The top two mistakes you might want to fix on with git — git and GitHub have been transformative resources for developers. But everybody makes mistakes, and it’s intimidating when these are preserved forever. Here are therefore two ways of recovering from git mistakes without anybody being none the wiser! Squashing the top K commits into one When is this useful? Sometimes, what on the outset looks like it might…

Importing submissions graded elsewhere — This article will show how to use the codePost API, through the codePost Python SDK, to automatically finalize (and optionally, assign a grade) to all submissions of an assignment in codePost. This is helpful mostly when the submissions were graded elsewhere, and you are using codePost to return work to…

How to resolve a typical dependency issue on Homebrew — I recently upgraded to a Mac Mini 2020 with Apple’s M1 chip and macOS Big Sur 11.2.3. After using the terrific MacPorts as a package manager for well over a decade, I decided to give Homebrew a try for two reasons: One of the main arguments against Homebrew has always…

How to reduce friction when using Slack on campus — Slack is a great communication product that can easily become the central nervous system of a team or department. Not only does it make it easier for teams to collaborate remotely across multiple locations, it also makes it easy to interconnect workspaces from various teams or departments to increase cross-collaboration. …