{
  "id": 6620117,
  "title": "I Test Every Terminal Claim Before I Publish It",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/i-test-every-terminal-claim-before-i-publish-it",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-10T18:35:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dev.to",
    "slug": "dev-to",
    "url": "https://dev.to/kamon-shellcraft/i-test-every-terminal-claim-before-i-publish-it-1k83"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Hello developers. I'm Kamon Ayeva, a seasoned professional with over 20 years experience building and deploying web applications, primarily in production environments. My journey began with Linux, but I later switched to macOS - an operating system I now consider my go-to choice. My passion for productivity, frictionless collaboration, and the power of the command line has inspired my writing. This is reflected in my weekly newsletter, Shellcraft, which features one terminal craft tip per issue. I've also authored The Modern CLI Stack, a free book about modern terminal toolkits.\n\nIn this inaugural post, I want to share the guiding principle behind everything I write: every claim is rigorously tested on my own machine before publication. Approximately one in five claims I draft turn out to be incorrect upon testing, not due to typos but plausible errors that often go unnoticed until I verify them myself. For instance, I recently drafted an issue concerning a tool's panel workflow, only to discover upon testing that the step the issue was built around didn't occur on my machine. I revised the issue accordingly and was satisfied with the final version.\n\nThe drafts that pass without corrections are the ones I need to watch out for. To ensure accuracy, I write a small verification guide for each issue, detailing the steps to reproduce it and the expected output. This private test file serves as my final check before publication. By sharing this process, I'm setting a promise to this community: at least once a month, I'll publish expanded versions of the content I cover in my newsletter, maintaining the same commitment to accuracy and detail. If you're interested in receiving these in your feed, you can subscribe to the newsletter.\n\nAdditionally, I welcome suggestions for topics you'd like me to feature in the newsletter, as well as any terminal claims you believed to be true but turned out to be false.",
  "summary": "Hello fellow devs. I'm Kamon Ayeva. I've spent 20+ years building and deploying web applications, and most of that time in production contexts, where the terminal is where you debug, deploy, and fix things under pressure. I remember a long time ago when a colleague advised to switch to Linux if I wanted to be more productive. And later, like many developers, I switched to macOS as my OS of…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}