𝗠𝘆 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝘂𝘅 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁𝘂𝗽

𝗠𝘆 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝘂𝘅 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁𝘂𝗽

I attended my first Linux community meetup. It was different from my usual technical blogs. I spent time with students and professionals.

The organizers shared how to stay connected:

• Join the mailing list for group discussions.
• Use Matrix for real time chat.

The event started with introductions. Everyone shared their profession and their journey into Linux.

A volunteer introduced a new challenge on w3.challs. The task was to find different ways to read text from a file.

The second speaker talked about automation. He works with Playwright. He compared it to Selenium.

Why Playwright works well:

• It has auto-waiting built-in. Tests do not fail when elements load slowly.
• It runs tests in parallel natively. This makes tests run fast on multiple browsers.
• It supports Chromium, Firefox, and WebKit with one API.
• It includes built-in tools for screenshots, videos, and API testing.

We ended with a 30 minute Q&A session. I asked about the best Linux distribution for developers.

I currently use Linux Mint Cinnamon. I want to improve my workflow efficiency.

Which Linux distribution do you recommend for developers? Tell me in the comments.

Full post: https://dev.to/buddingdeveloper/my-first-linux-community-meetup-54fc