The Raspberry Pi is an amazing computer. With this little device you can build and run C code, play with Python, connect to external hardware, hack Linux, create a home server, power robots, and do many more things. When I first started with Raspberry Pi, I didn’t know that I could write my source code from the comfort of my laptop, compile it, and then transfer the executable to the Pi.

As a programmer, I think it’s essential to have a C compiler installed on my computer, however it is hard to manage multiple compilers, interpreters, and other tools. Docker is great to isolate development environments: with it, you can easily have all the tools you need, the exact version that you require, all without extra clutter, and in one place. Because C programs require few tools to build them, learning how to use Docker to containerize a C development environment is a great way to start with Docker.

There are many (maybe too many) options when it comes to technical solutions to build a website; if you want a free, simple way to put your blogs out for the world to see, GitHub Pages may be the way to go. I’m going to show you how to set up a blog in a few easy steps, with the express goal of getting your website up and running in an afternoon.