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A Vim Guide for Intermediate Users

Posted on 2020-12-29 [Tuesday] by Jay Jay

Today I ran into A Vim Guide for Intermediate Users which looked really great but I didn’t have time to take it all in.

Posted in Programming | Tagged guide, vim

Goto Statement Considered Harmful

Posted on 2020-12-20 [Sunday] by Jay Jay

So I typed this out: https://www.jj5.net/file/2020-12-20-034127/dijkstra68/goto-considered-harmful.txt

Posted in Programming | Tagged considered harmful, goto

DRY is a Trade-Off

Posted on 2020-12-17 [Thursday] by Jay Jay

DRY is a Trade-Off makes some good points.

Posted in Design, Programming | Tagged dry, trade off

Retry-After

Posted on 2020-12-16 [Wednesday] by Jay Jay

Today I learned about the Retry-After HTTP header. It was mentioned over here.

Posted in Programming, Web | Tagged http, retry-after

5 lines I put in a blank .vimrc

Posted on 2020-12-14 [Monday] by Jay Jay

See 5 lines I put in a blank .vimrc for some sensible defaults… my .vimrc is rather a bit longer…

Posted in Chatter, Sys Admin | Tagged defaults, vim, vimrc

CSS Variables and How To Use Them

Posted on 2020-12-14 [Monday] by Jay Jay

A quick run down on CSS Variables and How To Use Them. Note the var() function can take 2nd parameter for a default value.

:root {  
	--primary-color: #333;
}
div {  
	color: var(--primary-color, #444);
}
p {  
	background-color: var(--primary-color);
}
.fancy {  
	border-color: var(--primary-color);
}
Posted in Design, Programming, Web | Tagged css, usage, variables

In defense of blub studies

Posted on 2020-12-10 [Thursday] by Jay Jay

This popped up on lobste.rs today: In defense of blub studies¸it’s an interesting read and links to some other interesting stuff, such as this.

Posted in Philosophy | Tagged blub

HTTP(S) Benchmark Tools

Posted on 2020-12-10 [Thursday] by Jay Jay

This popped up on r/programming today: HTTP(S) Benchmark Tools.

Posted in Testing | Tagged benchmarking, http, https, tools

A Distributed Systems Reading List

Posted on 2020-12-09 [Wednesday] by Jay Jay

Also on HN today: A Distributed Systems Reading List. Some good stuff there.

Posted in Design, Programming | Tagged distributed systems, reading

Are people with dark personality traits more likely to succeed?

Posted on 2020-12-09 [Wednesday] by Jay Jay

This popped up on Hacker News today: Are people with dark personality traits more likely to succeed? — interesting read. Light forces for life!

Posted in Chatter, Philosophy | Tagged dark, light, personality, success, traits

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