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Aug 17, 2017

🔗 Four Reasons Developers are Unproductive

We all feel unproductive at times, and we can be sure that our bosses, clients, or co-workers feel we are being unproductive at times as well. And, because developer productivity is so hard to measure or talk about, it can feel frustrating to be in a situation where you are feeling or perceived to be unproductive. Rather than dwell on these feelings or postulate new broken ways to measure productivity, I want to talk about the reasons a developer might be unproductive. With some self-awareness, you can improve your situation.

Four Reasons Developers are Unproductive

Aug 17, 2017

🔗 How to secure your server in 5 minutes

Security is one of the most important aspects of a server. Faulty security practices can pave the way for attackers to gain unauthorized access to your server. As a developer you need to take control of your server security – but since servers are messy and managing them is tough, it can be very frustrating. I’ve been there, learned some lessons the hard way, and found success. In this blog post, we will see an overview of basic steps that we can take to enhance the security of our server. How to secure your server in 5 minutes

Aug 14, 2017

Aug 14, 2017

Aug 14, 2017

🔗 Stop Auto-Play Videos from Annoying You in Your Browser on macOS

Auto-play videos suck. They use bandwidth, and their annoying sounds get in the way when you’re listening to music and open a web page. I happen to write for a website that uses them, and it annoys me to no end. (My editors have no control over those auto-play videos, alas.)

But you can stop auto-play videos from playing on a Mac. If you use Chrome or Firefox, it’s pretty simple, and the plugins below work both on macOS and Windows; if you use Safari, it’s a bit more complex, but it’s not that hard. Stop Auto-Play Videos from Annoying You in Your Browser on macOS

Aug 14, 2017

Aug 14, 2017

Aug 14, 2017

Aug 14, 2017

Little Things I Like to Do with Git

Came across Little Things I Like to Do with Git a while back. Harry has a bunch of interesting git snippets. I found these the most useful:

See Which Branches You Recently Worked On

$ git for-each-ref --count=10 --sort=-committerdate refs/heads/ --format="%(refname:short)"

See What Everyone’s Been Getting Up To

$ git log --all --oneline --no-merges

View Complex Logs

$ git log --graph --all --decorate --stat --date=iso

Aug 14, 2017