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2024-07-18
Setting up SvelteKit to use SQLite and prerender a static site to be hosted on GitLab Pages #howto #javascript #code
2016-11-17
don't be scared of merge conflicts #git #CLI
2023-05-11
how to consistently pay back dependency tech-debt in an Agile environment #agile #techdebt
2023-01-30
creating a new Git repo based on the history of an old one #git #CLI

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2026-05-28
entr: watch some files, and run something whenever they change #CLI
2026-03-28
thoughts on software development and the rise of LLMs #AI
2024-11-20
mocking in Vitest: how to conditionally modify a mocked imported function's behavior #howto #javascript #code #testing #vitest
2024-10-09
Cypress component testing with Svelte v5 (and SvelteKit) #howto #javascript #code #testing #cypress #svelte
2024-07-18
Setting up SvelteKit to use SQLite and prerender a static site to be hosted on GitLab Pages #howto #javascript #code
2024-01-18
Oghamic Toki Pona #orthography #toki pona #Ogham #languages
2023-11-16
a Vim syntax file for Toki Pona #vim #toki pona #languages
2023-07-28
sourdough pizza dough ratio calculator
2023-05-25
Oghamic Lojban #orthography #lojban #Ogham
2023-05-23
nasin pi lipu nimi #toki pona #languages #orthography #sitelen sitelen
2023-05-11
how to consistently pay back dependency tech-debt in an Agile environment #agile #techdebt
2023-04-24
👈 ⏮️ 🧠 🗣 ⏩ 🗣 👍 #toki pona #languages #emoji
2023-04-14
framework-less CLI TDD with NPM* OMG LOL #javascript #NodeJS #testing #CLI
2023-03-30
Hot Ones standup #standup #from the archives
2023-01-30
creating a new Git repo based on the history of an old one #git #CLI
2022-10-27
npm ci with legacy-peer-deps is a thing #javascript #npm #continuous integration
2022-10-14
resizing tab width on GitHub diffs #diff #github #browser hack
2022-08-18
BReport is dead; long live the microlith #Bleacher Report #SDLC #monolith #microservices #Ruby on Rails
2022-06-07
upgrading Cypress to v10 within a Gatsby project #Cypress #Gatsby #testing
2022-05-25
open Mac application from the command-line #MacOS #CLI
2022-05-04
Git archaeology tips #git #code archaeology #CLI
2022-04-22
how to run React on top of Ruby-on-Rails #javascript #howto #dontdo #Ruby on Rails
2022-03-09
One Weird Trick to Easily Remove (maybe) Anything from a Webpage #howto #tooling #browsers #browser hack
2021-02-03
reviving this blog #meta
2018-02-09
counting eggs before they hatch #charts #chickens #eggs #time series
2017-11-10
logging meta tags #javascript
2017-08-07
hapi — unset a cookie #notes to self #documentation #javascript #HapiJS
2017-02-01
how to find the merge where your code disappeared #git #code archaeology #CLI
2017-01-18
eslint — Cannot read property 'value' of undefined #eslint #javascript #linting #notes to self
2016-11-17
don't be scared of merge conflicts #git #CLI
2016-08-04
use a Dvorak keyboard layout on iOS Simulator #keyboards #iOS #Macs
2016-07-30
notes for npmCamp 2016 #NPM #conference
2016-05-20
version control commit messages #git #communication #CLI
2016-05-06
linking to code? always use an href which is tied to a specific commit #documentation #git
2016-04-11
search Git history, ignoring certain directory #git #code archaeology #CLI
2016-02-21
getting Hound-CI to show Rubocop "cop names" again #static analysis #continuous integration
2016-02-19
installing an old version of something via `brew` #brew #CLI
2016-01-13
how to mark an email as "not-spam" in Google's Inbox #UI #google #GMail
2015-10-02
ElixirConf US 2015 notes #elixir #conference
2015-09-23
typing an ellipsis in OS X #keyboards #Macs #punctuation
2015-08-05
La trahison des mots #CLI #joke
2015-06-20
getting started with Spacemacs #spacemacs #emacs #vim
2015-05-30
advanced filtering in Chrome's Network dev tools #Google Chrome #tooling #browsers
2015-04-25
only show single branch status in CI status feeds #continuous integration #tooling
2015-03-27
notes — Erlang Factory 2015 #conference #elixir
2015-03-06
jiggling the handle of OS X 10.8.5's dock #Macs #UI #dock #workaround #bug
2015-03-01
project naming chains of nonsense #nomenclature #trivia
2015-03-01
wanted — a replacement for actionitems.us #agile #help wanted
2014-10-14
sometimes iTunes doesn't show the currently-playing song's name and position #iTunes #MacS #UI #bug #workaround
2014-10-13
Sharpening Your Tools #efficiency #tooling #CLI #Macs
2014-10-04
killing processes #unix #CLI
2014-08-16
RequireJS 'invalid require call' error #requirejs #javascript
2014-04-29
setting up fancy fonts for vim in iTerm #vim #CLI #fonts #eyecandy