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![Awesome Automation and Integration with Buddy]()
Awesome Automation and Integration with Buddy
One of my favorite services for years has been IFTTT (If this then that). Having a service that allows me to trigger a host of functionalities with one simple action is amazing! Posting a picture to Instagram can trigger IFTTT to send a...
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Set Branch Alias with Git
Version control systems can be difficult to use, especially when you don't use a UI app. Just think about main branch or revision names: svn uses "trunk", git uses "master", and mercurial (hg) uses "tip". I need to switch between mercurial and git...
![Free Programming Courses from Harvard, MIT, Microsoft and more]()
Free Programming Courses from Harvard, MIT, Microsoft and more
Did you know that you can learn programming online from institutions like Harvard, MIT and Microsoft on edX.org? The nonprofit site offers 2000 online courses from 140 institutions worldwide. Courses are free to try.EdX has over 200 courses from Microsoft alone, including an 11...
![Build a Decentralized Web Chat in 15 Minutes]()
Build a Decentralized Web Chat in 15 Minutes
In this 15 minute tutorial we're going to build a simple decentralized chat application which runs entirely in a web browser.All you will need is a text editor, a web browser, and a basic knowledge of how to save HTML files and open them in the browser.
![Adding Search to Your Site with JavaScript]()
Adding Search to Your Site with JavaScript
Static website generators like Gatsby and Jekyll are popular because they allow the creation of complex, templated pages that can be hosted anywhere. But the awesome simplicity of website generators is also limiting. Search is particularly hard. How do you allow users to search...
I Don’t Hate Arrow Functions
TL;DRArrow functions are fine for certain usages, but they have so many variations that they need to be carefully controlled to not break down the readability of the code.While arrow functions clearly have a ubiquitous community consensus (though not unanimous support!), it turns out there's a...
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Write Your First Service Worker in 5 Minutes
What is a service worker?A service worker is a little file that will allow you to cache files and other assets on a user's machine. How is this different from server-side caching? Because the assets are stored on a user's machine, rather than a server...
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How to Set Commit Author
I've worn dozens of hats on a dozen different teams during my time at Mozilla, but none has been as rewarding and challenging as community management. Whether it's mentoring students, welcoming new contributors, or reviewing pull requests, there's always so much to be done. There's also...
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Get File MIME Type from Command Line
I've gotten skilled at shell scripting over the years. I love a good GUI but knowing how to automate makes you a much more powerful engineer. Much of my scripting requires recursing over directories and processing a file if it meets a given criteria, which...
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List USB Devices from Command Line
I was recently creating a Recalbox with my 5 year old son and it was an awesome experience; I saw the excitement and curiosity in his eyes while helping him put together a video game machine. We added NES, SNES, and Nintendo 64 games to...
