Today I discovered The documentation system (over here). The four quadrants on two axes are:
- Tutorials
- How-to guides
- Reference
- Explanation
Category Archives: Chatter
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!
Book Review: Fussell On Class
This was fun: Book Review: Fussell On Class. It’s about the class system in America and its signals.
The 13 Truths – Jordan Peterson
So I’m listening to this one: The 13 Truths – Jordan Peterson. So far, so good. You can read about Jordan Peterson on Wikipedia, natch.
Elegant bash conditionals
Some discussion concerning Elegant bash conditionals. Personally I use both forms, variously.
Semantic Versioning Will Not Save You
An article about the practical limits of SemVer: Semantic Versioning Will Not Save You. It references Hyrum’s Law:
With a sufficient number of users of an API, it does not matter what you promise in the contract: all observable behaviors of your system will be depended on by somebody.
IQ2 Debate: Don’t Trust The Promise Of Artificial Intelligence
This was great: IQ2 Debate: Don’t Trust The Promise Of Artificial Intelligence.
Who is Civilization for?
Build tools around workflows, not workflows around tools
Today I enjoyed reading Build tools around workflows, not workflows around tools. Taken with John Romero’s advice to build your own tools I feel I am on the right path with some of my current projects.