ps and qs: the overlooked final piece

2019-04-30

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~3 min read

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421 words

When I was younger, I learned to “mind my Ps and Qs.” I’m glad I did. It’s a relatively straightforward behavior that has paid dividends…

how to find your notes quickly (in bear)

2019-04-28

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~3 min read

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564 words

I use Bear as my digital note keeper and place where I write. As I continue to add more notes to it (6k and counting), being able to find my…

using the emoji keyboard and keyboard shortcuts

2019-04-28

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~2 min read

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202 words

On Macs there is a Emoji & Symbols keyboard. You’ve probably seen it on your phone, but desktops and laptops have it too. To launch it, go…

git - checking out remote branches

2019-04-27

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~3 min read

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540 words

Update: I kept using this approach and recently found an even simpler way to checkout remote branches. I wrote more about it in Git…

minimizing bundle sizes by restructuring your imports

2019-04-26

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~2 min read

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235 words

Using the example of importing the into a file, we can see how this works. is equivalent (at least in terms of bundle size) to But, if we…

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