In previous posts I’ve mentioned my vehement dislike of purposefully opening links in a new tab. Here’s a short list of reasons why it’s a bad idea: … Read More
I’ve written before about my not so mild hatred for the request to open all external links in new tabs. For those who don’t know, this is done by adding target="_blank" to the anchor tag. I don’t like doing this for so many reasons, but I’ll save that rant for … Read More
Recently, I worked my way through the D3 Intro Course taught by Ian Johnson over at Front End Masters and have been practicing what I’ve learned ever since. I’m not great at it (yet), and I haven’t made anything too amazing, but I am getting a better … Read More
I write about Bash so often you might start to think it’s all I do. It’s not, but considering I spend a good portion of my day in the terminal, I’m always on the look out for ways to make it a more efficient experience.
Recently, I came upon a … Read More
Tonight, I released version 0.1.2 of the Ripsum gem. This version adds a new feature to the gem, a configurable library of words. The user can now pass in their own choice of placeholder text. Hipster Ipsum. Zombie Ipsum. Harry Potter Ipsum. Whatever you choose.
This is done by … Read More
Today, I published my first Ruby gem: Ripsum. Using Ripsum allows you to generate a random amount of lorem ipsum text with each page load. But why might we want to randomize how much text is output to a page?
I work with designers who frequently miss what might … Read More
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If you’re like me, you’re constantly using the command line to make a directory and then immediately change to that directory. Here’s a Bash function that will allows you to do that: … Read More
Like most developers, I’m always looking for ways to increase my efficiency. One way I like to do this is through Bash functions.
Just like other programming languages, Bash functions allow you to combine Bash commands or manipulate user input to output a desired effect. While I have a … Read More