Mattie Behrens on Atomic Spin

How and Why You Should Add Color to Your Scripts

Color can help humans pick out useful information in a sea of output. Adding color to your shell scripts portably is actually pretty easy.

TypeScript

How to Create Typed Generic Validators with Zod

It's easy to use z.infer to get the output type of a Zod validator. But what if you have a generic validator that depends on another type?

Development Practices

How to Weave Git Repositories Together into a Monorepo

So you have a bunch of Git repositories for individual projects and you want to organize them together into a monorepo. What can you do?

Developer Tools

Docker on Apple Silicon: What’s Wrong and How to Cope

If you have joined the ranks of MacBooks with Apple Silicon processors lately and use Docker, you may have been experiencing some pain.

AWS

Get VPN Access into Your AWS VPC with Tailscale

Forget complicated VPN solutions. You can use Tailscale to access resources in your AWS VPC ridiculously easily with this Terraform module.

DevOps & System Admin.

Tailscale Takes All the “Fun” Out of VPNs

Tailscale uses the WireGuard protocol. What it does differently from WireGuard, though, is make it almost effortless to build and configure.

Project & Team Management

On Your Way Out of a Project? Capture What You Know in a Screencast

A screencast is a great way to capture knowledge that can be consulted at any time. Here are a few tips for making a good one, efficiently.

DevOps & System Admin.

Using Your SSH Keys in WSL in 2022

WSL is great but has one weakness — it doesn't know about your Windows SSH keys. Learn how to solve that problem with a few tools inside.

Swift

How to Call macOS APIs with Swift in Automator Workflows

macOS APIs enable a whole host of functionality you won't find in basic Automator workflow actions. With Swift, you can unlock them all.

Personal Optimization

Flip from Work to Personal and Back Quickly with a Shell Script

I maintain separate personal and work accounts for as much as I can. Heavyweight solutions have infuriating flaws, so why not try a simple shell script?

Personal Optimization

The Surprising Way AirPods Helped Me Adjust to Hearing Loss

I have high-frequency hearing loss that makes the world sound muffled. But, I've found that AirPods have been a helpful tool.

Project & Team Management

My “Now, Soon, Future” Framework for Recommendations

My "now, soon, future" framework for software projects makes recommendations easier to understand and more useful for making informed decisions.

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