Git’s file history queries use specialized algorithms that are tailored to common developer behavior. Level up your history spelunking skills by learning how different history modes behave and which ones to use when you need them.
Source: Git's database internals III: file history queries, an article by Derrick Stolee.
As it was in Unix in the 1980s, so it is now, that any process that wants to bind to a port less than 1024 must have elevated privileges. These ports are known as “privileged ports.” While this was a security feature in the days of dumb terminals, in the age of the World Wide Web, it is a security vulnerability.
Source: Dear Linux, Privileged Ports Must Die, an article by Aral Balkan.
Learn how to take control of Emacs's roundabout window placement. There's method to its madness, but that does not mean you have to put up with it! In this article I'll demystify how Emacs's window manager works and how you -- with a bunch of templates and examples -- can build IDE-like paneling; prevent annoying popup windows; or promote tab-based workflows.
Source: Demystifying Emacs's Window Manager, an article by Mickey Petersen.