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Personal blog · jwodder.github.io/kbitsprogramming

jwodder.github.io is a personal blog at jwodder.github.io about programming. Since 2020, 3 different Hacker News readers have linked it 3 times. No feed was found, so read it on the site itself.

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Why HN links it

HN readers link this blog for a post on detecting a terminal's foreground and background colours, relevant to choosing CLI colours. One commenter found it a useful reference.

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  1. takluyver · 2026-01-29Recommends
    Huh, indeed. I still can't find much information about this, but this page is very informative: https://jwodder.github.io/kbits/posts/term-fgbg/

    Comment linking /kbits/posts/term-fgbg/

    on “How to Choose Colors for Your CLI Applications”
  2. Submitted Knowledge Bits – Converting Lists to Simple Tables and Back with Rs as a story · 1 points

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  3. Submitted Common Python Packaging Mistakes as a story · 1 points

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