Seth Kenlon

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New Zealand (South Island)

Seth Kenlon is a UNIX geek, free culture advocate, independent multimedia artist, and D&D nerd. He has worked in the film and computing industry, often at the same time. He is one of the maintainers of the Slackware-based multimedia production project Slackermedia.

Open Source Super Star Moderator's Choice Award 2011 Best Interview Award 2017 Author 100+ Contributions Club Columnist Contributor Club

Authored Content

Why the operating system matters even more in 2017

Master the Linux ls command

Linux's ls command has a staggering number of options that can provide important information about your files.

10 resources every sysadmin should know about

Work smarter, not harder with these 10 resources that make a sysadmin look superhuman.

What you need to know to be a sysadmin

Kickstart your sysadmin career by gaining these minimum competencies.

Save and load Python data with JSON

The JSON format saves you from creating your own data formats, and is particularly easy to learn if you already know Python. Here's how to use it with Python.

We don't make software for free, we make it for freedom

What is POSIX? Richard Stallman explains

Discover what's behind the standards for operating system compatibility from a pioneer of computer freedom.

What is a golden image?

Working on projects that will be distributed widely? Learn more about golden images so it's easy to revert to a "perfect" state if things go wrong.

Authored Comments

sethkenlon

22 Oct 2020

5 steps to learn any programming language

Great tips, MartyMonroe. Thank you!

sethkenlon

22 Oct 2020

5 steps to learn any programming language

Absolutely. It's even worth "reinventing the wheel" sometimes just to get familiar with a new language. I've definitely written the exact same utility (with minor improvements along the way) for myself in Bash, Python, Lua, and Ansible [so far]...