The missing bit

A programmer’s chronicles

Apr 16, 2018

Original: https://the-missing-bit.com/post/2018-03-08-elm-saved-life/

How Elm saved my life

While the title of this post seems to be a clickbait or an over exaggeration of how a programming language can affect one’s life, it is not wrong. It is not the sole factor, more a piece of a lot…

Nicolas Goy

Jun 25, 2017

Using SVG sprites in elm with webpack

SVG sprites is the new way to use icons in web app. Actually it is not “that new”, but support now in 2017 is quite good.

It is actually quite easy to use them from elm.

Nicolas Goy

Jun 10, 2017

Don’t leave password around in SPA

There is one thing I have noticed with SPA (single page app) login forms. Many of them keep the password in memory. And when I say in memory, I don’t mean as freed() memory which may require freezing your PC to access, I mean as actual living object within the…

Nicolas Goy

Apr 17, 2017

Leaving macOS, part 4: The landing setup

So, I have been testing my current setup for long enough to share it.

TL;DR: Install Windows 10, cygwin X11, ssh to Linux and run Linux app through the X11 server.

Windows 10

Leaving macOS, part 3: OS Candidates

This serie of articles is a combinaison of telling my life, rants and other pointless stories. You have been warned!

There are mostly three candidates here.

Windows
Linux

Nicolas Goy

Mar 11, 2017

Leaving macOS, part 2: Requirements

This serie of articles is a combinaison of telling my life, rants and other pointless stories. You have been warned!

Ok, now that we are motivated. Let’s see what we are doing on macOS. I’ll start with the easy, non developer stuff.

Nicolas Goy

Mar 7, 2017

Leaving macOS, part 1: Motivations

This serie of articles is a combinaison of telling my life, rants and other pointless stories. You have been warned!

I’ve been using a Mac since the Macintosh SE 30. I was very young at the time, and I don’t remember it very well. Also, I…