let triumphs = tasks.map(
function work(t){
return this.finish(t);
}, hereAndNow);My philosophy on possessions is minimalistic. I have plenty of gadgets anyway (most recently, I bought the Muse meditation device). But I try to be extremely careful about new items. I've been eyeing trackers for years, but I've held off due to the paradox of choice,…
I've been dealing with a much larger codebase than I've been exposed to before, so I wanted a high-level overview. Sonar-Qube seems to be the leading static source code analyzer out there. I went to install it on homebrew. The docs didn't cover that.…
UPDATE: just use nodenv. As of now (2017 May), I have used nodenv since I published this post in 2015 with zero complaints. TL;DR: use the packages nvm or if you're feeling brave, n to install node. The problem with n is that as of now it…
I expect most people reading this will understand why I am hesitant to blog under my real name. I've been actively engaged in various online communities for years under pseudonyms. In particular, I've tried to edit wikis and work in forums as part of a community.…
Like most in the software development world, I'm allergic to the mouse, but there are times when no keyboard shortcut is available. I'm willing to jump through a lot of hoops for my keyboard shortcuts. As an example, I'll show you how I configured…