Knowing how to use the command line–and how to use it well–is often a necessary skill. I love working on the command line, and I love discovering new tools that I can use. Here are a few that I use every day, all of which have greatly boosted my productivity. Read more on Six Command Line Tools I Use Every Day…
Author: Dan Kelch
Eliminate Circular Dependencies from Your JavaScript Project
Circular dependencies (also known as cyclic dependencies) occur when two or more modules reference each other.
This could be a direct reference (A -> B -> A):
// file a.ts
import { b } from 'b';
...
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Avoid Careless Production Mistakes with Custom Scripts
In the wise words of @stahnma,
“Everybody has a testing environment. Some people are lucky enough to have a totally separate environment to run production in.”
Thankfully, the project I’m working on has multiple environments: production (the most recently-released version), staging (for pre-release testing), dev (for dev team use and testing), and multiple review apps (for feature validation). Read more on Avoid Careless Production Mistakes with Custom Scripts…
Incrementally Building My Own Code Health Tool
Recently, I’ve been looking for ways to improve the code health of a project I’m working on. It’s a pretty big team, so things are moving quickly. While the codebase is in good shape now, little things can quickly spiral out of control. Read more on Incrementally Building My Own Code Health Tool…
Building Your Own VS Code Extension for a Mac Touch Bar
Visual Studio Code is an excellent editor, with a ton of room for customization. As a recent convert from Emacs, I appreciate the ability to customize my editor through the form of extensions. Creating an extension is quite simple, if none that fit your needs are available in the marketplace. Read more on Building Your Own VS Code Extension for a Mac Touch Bar…
Git Good: Improve Your Version Control Skills
Git is a fantastic tool, used by millions of people around the world. While Git GUIs can be useful tools, using git on the command line has a higher ceiling for productivity, especially when one can use aliases or refer to their own command history.
Improving Command Line Productivity with GNU Readline
I spend a lot of my day working on the command line, from file navigation to version control to remote work on servers over SSH, and anywhere in between. I’ve found that even small improvements to my workflow significantly add up over time to provide big productivity boosts.
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My 5 Steps for Tackling Stress
Deadlines, miscommunication, conflict. Regardless of what our jobs, projects, or responsibilities may be, we all face these things during our careers. If not handled properly, the stress from these issues can expand to other areas of life, quickly becoming unmanageable.
That’s why it’s critical to learn how to manage stress. While I’m not an expert in the field, I have had some experience dealing with stress and have learned a few things along the way. I’d like to share some tips that I have found useful when dealing with stress in my life.
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A Brief Introduction to Audio and Video Encoding
Every day, I listen to music or watch videos on different platforms–the radio, phone, computer, and television. Until recently, I had never considered exactly how that media was delivered to me. I would venture to guess that many people have been, or are in, that situation themselves.
I’ve spent some time looking into exactly how these forms of media are created and distributed, and I wanted to share some of the things that I’ve learned. While the concepts themselves aren’t overly challenging, the terminology can be confusing and misused, so I’m going to review some of the common terms and expressions.
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How We Used a Week of Spikes to Map Out a Feature
For those uninitiated to agile software development, “a spike solution is a very simple program to explore potential solutions” to a particularly challenging problem. This term and definition comes from XP Explained by Kent Beck, and it is still as relevant today as it ever was.
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