TIL is my collection of daily learnings. Each entry is brief, technical, and lightly edited.
Observable Exceptions That Don't Crash
Throwing a JavaScript Error test to your observability tool? There’s a better way. ...
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NPM Install "Engine Strict"
Suppose your package.json specifies a Node engine of <= 24. Will all engineers on your team use Node 24? Not necessarily, unless you use this one weird trick! ...
Hello World from MCP!
Hello World! Today I’m posting a TIL using MCP (Model Context Protocol). ...
Input Redirection Operator
I’ve been known to cat README.md | pbcopy a file. There’s a better way: the input redirection operator! ...
Tmux Toggle Sessions
To toggle back and forth between two Tmux sessions, use <leader>-L.
Disable DRF Browsable API
Django Rest Framework includes a UI for interacting with your API. Here’s how to turn it off. ...
Import React and React 17 JSX Transform
I’ve written before about the two competing ways to import React, but after React 17, you don’t need either. ...
Docker Build No Cache
Sometimes your Docker build is cached, and you need to build without cache. ...
Timestamped Branch
Git prevents branches with the same name. But sometimes, I want to re-use a name! Here’s my workaround. ...
Why Keep Binaries Out of Version Control
“Keep binaries out of version control” is a truth I’ve always held, but I recently learned more about why. ...