Linux Dev Time – Episode 139

Linux Dev Time – Episode 139

From Linux Dev Time by The Late Night Linux Family

December 14, 2025 · 28 min

About this episode

The episode discusses the implications of eliminating global variables in programming and features a sponsorship from Tailscale, a VPN service.

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Topics covered

  • global variables
  • programming
  • VPN
  • networking
  • Linux development

Keywords

  • global variables
  • arguments
  • Tailscale
  • VPN
  • Linux
  • programming

Sponsors

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