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21 Aug

Tidbits: Copying in Tmux & Ruby Method Internals

A couple of small but interesting items (to me, at any rate), may they come in handy (a little, at least) to your daily work: 1. Copy-paste in tmux. I only just started using tmux, for some reason, and...
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12 Aug

More Ruby Miscellanea

I like to chronicle the little discoveries and revelations in my day’s work. It helps keep me clearheaded, gives me a reference for later, and lets me share my knowledge with the world. Granted, in large part, these “discoveries” have...
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6 Jul

A Few More Git Tips & Tricks

In a recent post I briefly covered a few of the more common tasks you encounter in a typical Git workflow. Today I’d like to highlight a few more tidbits of Git, perhaps a bit less straightforward but essential...
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24 Jun

To Learn a New Programming Language, Start Over

Programmers take pride in their ability to learn new skills easily, relying on long-ingrained concepts and abstracted methodologies to pick up a new way of working with minimum difficulty. Switching smoothly between tools, languages, or environments is certainly an ability...
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8 Jun

Git: Common Tasks

As a git user I am no expert. I don’t know if I’ll ever be, yet I use it every day. I’m not alone — many people recognize the critical role version control plays in development work, but it’s...
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