Links for 2020-04-29

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+title = "Links for 2020-04-29"
+date = 2020-04-29
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+[taxonomies]
+tags = ["links", "python", "top", "bash", "legacy", "rewrite", "refactor",
+"tribes", "factory", "git", "branches", "trim"]
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+Python 3.9, A Nice Top in Pure Bash, Rewriting a Legacy System, Programming
+Tribes, Feature Factory, Python Function Overload, Clean Git Branches.
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+# [New Features in Python 3.9 You Should Know About](https://martinheinz.dev/blog/21)
+
+The great feature coming in Python 3.9 is the dictionary shortcut (`|`, as in
+`new_dict = dict1 | dict2`), but there are few more incoming changes.
+
+I talked about the future of Python on [PyCaxias](https://pycaxias.org/) this
+year, and I pointed that Python grew a lot when it entered the web development
+area and now that it is getting into the machine learning area, there will be
+changes coming into the language to support this.
+
+And if you ignore the dict operator, there is _a lot_ of things related to ML.
+
+# [BashTop: Linux resource monitor](https://github.com/aristocratos/bashtop)
+
+When I first receive the link for this, I thought "I bet it looks like any
+other bash script". But no, it has a well designed interface and loops
+interesting as heck.
+
+# [Avoid rewriting a legacy system from scratch, by strangling it](https://understandlegacycode.com/blog/avoid-rewriting-a-legacy-system-from-scratch-by-strangling-it/)
+
+So you don't know how to replace your monolith with another monolith? Here is
+one idea: Create the same API, put a gateway in front of the old system and
+slowly reroute calls to the new service.
+
+# [3 tribes of programming](https://josephg.com/blog/3-tribes/)
+
+It's kinda funny seeing articles that try to pinpoint developers in certain
+categories and end up just splitting everyone.
+
+But this one kinda makes sense, if you're willing to put a random label on
+yourself.
+
+# [12 Signs You’re Working in a Feature Factory](https://cutle.fish/blog/12-signs-youre-working-in-a-feature-factory)
+
+Ah, the good old ways of just pushing buttons and pumping features, with no
+regard to process or anything else.
+
+If you're starting your dev career, at some point you'll work in one of those,
+and recognizing you're in such situation may help your future.
+
+# [Function overloading in Python](https://arpitbhayani.me/blogs/function-overloading)
+
+Ah, the joys of using decorators to add features to the language. In this
+case, using decorators, you can add function overloading to Python, and even
+if it is based on the number of arguments, one could extend this to use the
+type hints for figuring out the function (with some work, I reckon).
+
+# [git-trim: Automatically trims your branches whose tracking remote refs are merged or gone](https://github.com/foriequal0/git-trim)
+
+Keeping your GIT branches clean is good for your health. Removing those stupid
+"fix-this" and "fix-that" after they were merged, but not removing "develop"
+and "master" can be hard work.
+
+This small app helps keeping everything nice and tidy.
+
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