May 2, 2025, 11:39 a.m.

Sandboxes, howto and grep by example

30+ open-source sandboxes, a command-line assistant, and an interactive grep mini-book.

Anton Zhiyanov

Hi! Long time no see. Hope you are doing well.

I'm Anton. I work on open source and write interactive technical books.

You're receiving this email because you subscribed to my updates at antonz.org/subscribe. If you'd like to unsubscribe, use the link at the bottom of this email.

Since the last issue, I've open-sourced 30+ sandboxes — from programming languages to databases to networking and CLI tools. You can use them to experiment locally, or embed interactive examples in your writing.

I've also released Howto — a humble command-line assistant. It does not interfere with your workflow. It's not an alternate shell or "intelligent terminal" or anything. You ask, and Howto answers — that's the deal.

Finally, if you happen to use grep, I encourage you to take a look at the interactive mini-book I wrote — Grep by example. You might learn a thing or two, even if you are an experienced grep user.

That's all for now! See you in a month or two.

Anton

You just read issue #12 of Anton Zhiyanov. You can also browse the full archives of this newsletter.

antonz.org
This email brought to you by Buttondown, the easiest way to start and grow your newsletter.