Personal website of Richard Barella - Software developer, writer, and lifelong learnerhttps://codingwithricky.com/Richard Barellaen Tue, 01 Jul 2025 18:03:29 -0000 Tue, 01 Jul 2025 18:03:29 -0000 1440 MkDocs RSS plugin - v1.17.3 None https://codingwithricky.com/ Blog Musings <p>This is my blog. "Coding With Ricky". It's a blog for everyone, where I can share my insights and learnings as a Software Engineer so you can learn along with me.</p>https://codingwithricky.com/blog/2019/08/02/first-post/ Wed, 25 Jun 2025 03:15:04 +0000CODING w/RICKYhttps://codingwithricky.com/blog/2019/08/02/first-post/ Art Python Tutorials Learn how to write a python script to create a quadtree based filter for stylizing photoshttps://codingwithricky.com/blog/2019/08/03/implementing-a-photo-stylizer-in-python-using-a-quadtree-algorithm/ Wed, 25 Jun 2025 03:15:04 +0000CODING w/RICKYhttps://codingwithricky.com/blog/2019/08/03/implementing-a-photo-stylizer-in-python-using-a-quadtree-algorithm/ Python Terminal Tutorials Learn a method for displaying nested python dicts and lists to the terminalhttps://codingwithricky.com/blog/2019/08/10/readably-display-arbitrary-python-data/ Wed, 25 Jun 2025 03:15:04 +0000CODING w/RICKYhttps://codingwithricky.com/blog/2019/08/10/readably-display-arbitrary-python-data/ Plotly Dash Python Tutorials Web Runs clientside callback functions in Dash applications using Python syntax, eliminating the need for inline JavaScript.https://codingwithricky.com/blog/2025/02/18/write-more-elegant-plotly-dash-clientside-callbacks-completely-in-python/ Wed, 25 Jun 2025 03:15:04 +0000CODING w/RICKYhttps://codingwithricky.com/blog/2025/02/18/write-more-elegant-plotly-dash-clientside-callbacks-completely-in-python/ Shell Tutorials Process argument inputs to a Shell script using the "shift" commandhttps://codingwithricky.com/blog/2022/07/12/creating-a-cli-with-shell-scripting/ Wed, 25 Jun 2025 03:15:04 +0000CODING w/RICKYhttps://codingwithricky.com/blog/2022/07/12/creating-a-cli-with-shell-scripting/ CLI Linux Nuggets SSH Shell Master SSH connection efficiency with 'ControlMaster auto'https://codingwithricky.com/blog/2024/04/25/controlmaster-auto-for-reusing-ssh-connections/ Wed, 25 Jun 2025 03:15:04 +0000CODING w/RICKYhttps://codingwithricky.com/blog/2024/04/25/controlmaster-auto-for-reusing-ssh-connections/ Plotly Dash Python Tutorials Web A Python package to simplify component structuring while promoting modular web designhttps://codingwithricky.com/blog/2025/02/15/creating-modular-web-components-in-plotly-dash-with-basecomponent/ Wed, 25 Jun 2025 03:15:04 +0000CODING w/RICKYhttps://codingwithricky.com/blog/2025/02/15/creating-modular-web-components-in-plotly-dash-with-basecomponent/ Plots Python Tutorials Web 100 billion ways to plot data on the web, but this one is the easiesthttps://codingwithricky.com/blog/2019/08/28/easily-plot-graphs-in-your-website-using-plotly--python/ Wed, 25 Jun 2025 03:15:04 +0000CODING w/RICKYhttps://codingwithricky.com/blog/2019/08/28/easily-plot-graphs-in-your-website-using-plotly--python/ CLI Python Tutorials Your python code is now 100% more elegant and usable as a command-line program using Clickhttps://codingwithricky.com/blog/2019/08/18/super-easy-python-cli-with-click/ Wed, 25 Jun 2025 03:15:04 +0000CODING w/RICKYhttps://codingwithricky.com/blog/2019/08/18/super-easy-python-cli-with-click/ FreeCodeCamp Setup Tutorials Unreliable internet? Or going off the grid? Download and install FreeCodeCamp to learn offline.https://codingwithricky.com/blog/2021/05/15/learn-coding-on-freecodecamp-without-internet-access/ Wed, 25 Jun 2025 03:15:04 +0000CODING w/RICKYhttps://codingwithricky.com/blog/2021/05/15/learn-coding-on-freecodecamp-without-internet-access/ Github-Pages Tutorials Web Anyone with or without coding experience can make a website for freehttps://codingwithricky.com/blog/2021/05/10/intro-to-github-pages-create-a-simple-and-free-personal-website/ Wed, 25 Jun 2025 03:15:04 +0000CODING w/RICKYhttps://codingwithricky.com/blog/2021/05/10/intro-to-github-pages-create-a-simple-and-free-personal-website/ Monitoring Python Tutorials Discover how to monitor and log Windows usage with Python in this step-by-step guide. From fetching the active window title and process details to continuously tracking and logging changes in real-time, this article walks you through building a simple yet powerful monitoring tool using Python's pywin32 and psutil libraries. Perfect for anyone interested in productivity tracking, system monitoring, or just exploring Python’s interaction with the Windows OS.https://codingwithricky.com/blog/2024/08/09/monitoring-windows-usage-in-python-a-step-by-step-guide/ Wed, 25 Jun 2025 03:15:04 +0000CODING w/RICKYhttps://codingwithricky.com/blog/2024/08/09/monitoring-windows-usage-in-python-a-step-by-step-guide/ CLI Linux Nuggets SSH Shell Save 2 seconds of your time by setting up an SSH keyhttps://codingwithricky.com/blog/2023/03/03/passwordless-ssh-between-systems-that-share-a-home/ Wed, 25 Jun 2025 03:15:04 +0000CODING w/RICKYhttps://codingwithricky.com/blog/2023/03/03/passwordless-ssh-between-systems-that-share-a-home/ Django Fintech Plaid Python Tutorials Web A Django-based template for building apps using Plaidhttps://codingwithricky.com/blog/2020/05/20/quickstart-to-plaid-financial-api-using-django/ Wed, 25 Jun 2025 03:15:04 +0000CODING w/RICKYhttps://codingwithricky.com/blog/2020/05/20/quickstart-to-plaid-financial-api-using-django/ Coding Nuggets Simple reminder on how to structure codehttps://codingwithricky.com/blog/2025/04/15/top-down-structure-of-code/ Wed, 25 Jun 2025 03:15:04 +0000CODING w/RICKYhttps://codingwithricky.com/blog/2025/04/15/top-down-structure-of-code/