Blog Posts

Using Git branches effectively: Creating, switching, deleting, tracking, renaming, publishing, merging, rebasing and comparing

published on Tue Jul 27 2021

Using branching in Git effectively. Performing most of the common operations that are part of Git's branching strategies

#git #version-control #reference #branching #tracking #merging #rebasing

cURL and wget: Using cURL or wget to make requests to an endpoint

published on Wed Jul 21 2021

A summary of using cURL or wget to make different requests like GET or POST to an endpoint and inspect the response received

#reference #linux #cURL #wget #REST #API #endpoints #shell #terminal

SSH and SFTP: Using secure shell to connect to remote servers and SFTP to transfer files

published on Tue Jul 20 2021

A summary of using secure shell to connect to remote targets and run commands and SFTP to transfer files between the remote server and local computer

#summary #linux #ssh #sftp #remote #command-line #shell #terminal

PostgreSQL Data Types: Use and understand types effectively

published on Mon Jan 25 2021

A primer on the basic data types in PostgreSQL and guidance around when to use which data type

#postgresql #sql #datatype #types

Reverting local mistakes in code using Git revert, rebase, restore and reset

published on Sat Jan 23 2021

Using git to modify local history to revert or reset to a previous state in history to fix or remove commit errors

#git #version-control #revert #rebase #restore #reset

CHEATSHEET: SQL Syntax Basics

published on Tue Jun 09 2020

A cheatsheet of basic SQL syntax for common CRUD operations like querying, inserting and deleting data

#sql #databases #relational #cheatsheet

CHEATSHEET: Docker Compose - Basic Syntax and Concepts

published on Sun May 17 2020

A cheatsheet for the Docker Compose config file and CLI for commonly used configuration and commands

#docker #dockerfile #compose #images #containers #kubernetes #virtualization

CHEATSHEET: Docker CLI - Basic Commands and Concepts

published on Fri May 15 2020

A cheatsheet for the Docker CLI to create and manage containers and images

#docker #cli #containers #kubernetes #virtualization

CHEATSHEET: Dockerfile - Basic Syntax and Concepts

published on Fri May 15 2020

A cheatsheet for the basic commands used in a Docker configuration Dockerfile. Mostly useful when setting up own deployment images

#docker #dockerfile #images #containers #kubernetes #virtualization

CHEATSHEET: Visual Studio Code - Common Shortcuts and Techniques on Windows

published on Thu May 14 2020

A cheatsheet for common VS Code text navigation and management techniques that lets you become a power user of VS Code

#vscode #windows #cheatsheet #shortcuts #editor #productivity

Adding Prettier to a React App initialized with Create React App (CRA)

published on Sun Apr 05 2020

Adding Prettier to a React App initialized with Create React App (CRA) and then configuring ESLint and Prettier to run automatically in VSCode

#react #reactjs #create-react-app #cra #eslint #prettier

CHEATSHEET: Linux Core Utility Commands

published on Thu Apr 02 2020

List of core linux utility commands useful for everyday usage and interaction on the command line

#reference #cheatsheet #linux #bash #command-line #shell #terminal

Processes in Linux: Monitoring and Managing processes

published on Thu Apr 02 2020

Understanding processes in linux with utilities like ps, top and htop to monitor them. Using Linux utilities to manage processes by terminating or backgrounding them

#process #monitor #manage #linux #bash #command-line #shell #terminal

User Identities in Linux: How to use the sudo and su commands

published on Tue Mar 31 2020

Using sudo and su effectively to gain superuser abilities on a per command basis or to login to the shell as a different user

#linux #users #identities #sudo #su #bash #command-line #shell #terminal

File Ownership in Linux: How read, write and execute works for files and directories

published on Sun Mar 29 2020

How file and directory ownership in Linux works in Linux with explanations on changing read, write and execute permissions using chmod and changing owners using chown

#linux #directory #file #read #write #execute #owner #group #others #bash #command-line #shell #terminal

CHEATSHEET: Terminal Keyboard Shortcuts

published on Thu Mar 26 2020

A cheatsheet and reference for some of my most used bash keyboard shortcuts for things like copy pasting or cursor movement

#reference #cheatsheet #linux #keyboard #shortcuts #bash #command-line #shell #terminal

Expansions in Linux

published on Wed Mar 25 2020

The different kinds of bash expansion utilities in the bash shell and how to use them with examples

#linux #expansion #bash #command-line #shell #terminal

I/O Redirection in Linux

published on Sun Mar 22 2020

Using I/O redirection in Linux to take output from running any command or executing a program and either saving it to a file or passing it along to another program for further processing

#linux #redirection #pipeline #bash #command-line #shell #terminal

Links in Linux: Symbolic and Hard Linking

published on Wed Mar 18 2020

A summary of symbolic and hard links in Linux with guidance on when to use symolic links and when to use hard links

#linux #link #symbolic-link #hard-link #file #bash #command-line

Globs: Using wildcards to match files and directories in Linux

published on Tue Mar 17 2020

A cheatsheet and reference for glob expansions in bash to expand wildcards and match file and folder pathnames. The different wildcards are illustrated with examples

#linux #glob #wildcard #directory #file #bash #command-line #shell #terminal

Common Linux Directories and their purpose

published on Mon Mar 16 2020

Exploring and understanding the different folders and their common purposes in the root directory of a Linux filesystem

#linux #directory #file #bash #command-line #shell #terminal

CHEATSHEET: CSS Layouts - CSS Grid

published on Sat Feb 15 2020

A reference and a cheatsheet for CSS Grid. Goes over the main concepts and the syntax

#reference #cheatsheet #css #layout #grid

CHEATSHEET: Regular Expressions

published on Fri Feb 14 2020

A reference and a cheatsheet for Regular expressions. Goes over the main concepts and the syntax

#reference #cheatsheet #regular-expressions #regex

React: Suspense and Error Boundaries

published on Fri Sep 06 2019

Using React Suspense to render a conditional UI. React Suspense lets you render a particular component while waiting for another component to load. This is demonstrated with an example

#react #reactjs #suspense #errorhandling

React: Code Splitting and Lazy Loading

published on Thu Sep 05 2019

Using React Router with Create React App to setup lazy loading and code splitting by using dynamic ES imports. This is demonstrated with an example

#react #reactjs #codesplitting #lazyloading #router #reachrouter

Routing in React

published on Wed Sep 04 2019

Client side routing in React with Reach Router. Goes over setting it up with an example

#react #reactjs #hooks

React Hooks: useContext

published on Tue Sep 03 2019

A gentle introduction to the React Hook useContext with a practical example showcasing how to use it in code and a comparison with the legacy approach

#react #reactjs #hooks

React Hooks: useEffect

published on Mon Sep 02 2019

A gentle introduction to the React Hook useEffect with a practical example showing how to use it in code and a comparison with the legacy approach of using componentDidMount, componentDidUpdate and componentWillUnmount

#react #reactjs #hooks

React Hooks: useState

published on Thu Aug 29 2019

A gentle introduction to the React Hook useState with a practical example showing how to use it in code and a comparison with the legacy approach of using this.setState

#react #reactjs #hooks

React Hooks: An Overview

published on Wed Aug 28 2019

A gentle introduction to React Hooks and a comparison between the new React hooks approach and the legacy approach

#react #reactjs #hooks