Vim can be a polarizing editor, and while it may seem cryptic when you start, it can be incredibly powerful. Many folks never bother to learn vim, which is a shame. Some people go crazy with vim and make it their primary editor. For me, the sweet spot is somewhere in the middle — using another editor with some vim sprinkles. If you're not familiar with vim, and you're looking to level up your ninja editing capabilities, this is the article for you.
All too often, we settle into a git workflow that gets us by, but we stop there. When was the last time that you improved your workflow? This article will show you how I've supercharged my git workflow and explain how you can do the same. âš¡
Ask any of my friends about my keyboard "problem", and you're sure to get a laugh. Not because I have a glass case of collector's edition mechanical keyboards, but because I have been on a constant quest to find the "best" keyboard for coding the past few years. In the process, I've gone through a handful of keyboards. Not to say I've tried everything, but all of the "consumer" keyboards I tried weren't "it", so I did something drastic...
Was updating my site today and noticed that my navbar is still using vanilla javascript to handle the toggling of the responsive menu at mobile size. This will not do!
Here's how I converted it to Alpine JS.
In macOS Catalina the new default shell is zsh, learn how to change the terminal and set it up to look and feel great.
Now that Tailwind CSS 1.4 is out it's a great time to upgrade your old, tired app. Okay, maybe your app already had version 1.3, but if not, the latest two versions (1.3 and 1.4) bring some amazing improvements. Most notable are the new space between utilities and built in PurgeCSS support.
Ever notice icons and text not lining up perfectly when you build buttons? Here's a simple fix to get things aligned juuust right.
Have common files you don't want to version in any projects? -- put them in a global gitignore file! I don't know about you, but I'm sick of adding .DS_Store or .vscode to gitignore files on a per-project basis.
Yesterday it was finally time to give my site some more visual flair, but with an extra twist! I recorded the whole process. Check out the sped-up version to get a glimpse of how it was done.
As developers it is crucial to keep learning all the time. Otherwise, you might get caught up in your day-to-day work and stagnate. The cure? Learn something and apply it in your workflow! Here are three tips I wish I could've given myself sooner.