Dan Kelch on Atomic Spin

Why I’m Glad I Switched from QWERTY to Colemak

After a month using Colemak, I'm as fast as I was after 20 years of QWERTY. My fingers are traveling less, and my hands aren't sore at the end of the day.

Developer Tools

Interactively Pipe Commands Together with the Ultimate Plumber

Piping commands together has never been easier than with the Ultimate Plumber, which allows for interactively chaining multiple commands progressively.

Platforms & Languages

Level up your PostgreSQL Skill with Lateral Joins

Referencing calculated columns in Postgres can be quite tricky. But lateral joins are a convenient way to reuse calculations within a query.

Developer Tools

Six Command Line Tools I Use Every Day

Knowing how to use the command line—and how to use it well—is often a necessary skill. Here are a few command line tools I use every day for productivity.

Web Apps

Eliminate Circular Dependencies from Your JavaScript Project

While circular dependencies may not directly result in bugs, they will almost always have unintended consequences. There are node packages that look for circular dependencies, but

Web Apps

Avoid Careless Production Mistakes with Custom Scripts

While you might not be able to prevent accidentally ruining data in production, you can put up roadblocks to reduce the risk. Consider writing custom scripts to avoid making those

Development Practices

Incrementally Building My Own Code Health Tool

It's simple to build a basic (and upgradable) tool that can help keep your code in good shape. Ours shows areas of the codebase that could be cleaned up, and it discourages committ

Developer Tools

Building Your Own VS Code Extension for a Mac Touch Bar

Create your very own Mac Touch Bar extension for Visual Studio Code in just minutes following this simple tutorial.

Developer Tools

Git Good: Improve Your Version Control Skills

Git is a powerful tool with many features and areas for personal optimization. It just makes sense to spend the time mastering it.

Developer Tools

Improving Command Line Productivity with GNU Readline

My favorite Readline features for improving my workflow on the command line—keyboard shortcuts, long commands, reverse search, and persisting options.

Personal Optimization

My 5 Steps for Tackling Stress

Stress management is a skill that can be honed over time when we learn to approach it more pragmatically by having a reactive mindset and letting go.

Platforms & Languages

A Brief Introduction to Audio and Video Encoding

The terminology can be confusing and misused, so I'm going to review some of the common terms and expressions.

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