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Interviewers: What if we ask what makes someone happy?

April 25, 2022 (last update at July 11, 2022)

Ask people what makes them happy and you might yield interesting results.

Table of contents bookmarklet v1

Feb. 17, 2022 (last update at Jan. 23, 2024)

Years ago, I built a bookmarklet to help me check heading structures on websites. This article links to the code on CodePen.

Quick tip: Reverse that if-statement

Feb. 2, 2022 (last update at July 27, 2023)

If-statement reversal is a technique that revolves around breaking from a function, loop, or script early by avoiding unnecessary code nesting.

Quick meetings are a lie

Jan. 24, 2022 (last update at July 23, 2024)

This article will explain why five-minute meetings do not exist and advocates for an alternative method.

Quick tip: Makefile help command

Nov. 3, 2021 (last update at July 27, 2023)

Add a help directive to your Makefile to print a list of all available directives and their description.

My Oh My Zsh favorites

June 14, 2021 (last update at Jan. 16, 2025)

I love my Oh My Zsh + Powerline setup for iTerm2 on macOS. In this article, I provide links to my favorite resources and config to set up your CLI visually.