis used grep, sed, and cut to solve a business problem involving a large Salesforce data dump.
  • A short shell script auto-generated SQL syntax, handling 95% of the import process.
ANECDOTE

Streamlined Data Processing

  • Jerod Santo simplified his survey data processing using SQLite's CSV mode.
  • He reduced a multi-step process involving various tools and exports to a single command-line query.
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