This on Hacker News today: How the New York Times A/B tests their headlines.
Author Archives: Jay Jay
The documentation system
Today I discovered The documentation system (over here). The four quadrants on two axes are:
- Tutorials
- How-to guides
- Reference
- Explanation
Git Code
Today I read Boost Your Programming Skills by Reading Git’s Code and played along with baby-git. I noticed a rundown on the makefile, Learn Git – Baby Git Makefile, but I didn’t have time to read it.
VSCode explorer tree indent size
So I was poking about in my VSCode settings, File -> Preferences -> Settings. And I found the Workbench > Tree: Indent options which controls the tree indentation in pixels. The default settings was 8 pixels, which is too small for my liking, so I cranked it up a notch to 37 pixels! Yay woo!
Wrap setting for Vim mode for VSCode
Over on the VSCodeVim chatroom a bloke called Chris pointed me to the ‘Whichwrap’ setting for Vim mode in VSCode. In VSCode click File -> Preferences -> Settings; then in the Extensions / Vim settings search for ‘Whichwrap’ and enter: l,h
Starbucks Does Not Use Two-Phase Commit
While flipping through Cassandra: The Definitive Guide I discovered Starbucks Does Not Use Two-Phase Commit.
Coding Constructs Daniel Markham Now Avoids
Understanding Kerberos
Today on r/programming: Understanding how Kerberos works, but also WHY it works the way it does. (PDF)
So how does a PS/2 keyboard interface work?
Watched some of this great video: So how does a PS/2 keyboard interface work?
Python Lee Jackson
My mate Garth suggested I check out the old Aussie band Python Lee Jackson. Their hit single was In a Broken Dream.