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Time to Close the Windows
A vibe-coded script reminding me to close the windows as it gets warm is still useful after a year
Libby Web Downloader
Download audiobooks from Libby to listen offline
Stacked MRs with git branchless
Managing stacked Merge Requests with git branchless
Mark Generated Files with gitattributes
Mark files as generated for easier review in Github and Gitlab
AI Position Statement
My feelings about AI are complicated
Claude techniques I like
A couple of simple techniques for getting better results from Claude Code
Check that two types are the same in TypeScript
A TypeScript pattern for ensuring that two types are the same.
Commit Changeset
A git alias to use changeset descriptions as commit messages
Inferred Config for Nx Monorepos
Nx supports inferring tasks by looking at config files, but that's backwards. Better to infer the configs themselves.
Privacy-preserving Analytics with Counterscale
Using self-hosted Counterscale to track page views on my blog
Constraint Solving in Spreadsheets
Can we create a tool that allows users to specify constraints in a spreadsheet and then solve them?
The best Result type for TypeScript
Make Result types in TypeScript as ergonomic as Rust's ? operator
Sync and Swim App
An app to load music and audiobooks onto Shokz OpenSwim headphones
sync-and-swim
Scheduling Conference Talks with Linear Programming
Schedule talks for a multi-track conference with an eye to avoiding conflicts
Baby advice
What I wish I'd known before having a baby
Cross-platform dotfile Management with dotbot
Use dotbot to link your dotfiles to the right spots on macOS, Linux and Windows
Neovim smart-splits on macOS
Setting up neovim smart-splits with kitty on macOS
Fix line breaks in comments with VS Code Rewrap
VS Code Rewrap is a handy extension for wrapping long comments in your code.
Using Alpine.js with Astro View Transitions
Astro View Transitions can break Alpine.js components. Here's how to fix it.
JavaScript Package Development
Setting up a JavaScript package repo with multiple packages, TypeScript, testing, codegen, and automatic releases
Solving the New York Times Letter Boxed Puzzle with Regular Expressions
Can we solve the Letter Boxed puzzle with a regex?
vitest-unsettled
Custom matcher for checking if a Promise is settled (either resolved or rejected).
Behind the Scenes: How We Fixed Leftover Underlines in the Grammarly Text Editor Plugin
A look at the challenges faced by the Grammarly for Developers team when fixing a bug in the Grammarly Text Editor Plugin.
Recover a Lost Commit Message
How to recover a lost git commit message
Swimming with Audiobooks
I've been swimming a lot recently. I find swimming to be pretty boring, so I've been listening to music with swim headphones to occupy my mind. A few weeks ago, my cheapo headphones were stolen from the side of the pool. To replace them, I bought some Shokz OpenSwim headphones. Wow, these are so much better.
Changesets vs Semantic Release
A comparison of two tools for managing version numbers and changelogs in a monorepo
Contentful migration strategy
Contentful's migration strategy is lacking. Here's how I've worked around it.
Raw SQL Array parameters in Rails
How to pass an array as a parameter to a raw SQL query in Rails
cpp-subprocess
A C++ library for safely invoking external commands and pipelines.
Alpine.js vs Stimulus
A comparison of Alpine.js and Stimulus.js for adding interactivity to server-rendered pages (Alpine.js wins IMO).
Avoiding CORS with a proxy
How to avoid CORS restrictions by setting up a proxy with AWS Cloudfront
Clipbox for S3
Clipbox is a little utility that I've been using in some form or another for years. It is a utility that provides a keyboard shortcut to select a region of the screen, upload the screenshot to a server, and put a link to the image on your clipboard.
Aurora Serverless DB Export
Save a snapshot of an Aurora Serverless database to an S3 bucket
DB Export for Datalake
Solving a difficult problem with Aurora Serverless
Readable Bash Scripts
A technique for breaking bash pipelines into smaller, more easily debuggable pieces.
Vue Browser Extensions with Parcel
Use parcel to build a browser extension with Vue
backsplash
Convert between lat-lng, web mercator tiles, and pixel coordinates.
I was Promised Pizza
A coworker had a question about combining the values from multiple javascript Promises. I've tried to cull the interesting Promise construction out of the original problem, and came up with an example about pizza.
Writing an Implementation Plan
A technique for getting work done in the face of overwhelming challenges.
A Tale of Two Sorted Lists: Comparing Inheritance and Composition
We'll explore two different approaches to solving the same problem: Inheritance and Composition. At first glance, the Inheritance example looks more correct and is a bit shorter. I want to convince you that the Composition approach is more correct.
superdelegate
alfred-clipbox
inspect.macro
Scheduling a Medical Residency using Python
Using linear programming to schedule a medical residency program
Migrating an ASP Web App to .NET Core
Migrating a small ASP.NET web api from .NET Framework 4.6 to .NET Core.
Vanquishing CORS with CloudFront and Lambda@Edge
Using CloudFront to host a single-page web app and avoid CORS issues
vue-await
Programming on MacOS in 2018
A list of software I find useful for programming on MacOS, circa 2018.