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January 29, 2019

Automatically Close NerdTree When Using Vimade

As the NERDTree README points out, you can automatically close Vim if NERDTree is the only open window by adding this to your configuration: autocmd bufenter * if (winnr(“$”) == 1 && exists(“b:NERDTree”) &&...

January 21, 2019

Building Microservices in Go Using Go Kit

Last August, I spoke at Code on the Beach on building microservices in Go using Go kit. Here’s the video: The repo I used is available at https://github.com/hoop33/roster and the Node CLI is available...

Development / Software

October 20, 2018

How to Return All Fields for a GraphQL Query

A frequent GraphQL question is how to return all fields in a GraphQL query without specifying them all; see here or here or here. The conversation typically goes like this: Q: “How can I...

Development / Software

August 5, 2018

Restricting ripgrep to certain file types

I’ve been using ripgrep to search files for awhile, but I hadn’t figured out how to recursively search only certain file types. Anytime I needed to search, say, for any occurrence of “doFoo” in Go...

Development / Go

January 17, 2018

Ctags for GraphQL Schemas

I’ve been developing some GraphQL services lately. Since I use Neovim (and fzf) for editing, I wanted Ctags support for my schema files. Here’s what I came up with: I’d love feedback — thanks!

Uncategorized

April 4, 2017

Another Windows Scammer

I got another call yesterday from “Windows Tech Support” that went something like this: Him (moderate accent): “Hi, I’m calling from Windows Tech Support, and . . .” Me: “Oh, no! Do I have...

Uncategorized

June 30, 2016

Brandon from Windows

I just got a call from “Brandon from Windows” that I wish I’d recorded. He, of course, told me (in a Bangalorean accent) that my computer had malware issues. Our conversation went something like...

Java

September 2, 2015

Making “java -v”, “java –version”, and “java version” Work

To get the version of most CLI tools, you type the tool’s command name followed by one of these: -v –version Some CLI tools, like Git, support a “version” subcommand, so you type the tool’s...

Development / Mac / Software

April 17, 2015

Two Things I Learned About Vim from an Emacs User

Yesterday I was working on a problem with an Emacs wizard, and I saw him do a couple things in Emacs that made me squirm. You see, I badger and belittle him at every...