npm-run-all 🏃♂️
A CLI tool to run multiple npm-scripts in parallel or sequential.
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zsh-syntax-highlighting
Heard about this on Syntax.fm today: Fish shell-like syntax highlighting for Zsh. It is a great way to see errors before you hit enter.
macOS Open Source Applications
This is a massive list of open source apps for OS X (heavy dev focus).
Dank Mono
I switched my main programming font last week from Fira Code 2 to Dank Mono.
iOS 13 👌
For all the early rumblings and concerns, I have found this update to be quite nice.
Wins & Losses
“Don't let a win get to your head or a loss to your heart”
🔒 Apex Domain + Heroku + CloudFlare 🔒
I hate linking to an article on Medium, but @sambecker has a perfect step by step walkthrough of setting up a @heroku app on your apex (root) domain via @cloudflare.
Select Multiple Fields With Fauna
I am thinking of using Fauna for my next small side project and began experimenting with it last night. I wanted to return two fields from a document, but I could not get the syntax correct.
Edit.app to Blog
Big hat tip to @subdigital for pointing out the iOS Shortcuts app will let you make an HTTP Post. More simple blogging to follow.
Markdown Views ❤️
This is kind of like MDX in Gatsby/React. Really useful for managing content in your rails apps.
Rails Meta Tags
This is a really easy way to consistently implement and set meta tags in your rails apps (title, meta, noindex, open graph, etc).
Using Google Fonts Tailwind CSS
Here is a quick overview of adding a Google font to your Tailwind CSS powered site without allowing Google direct access to your site.
Vcr And Chromium Updates
I noticed today that VCR was reporting a request I was not expecting.
Active Decorator
I have been using this on @howIVSCode over my normal goto, Draper.
ASP.Net Server Controls and React
I was looking through this rather nice set of React components and I could not help but be reminded a bit of ASP.Net server controls.
Alfred Workflows
Long list of interesting Alfred workflows.
Rails Global Ids
A Global ID is an app wide URI that uniquely identifies a model instance
Everyday You Wait...
Every once in a while there is a quote that I cannot get out of my head.
NPM packages for Open Source typefaces
The readme has a lot of valid reasons to use approach but misses the most import one - keeping Google off of your site at all times.
VSCode Tailwind CSS Extension And Rails (ERB)
If you are having trouble getting an extension like VSCode Tailwind to work in VSCode, a smart place to start debugging is the language mode.
Jekyll Paging With Tailwind CSS
I updated this blog Jekyll 4.0 and decided it was time to add paging to my Shorts category.
Hatchful
Worrying about things like logos is something new founders often waste way too much time on.
This service gets you a decent logo in a minute or two for free and then lets you get back to focusing on what is important (in the short run).
Managing My Menu Bar
My menu bar would be 100% out of control without the excellent (and free) app Dozer.
Self-Limiting Habits of Entrepreneurs
I found myself nodding to all every item in @casjam's list.
Five new Desktop Apps I use Every Day
Most of these are merely new to me, not necessarily new apps.