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Project-Specific Command Line Shortcuts with direnv

How to build a first-class automation toolset that’s ridiculously easy to use with direnv command line shortcuts. It helps me save focus and time every day.

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Git Merging vs. Rebasing: The Beginner’s Guide

Git merging preserves git history and does a 3-way merge between the branches being merged and the last common branch. Git rebasing replays new commits on top of master.

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Avoid Git Peril with –force-with-lease

--force-with-lease checks that the remote branch is in the state that we expect. If there are upstream changes your local repository doesn't know about, the push will be rejected.

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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.

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My Three Note-Taking App Criteria – and Why Boostnote Meets Them All

A note-taking app for developers needs: 1) fast editing, 2) organization and search, and 3) adaptability. Boostnote has all these & has earned a spot in my toolbox.

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Supplementing Your VPN with Little Snitch

Little Snitch for macOS can block traffic on untrusted networks until your VPN is activated, and in caes it disconnects. Here's how to set it up.

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Store Batch Import Metadata to Save Yourself Time Later

Batch imports are tricky, and debugging them can be difficult if you don't store infor about the import. Save yourself a headache by building import auditing into your next batch i

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Spawn Virtual Browsers Effortlessly with Firefox Containers

Firefox's container technology is extremely powerful. Learn how to use it to isolate websites, create virtual browsers at a click, and more.

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My Git Branching Strategy – Graph Gardening

Reduce merge conflicts & improve collaboration with a minimal git branching approach – 4 pragmatic git strategies to help you spend more time writing code.

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Getting Started Unit Testing with Kotlin

When learning a new language, it's important to understand testing frameworks. With Kotlin, it's made easy by its similarity and interoperability with Java.

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Compressing 3D Model Files with Draco

How to install and use the Draco open-source library for compressing/decompressing 3D mesh data. Plus an experiment in compressing 3D model files.

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Intro to Swagger – A Structured Approach to Creating an API

Swagger can help you define your API and its attributes for both internal and external conversation – then implement and test it.

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