Software Tools Articles

These posts cover tools and applications I use in software development

• Improving Gatsby Blog Deploy UX

  Travis CI and Inquirer.js make my Gatsby deploys easier

  Nov 7th 2017
• Atom Productivity Tips

  Getting the most out of Atom

  May 30th 2017
• Mariana Syntax Theme For Atom

  Announcing a port of the Mariana color scheme to Atom

  May 28th 2017
• Grading Applications On Config Portability

  Which applications allow syncing settings cross-device?

  Apr 14th 2017
• The Mystery Of Docker And The Disk-Eating Cow

  Tracking down how Docker ate half my hard drive

  Mar 28th 2017
• Running Jest Tests Before Each Git Commit

  A simple setup to run your Jest tests before every commit

  Feb 26th 2017
• Evaluating Web Apps With Lighthouse

  Profiling and improving my site with Google's Lighthouse tool

  Feb 14th 2017
• Saving Time With Jest: Meetup Summary

  A summary of my meetup talk on saving time with Jest

  Dec 10th 2016
• Testing with Jest Snapshots: First Impressions

  First impression of testing UI components using Jest snapshots

  Sep 19th 2016
• Ack Tips

  A set of tips for using Ack, a command line search tool

  Apr 30th 2016
• The Most Interesting Atom Packages I've found (so far)

  A rundown of the coolest Atom packages I've seen

  Jan 11th 2016
• Is Bower Useful?

  A defense of Bower as a useful package manager

  Jan 22nd 2015
• Vim Workflows: File Switching

  A look at the different approaches you can take to managing files in Vim

  Nov 10th 2014
• Setting Up Your Text Editor For JavaScript Development

  A look at some tools and plugins that help create a productive JavaScript development workflow

  Oct 13th 2014
• Learning Vim in 2014: Search

  How to search for anything in Vim

  Aug 4th 2014
• Learning Vim in 2014: Copy and Paste the Vim Way

  How to use copy and paste in Vim

  Jul 27th 2014
• Learning Vim in 2014: Getting More from Vim with Plugins

  How plugins fit into a Vim workflow

  Jul 21st 2014
• Learning Vim in 2014: Vim as Art

  How using Vim is more of an artform than a science

  Jul 16th 2014
• Learning Vim in 2014: Configuring Vim

  How to set up a modern vim config

  Jul 14th 2014
• Learning Vim in 2014: Working with Files

  How to easily navigate the file system in Vim

  Jul 7th 2014
• Learning Vim in 2014: Vim as Language

  An explanation of the grammar behind Vim

  Jul 2nd 2014
• Learning Vim in 2014: The Basics

  The basics of learning Vim

  Jun 30th 2014
• Discovering Vim

  The benefits I've found learning Vim

  Jun 2nd 2014
• A look at Ack

  An introduction to using Ack for file searching

  Nov 25th 2013
• How I Use Stack Overflow

  Getting the most out of Stack Overflow

  Jun 11th 2013
• Creating a Build System For a Coffeescript Project with Ant

  Using Ant to build my coffeescript projects

  Mar 23rd 2013
• Sublime Text For Javascript: Packages

  Helpful packages for JS developers

  Jan 3rd 2013
• Sublime Text For Javascript: Configuration

  Helpful configuration options for JS developers

  Jan 1st 2013
• Sublime Text For Javascript: Keyboard Shortcuts

  Helpful keyboard shortcuts for JS developers

  Dec 30th 2012
• Shutdown Tiles for Windows 8 Start Screen

  A solve for shutting down Windows 8 easily

  Nov 8th 2012
• Sync Multiple Google Calendars in Windows 8

  A helpful tip for using Google Calendar in Windows 8

  Nov 7th 2012