Tooling

Sometimes I want to iterate on an alias. You can unalias an alias like this: unalias aliasname ...

I’ve been writing some non-printing characters to a file. But when I concatenate, it appears empty. cat log.txt # Nothing here 🥺 cat those non-printing characters with -v: cat -v log.txt jjjj:wq^M% ...

Prettier formats code in fenced code blocks! When I type three backticks and then a code block, Prettier evaluates the code in the block and tries to format it per my global .prettierrc. ...

Today, I’d like to dive deeper into a part of my practice: using a persisted text file for jotting things down. In this post, I’ll explain the ‘why’ behind this technique, and provide an updated version of it. ...

Today I’d like to share a small part of my practice: using a persisted scratchpad text file for jotting things down. ...

My development environment depends on several processes running. Here’s how I’ve scripted this setup. ...

I write each post for this blog in Vim. Writing in the terminal makes me feel like a programmer, even when I’m not specifically programming. In this post, I’ll share how I spellcheck in Vim. ...

How does one exit Vim “Ex” mode? But first… how did you even get into “Ex” mode? ...

I’ve been using, teaching, and stanning Vim since almost the beginning of my programming career. Yet, when asked to explain this preference, I stumble. In this post, I’d like to explore why I love Vim. ...

Any command you type out manually, or even tab-complete a few times, can be shortened. A common shortening technique is the terminal alias. Here are some tips that help me write better aliases and cut my terminal keystrokes. ...