TIL is my collection of short, technical daily learnings. 233 and counting.
MCP Stdio and Stdout
In MCP server code using stdio, you can’t use any functions that print to stdout. ...
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tsc watch
Watch and re-transpile any TypeScript file with: tsc file.ts --watch ...
Observable Exceptions That Don't Crash
Throwing a JavaScript Error test to your observability tool? There’s a better way. ...
npmrc "engine-strict"
Suppose your package.json specifies a Node engine of greater than or equal 24. Does this mean all engineers on your team will use Node 24? No, 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. ...