@Bloomfer Back cover copy:
I wrote a monthly column titled "Hack and /" for Linux Journal magazine for almost 12 years starting in their January 2008 issue until Linux Journal closed for good on August 7, 2019. The column aimed to provide useful tips and tricks on topics ranging from system administration to security to 3D printing to VIM. 1/3
@Bloomfer After we published my final farewell article for Linux Journal, one of the most common questions I got was "what's going to happen to the giant archive of articles?" I realized I had a whole book's worth of material just in sysadmin tips alone.
This book doesn't aim to be an exhaustive guide to everything you need to know to be a system administrator. 2/3
@Bloomfer Instead, this book allows me to act as a remote mentor to someone starting out in IT or system administration whether as a full-time job or as a full stack developer. Think of each section in a chapter like sitting down with me over lunch or looking over my shoulder as I show you a tip to save you time, a tool I've found useful, a lesson I learned the hard way, or an explanation of how I'd tackle a project you got assigned. 3/3
@kyle where is available from? Actually...
@maddler I'm very likely to launch it tomorrow and will post links where you can buy it on Lulu. I just want to go over the print proofs one final time and look for any formatting errors.
@kyle ah, that's grand. Just thought I missed something. Non rush, I'll hold hiring 😂
@kyle @Bloomfer cool, looks like I'm gonna get a copy now and keep at hand for next new joiner in my team :)