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Code Generation is Terrible; I Love It
Is the repeating generated code “DRY”? If you haven’t heard of “Don’t Repeat Yourself” or DRY, then I probably haven’t reviewed your code. Don’t write…
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Jake Winters
Minding Your Tabs and Spaces
Technical debt comes in all sizes. Some debt pays. Some debt costs. One of my weaknesses is “gardening.” No, not the dirt and flowers kind—though I’m…
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Jake Winters
Desire Paths: For When Shortcuts Don’t Cut It [macOS]
Summary: You don’t need expensive keyboards to improve convenience. Complete customizability is excellent, but we can get halfway there with simple…
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Jake Winters
Alfred: Not Just For Batman
Summary: Alfred is a neat macOS app at first but crazy powerful once you understand it. Sometimes the hardest part about getting work done isn’t the…
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