I use a few apps where I would like to synchronise preferences between 2 MacBooks. Unfortunately, there seems to be no way to do this automatically, but a manual workaround is to export the plist to a folder that can sync over Dropbox/iCloud, etc., then import it on the 2nd Mac. As an example to […]
Functions, objects and primitive values can be exported from a module. A module can have many named exports and one default export, ES6 favours a default export per module with additional helper functions exposed as named exports. Exports can be marked ‘in-line’ or separately where the practise generally is to export at the end of […]
Lambda Calculus is a simple and very sparse notation for representing and applying functions. The format is: λx.x Where λ signifies it is a Lambda function The x before the period represents the input to the function The function body follows the period So λx.x is the equivalent of: function(x) { return x } or […]
When I write anything I prefer to do it in markdown then export it to MS Word, Evernote or WordPress. VS Code makes a great markdown editor with a couple of extensions. Extensions Markdown All in One Seems like an obvious place to start. Adds useful shortcuts, ToC, table formatting and some other useful features. […]
I read recently (possibly on a forum?) that as a development manager your product is the team. I like that analogy and, if you buy into it, your main KPIs should be centred on your team’s performance. There are plenty of reasons to measure performance such as measuring velocity to plan future work but the […]
I use multiple machines so it is easier if everything syncs automatically. While Filezilla doesn’t have this built in, there is the option to move all the settings to another location so it can be done with Dropbox etc. On OSX right click the Filezilla app and show package contents. The file Contents/docs/fzdefaults.xml.example contains instructions […]
Four years ago I started a test to see how well different email obfuscation techniques worked to thwart spammers. My requirements in order of preference were: A clickable link. Gracefull degrade for users without javascript. Users should be able to copy the email address to the clipboard. It should be easy for me to insert […]