Linux - Git Credential Helpers

Typing remote repository passwords for Github and the like quickly becomes tedious when you are working on a couple of repositories on a daily basis. To help that case, modern git comes tools integrating with keyring implementations on various platforms. A credential helper integrates with system installed keyring to securely store username/passwords, so that you do not have to type them everytime you want to interact with a remote repository. Popular keyrings include gnome-keyring, which is the one I use on both my Linux installations - Arch and Fedora....

February 3, 2018

Books Read in 2018

These are the books I have read thus far in 2018. A Conflict of Visions: Ideological Origins of Political Struggles by Thomas Sowell. This is a great book to read in times like ours where political climate so polarised and driven by partisan frenzy. This books sheds light on different modes of thinking between traditional Liberal vs. Conservative political ideas. Artemis by Andy Weir. I got started reading this book because of the more famous book - The Martian, even though I haven’t read it yet....

February 2, 2018