LinuxLiom

Welcome to Linux Liom

Introduction

Hello, my name is Ruairí Ó hÓgartaigh, welcome to my technical blog and portfolio.

I’ve decided to start this blog for the following reasons:

• There is only so much one can fit on a curriculum vitae.
• Technical interviews only ever give a brief vignette of someone’s experience. I don’t think they work well for anyone.
• I don’t like posting on Linkedin; I want a layer of abstraction from data scrapers.
• I’m more of a doer than a sayer. I want people to read about projects I’m working on, not a Linkenin promo pieces on how wonderful an employee I am.
• I needed somewhere to show my home projects, interests and experience.
  • Hobby projects can be added to blog portfolios and public repository’s:
  • References to professional work are usually superficial with code locked away in commercial IP.
• Hobby projects can give more self-direction and can give a broader learning outcome.

What does Linux Liom mean?

“Liom” is an Irish word which means “with me”. Aside from the alliteration, I chose the name because I want the readers to actively read and engage with my progress.

I decided to call this blog Linux Liom partly because I use a Linux distro as my daily drive OS. It is the backbone of the majority of projects and tools I use on a daily basis. It is also part of tools and technologies I am in the process of learning and intend to master.

What to expect

I’m working with tools and concepts that I am familiar with, others that I am in the process of leaning. Some of the main topics you will find are:

• Linux :
  • Bash scripting, DIY bash toolkit
  • LPIC1 study and putting study into practice
  • Distro hopping
• Coding :
  • C++
  • Python
  • CMake
  • Test Driven Development
• Projects :
  • Home lab – Lab in a can
  • Local GitLab pipeline
  • Mountain weather App
• New topic exploration:
  • DevOps
    • IaC -Terraform
    • Prometheus
    • Docker
    • K8S