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Tools for Screencasting

I have been doing longer screencasts these days. Some of them are for private consumption, and some are public. I am yet to master it fully. But I have come a long way. These are the tools that have helped me.

How to Use Docker to run Workflows in Digdag 0

How to Use Docker to run Workflows in Digdag

There is a good chance that you want to allow multiple developers to run their dags/tasks on your Digdag server. It’s painful to maintain the packages/dependencies they need to run their tasks. It specially becomes difficult if they conflict with each other. One way to solve it, is by having some kind of...

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How to use DigDag Restful APIs to Trigger a Job

DigDag has been a tool of choice to run data workflows and some batch jobs at First Walkin Technologies. I liked DigDag from day one. Just like any Unix tool, It does a limited set of things but it does them quite well.  One of the things I really missed is to trigger...

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Python in LibreOffice Macros

Are macros still useful? I think yes. Macros give the users ability to programmatically script the content. This can be really useful in many situations to automate the stuff. Of course there are many reasons not use them. Historically they have been proven very dangerous. Specifically the documents that you receive through email...

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Using SQLite with Libreoffice Base on Linux

I love SQLIte for its simplicity, portability and stability. Most of my personal projects use SQLite as the database. For most I suggest using DB Browser for SQLite (DB4S) project which has a great UI, is open source and cross-platform. But I still know some who like to use LibreOffice Base. LibreOffice is...