Mercurial: Mass Add and Remove All Files
29.10.2018
While I much prefer git and the GitHub workflow, Firefox’s codebase (mozilla-central) is store in a mercurial repository. There are tools that wrap mercurial so you can use a git-like interface, like git-cinnabar, but my philosophy is to learn the root tool so that I know what’s going...
WDRL — Edition 246: Custom Elements News, React lazy Method, The `prefers-color-scheme` Media Query And Human Customer Support
26.10.2018
Hey,
The web is fascinating. Just when you think there’s not much news happening right now you’re proved wrong. This week brings massive news for how we can work with Custom Elements given the very good fresh support in Firefox (along with Chrome which has support since a while already) and some...
Change Mac Brightness from Command Line
24.10.2018
Earlier this week I posted about how you can modify your Mac’s volume from command line. Little command line scripts make me smile because I spend so much of my day in command line, and automation can be the key to productivity. I next thought about modifying brightness from command line...
Find and Change Default App for File Type from Command Line
23.10.2018
There are few things more frustrating to any computer user than files opening in an unwanted application. Sure you can use the Open menu item in the desired application but we all just want to double-click a file and see it open in the application we expect. I recently got to thinking about this...
Real-time Geolocation & Reverse IP Lookup with ipapi (Sponsored)
22.10.2018
There’s an incredible amount you can do when you know where your web visitor is located. You can target advertising to the user, you can load maps of nearby search queries, you can localize website verbiage, you can customize content for their region, etc. I guess what I’m trying...
What does Stack Overflow want to be when it grows up?
22.10.2018
I sometimes get asked by regular people in the actual real world what it is that I do for a living, and here's my 15 second answer:
We built a sort of Wikipedia website for computer programmers to post questions and answers. It's called Stack Overflow.
As of last month
WDRL — Edition 245: Chrome 70, Postgres 11, Cognitive Differences And Being Tracked Anyway
19.10.2018
Hey,
Autumn has fully arrived in Germany now and while I’m writing this outside of the window it’s cold and foggy. And coincidentally, I’ve been knocked down by some cold and was ill this week. So I’m going to keep this short and direct you to the links this week:
News
Chrome 70 is out...
Top 10 Photoshop Plugins for Web Designers in 2018
16.10.2018
In 2018, Adobe Photoshop is still one of the top software choices for web designers. It’s an incredibly powerful and versatile tool in itself, however Photoshop plugins can further...
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Change System Volume from Command Line on Mac OS
15.10.2018
Oftentimes the awesome GUI applications we love are simply gloss over a command line functionality. While I do love a visual app, it’s always good to know how to do things from command line, if only for the sake of automation. I’ve covered loads of command line secrets, most notably...
Script & Style Show: Episode 25: AR, VR, and Mozilla Reality with Chris Van Wiemeersch
14.10.2018
On this episode: Todd notices what David’s been watching on YouTube while logged in as the Script & Style user and David has no defense but loads of embarrassment. David hurriedly transitions to welcoming guest Chris Van Wiemeersh from Mozilla’s Reality team. Chris enlightens...
WDRL — Edition 244: Flexbox Use Cases, JavaScript’s Bind Operator and what we can do against climate change
12.10.2018
Hey,
This week I’ll dedicate the introduction to our environment and what each of us can do to protect it. With the latest studies and official reports out this week, it seems that in order to avoid an irreversible climate change on planet earth we need to act drastically within the next...
10 Interesting JavaScript and CSS libraries for October 2018
10.10.2018
We share with you a collection of awesome and free resources for this October