Don't fuck with my .bashrc
Everyone, to the terminal! Drop that webUI, you’re so 2024, use the terminal brah! I’m a geek! I hack stuff, I use the terminal!
Charles Féval
Developer in Vancouver BC.
Latest posts
What's more to do?
This morning I merged a PR that I started in October, on something I started designing in March, a year ago. Nothing technically very complex, but a lot of red tape. So. Much. Redtape. Then I carried on trying to finish a refactoring that I started more recently, seeing the end of it, but not quite yet.
How do git remotes work? And how do I self-host my own?
What it takes to create the simplest, barest self-hosted git remote, and learn stuff about git in the process.
Corporate kangaroo court - the GitHub edition
If you value your stuff, you should own your stuff
The Let Them Theory
I enjoyed that book because it presents a good framework to “let go”. It goes pretty deep into the principle and its applications, and is relatively action oriented. It’s a bit repetitive, but still worth a read. Also it’s called “let them theory”, but really it’s a principle, not a theory. Needed to be said. Summary
Some pretty cool git tools to save your sanity and your kids
Splitting PRs is a pain, especially when refactoring is baked into the change. Here’s how I make it bearable using git revise and some additional git tools that I built.
Agile done wrong is not waterfall
Microsoft just turned 50. I also just themed XFCE running on the Ubuntu that powers my personal Surface Laptop to Chicago95 . Don’t ask. I went the extra mile to make it do the start music.
Noise
I enjoyed learning about the concept. However if you plan to read that book, I would advise to start with the last chapter, which gives 80% of the concept, then read the rest as a deep-dive in the details. It would warrant a 4/5, but the unnecessary length, and the reversed structure reduces it by .25. AND YES, I’m conscious this is a noisy rating, and I’m fine with it. Take that! Outline