An intro to bash: Easiest guide to .bashrc. I particularly liked this one:
var() {
eval "export $1=\"$2\""
}
Dangerous, but cool.
Category Archives: Programming
Programming principles from id software
These are great: John Romero on Programming principles from id software
- Just do it (and do it well)
- Keep your code always runnable
- Keep it simple
- Invest time in building great tools
- Test your code thoroughly
- Fix bugs as soon as possible
- Use a superior development system
- Write code for this version of the product
- Use good component abstractions
- Seek feedback from peers while coding
- Give coders creative freedom
{Someone else’s} Third Year as a Solo Developer
Today I read My Third Year as a Solo Developer which is about a dude trying to establish himself as a solo developer after leaving Google.
DevOnDuty: Vim as IDE
This looks pretty kickass: Vim as IDE.
Design Patterns Explained with Food
Today I discovered Design Patterns Explained with Food. It’s fun. The original GoF patterns implemented for food.
Reasoning about code is a scam
Today I read Reasoning about code is a scam, itself a rather contrarian piece. But I enjoyed it.
D3.js
Today I learned about D3.js which looks pretty interesting. A JavaScript library for “data-driven documents”.
Parsing HTML on the command line
Check out pup for parsing HTML on the command line. Does pretty printing too.
Generating unique, random-looking voucher codes
Today I discovered Generating unique, random-looking voucher codes.
Incomplete List of Mistakes in the Design of CSS
Today I discovered Incomplete List of Mistakes in the Design of CSS.