The A method for evaluating a potential employer. Recently I read "Who: The A method for hiring." It calls for creating a scorecard to evaluate potential employees. I thought, well, that's a good idea. I could do the same for an
typescript When using TypeScript and streams in NodeJS, use the stream.Stream type until there is reason to use a wider type. It's easy to build a big ball of mud when working with technology we do not understand. Two years into a project, we found ourselves converting among typed arrays, streams, and buffers, without
career My answers to interview questions... This post is a work in progress. It includes my answers to job interview questions. The image above shows the outdoor version of my home office. Note: Many of these questions are quoted
Navigating bash's native grep results with the Vim quickfix list. These two commands first save the grep results to a temporary file and then populate Vim's quickfix list with the contents. $ grep FooBar -irn ./src/app > /tmp/quickfix $ vim -q /tmp/quickfix
Why avoid static methods? Avoid static methods because they allow, imply and/or encourage global private state access. If the function/method does not require state, then do not use a static method. If the method does
wsl2 Using Graphical User Interfaces in WSL2 First on WindowsInstall XMing (or VcXsrc). Turn off Windows Defender Firewall under Public network settings. Start XMing from Windows PowerShell. & 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Xming\Xming.exe' -multiwindow -clipboard -acThe most important
vscode Clear your VS Code User Session VS Code caches a lot. That's helpful but is sometimes a pain. Here is how to clear the workspace / user session session, which, among other things, remembers your recently opened files. Bash in
Notes on Vim's native package manager These are high-level notes on how to use Vim's native package manager. It has been available since Vim v8. Read the manual with :help packages. Many people use git-submodules for package management. What
Starting with Docker on Ubuntu in WSL 2 without Docker Desktop These are the steps that I used to run Docker without using Docker Desktop. Ensure you are using WSL 2 from PowerShell. wsl --list --verbose If you are, then open up a bash
assertiveness Receiving a refund from LeetCode with the help of the Better Business Bureau This following email thread shows how I used the Better Business Bureau to receive a refund from LeetCode. Everyone was polite, and it was a worthwhile exercise in assertive communication. The unrelated image
covid-19 COVID-19 reentry scenarios My friends and I have been exploring economic re-entry plans. The plans seem to boil down to five alternatives. Physical distancing until vaccine (18-months). The hammer and the dance.Test everyone every two
Bash Kata on Ubuntu > 16.04 These are some commands that I like to run through when I am fiddling around on a Linux machine. output computer name hostname inspect network interfaces ifconfig show current working directory pwd change
covid-19 Helpful Things to Know for COVID-19 The authors of this page live on Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada. The page contains links to resources that we have found personally useful. Here's a great video about how to properly wash
vscode Allow VSCode through WSL Firewall As far as I can tell, VSCode's Remote - WSL service connects over port `41261`. So, we can allow it through the Firewall like this: sudo ufw allow 41261 comment 'VSCODE'
Bash commands that are helpful to me on a daily basis and which I initially found difficult to use I learned most of what I know about bash from The Linux Command Line by William Shotts. Find something by name and ignore a directory. find . -path ./ignoreDir -prune -o -name "findName&
bash Use ssh to run a local script with arguments on a remote host. ssh [email protected] -i rsa_private_key 'bash -s arg01 arg02' < some_script.shSee also: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/305035/how-to-use-ssh-to-run-a-shell-script-on-a-remote-machine
productivity Temporarily mute/hide a specific user in a channel in the Slack web interface. This is a JavaScript one-liner that works in the Slack web interface. // this code is a work in progress document.querySelectorAll('*').forEach(element => element.addEventListener('scroll', () => Array.from(document.
assertiveness Social Skills for Software Developers DRAFT This post is a work in progress.Many software developers could benefit from learning evidence-based social skills: in particular, assertive communication. I sure did. Adopting an assertive style is worth it. Lack
windows Starting with WSL 2 Before starting this process, my machine was running WSL 1. These are the steps I took to install and to start using WSL 2 side-by-side with WSL 1. Install Windows 10 build 18917
php Serve PHP files from the command line in Windows Here is one way to run PHP applications from the command line (either cmd or PowerShell) in Windows without requiring IIS. Download PHP Download the VC15 x64 Non Thread Safe (2019-Dec-17 23:16:
windows-10 Windows 10 Performance Tip #1 Improve Windows 10 performance by making it ugly. This is one small change among many that might make your Windows 10 perform faster. Press the Windows key. Type 'performance'. Click on 'Adjust the
vscode Use a regular expression in VS Code's find/replace to replace && with JavaScript's optional chaining In December 2019, optional chaining went to TC39 stage 4. Here is a regular expression to replace most instances of foo && foo.bar and baz && baz() with optional chaining.
VS Code's markdown highlighting stopped working in JavaScript/TypeScript comments. This change is by design; markdown highlighting in comments is now shipped as an extension.
software-development Parse jest --json test output with jq The following example installs jq, saves the jest test output to a JSON file, parses the JSON with jq, and then selects only the fullName of tests with a status of "failed&
git Use Git Large File Storage (LFS) in the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL 1) I use Git as a backup storage system and the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL 1) as my Linux distribution. The Git LFS feature lets me use Git as a backup system for
