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Tutorials

Step-by-step technical guides on Docker, Linux, Python, Go, and more.

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15 min readIntermediate

Linux Process Management 2026: ps, top, htop, btop, kill, nice, and OOM Killer

Linux process management guide 2026: ps aux, top, htop, btop/bpytop, kill signals, nice/renice, lsof, strace, /proc filesystem, zombie processes, OOM killer, and systemd-cgtop for cgroups.

19 min readIntermediate

Nginx Reverse Proxy Tutorial 2026: TLS, Rate Limiting, Load Balancing, and Security Headers

Production Nginx reverse proxy tutorial 2026: configure TLS with Certbot, rate limiting, load balancing, security headers, JSON logging, and performance tuning for FastAPI/Flask/Node backends.

15 min readIntermediate

PostgreSQL Full-Text Search Tutorial 2026: tsvector, GIN Indexes, Ranking, and Autocomplete

PostgreSQL full-text search tutorial 2026: tsvector, tsquery, GIN indexes for sub-50ms searches on 1M rows, ts_rank relevance ranking, multi-language stemming, autocomplete with pg_trgm, and when to use Elasticsearch instead.

13 min readIntermediate

Python Dataclasses vs Pydantic v2: Which to Use in 2026 (With Benchmarks)

Python dataclasses vs Pydantic v2 in 2026: feature comparison, performance benchmarks (Pydantic v2 is 5-50x faster than v1), migration guide from Pydantic v1, and decision guide by use case.

16 min readIntermediate

Python Decorators Tutorial 2026: 8 Production Patterns from Retry to Auth

Python decorators tutorial 2026: mechanics, functools.wraps, class-based decorators, and 8 production patterns — retry with backoff, TTL cache, rate limiter, type validator, deprecation, singleton, and FastAPI auth.

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Python Logging Best Practices 2026: stdlib vs structlog vs loguru with JSON Output

Python logging best practices 2026: stdlib logging pitfalls, dictConfig template, structlog for structured JSON logging, loguru for simplicity, FastAPI middleware integration, and Sentry setup.

13 min readBeginner

Python Virtual Environments in 2026: venv vs conda vs uv vs Poetry — When to Use Each

Python virtual environments in 2026 compared: venv vs conda vs uv vs Poetry — speed benchmarks, use case decision guide, pyproject.toml workflow, and Docker best practices.

17 min readBeginner

PyTorch for Beginners 2026: Train Your First Neural Network (No Math PhD Required)

PyTorch tutorial for beginners 2026: tensors, autograd, neural network with nn.Module, train a CIFAR-10 image classifier, GPU training on Colab, and transfer learning with ResNet.

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Redis Tutorial for Python Developers 2026: Caching, Rate Limiting, Pub/Sub, and Streams

Redis tutorial for Python developers 2026: API response caching with cache invalidation, token bucket rate limiter, pub/sub for real-time notifications, and Redis Streams for event sourcing — with redis-py and aioredis.

16 min readIntermediate

Terraform Tutorial 2026: Deploy AWS Infrastructure for Python Apps — VPC, EC2, RDS, S3

Terraform tutorial 2026: deploy a full AWS stack for Python apps — VPC with public/private subnets, EC2, RDS PostgreSQL, S3, modules, remote state in S3, and estimated monthly cost.