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(Clojure) Spec-ing Data from JSON

My first experience creating Clojure specs for JSON data from an external system taught me that it's a bit of an artform. These are some things I learned.

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Clojure Development with Visual Studio Code

Learning Emacs while also attempting to learn Clojure was too much all at once. So I decided to try out Visual Studio Code (VS Code) with Clojure.

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Docker for Mac: Overcoming Slow Mounted Volumes

You could develop in a windowed Linux environment. But if you want to stay in MacOS and use Docker, I have a few tips to make your life better.

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Can the macOS Disk Utility really erase an SSD?

I investigate whether a macOS Disk Utility erase leaves easy-to-read breadcrumbs behind, or whether it cleans up after itself.

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Four Free Tools for Automated Accessibility Testing of Web Apps

Somewhere between 20% and 50% of accessibility issues can be automatically tested. I'll show you four free tools you can use in your development process.

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fish (Shell) for a Week

Fish is a great candidate to overcome bash’s hold because it’s easy to install, and it yields benefits before you climb very high on its learning curve.

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websocketd – a UNIX Utility for Turning a Script/Utility into a Chart/Animation

websocketd takes the ugly output from a Unix script or utility and turns it into a chart or animation, or even adding a nice interactive UI.

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Running Tests from MacVim in iTerm2 Version 3

An update to an AppleScript script that can be triggered from MacVim to find a specific iTerm2 tab for running focused tests.

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React Testing – Jest or Mocha?

Comparing the weaknesses and strengths of Mocah and Jest for testing React.js projects. It comes down to flexibility and extensibility vs. ease of use.

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run_me: Smart Selection of Command Line Tasks by File

The run_me command is useful for any task where you might use different command line programs for the same semantic meaning (e.g. “build” or “execute”).

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Four Steps To Maintaining a Clean Git History

A clean Git history is easy to understand and tells a story about the project. It's evident when features were added and how they were implemented.

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How to Programmatically Remove a Cell From a Static UITableView

It is possible to remove a static cell at runtime from a UITableView. Using functions from the UITableViewDataSource to override the static table view.

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