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Oct 9, 2018

12 Factor CLI Apps

CLIs are a fantastic way to build products. Unlike web applications, they take a small fraction of the time to build and are much more powerful. With the web, you can do whatever the developer programmed. With CLIs, you can easily mash-up multiple tools together yourself to perform advanced tasks…

Programming

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12 Factor CLI Apps
12 Factor CLI Apps
Programming

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May 26, 2018

For the love of god, don’t use .npmignore

.npmignore is a serious hazard in Node.js projects you should immediately quit using (except in one situation as outlined below). There is a better alternative that’s been built into npm forever that’s much easier and secure! What is npmignore? So I’ve got this npm package called cli-ux. It’s a set of common CLI…

JavaScript

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For the love of god, don’t use .npmignore
For the love of god, don’t use .npmignore
JavaScript

4 min read


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Salesforce Engineering

·Mar 20, 2018

Open Sourcing oclif, the CLI Framework that Powers Our CLIs

Coding for the browser takes serious time. You need to deal with front-end JS, CSS, design, product, and a ton more. On the other hand, building for a CLI takes a fraction of the effort. …

JavaScript

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Open Sourcing oclif, the CLI Framework that Powers Our CLIs
Open Sourcing oclif, the CLI Framework that Powers Our CLIs
JavaScript

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Aug 3, 2016

The Best Code I’ve Ever Written

A little shell script — I often say the best code I’ve ever written is a little tool called gh. It’s a little shell script that has saved me countless hours over the last couple of years since I wrote it. Essentially it helps you manage your local github repositories, but it’s so much more…

Github

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The Best Code I’ve Ever Written
The Best Code I’ve Ever Written
Github

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Oct 15, 2015

MEAN: how to start.

This is part 3 of a 3 part series. Part 1. Part 2. If you want an in-depth guide on how to get started with the MEAN stack, you should really pick up my book. Still, this should offer a quick overview to help you get started. Here is the…

JavaScript

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MEAN: how to start.
MEAN: how to start.
JavaScript

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Oct 14, 2015

MEAN: the monolith crusader.

This is part 1 of a 3 part series on the MEAN stack. Part 2. Part 3. The MEAN stack is a popular set of components used to build modern web applications. It’s quite a bit different from how we’ve architected systems in the past and offers the chance to…

Web Development

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MEAN: the monolith crusader.
MEAN: the monolith crusader.
Web Development

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Oct 14, 2015

MEAN: the composable stack.

This is part 2 of a 3 part series on the MEAN stack. Part 1. Part 3. This ain’t omakase. Every component in MEAN is swappable, and somewhat paradoxically, not sticking to Mongo, Express, Angular or Node is what makes MEAN great. While doing so will mess with a tidy…

Programming

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MEAN: the composable stack.
MEAN: the composable stack.
Programming

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Feb 4, 2015

How to Pair Program

The best way to be a better engineer I don’t think engineers are very good at pairing. I know I wasn’t, and it was a big reason why I took my previous job at Carbon Five where I was pairing all the time. In addition to being a well respected…

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How to Pair Program
How to Pair Program

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Jul 9, 2014

Best Practices for Building Angular.js Apps

Browserify? Require.js? Doesn’t Angular.js have modules? — Update 2016–04–17: I wrote this article almost 2 years ago for Angular 1.x. This article is still tremendously popular somehow, but I want to warn that it may not be the best for Angular 2.x or other methods of building JS front-ends. I have spent almost all my time writing…

Angularjs

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Best Practices for Building Angular.js Apps
Best Practices for Building Angular.js Apps
Angularjs

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Jul 8, 2014

Rails: We need to talk.

An open letter to my framework — Photo credit: http://www.womenshealthmag.com/sex-and-relationships/facebook-breakups I remember when we first met. I had been with C# and ASP.NET at the time. We were at the Borders Bookstore in Corvallis, Oregon, must’ve been Summer of 2009 — a playful, romantic season in the Northwest. …

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Rails: We need to talk.
Rails: We need to talk.

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