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The C4 Model for Documenting Software
Categorized: Software ArchitectureA quick look at how the C4 Model offers a simple, hierarchical approach to documenting software systems.
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Creating a Hugo blog and writing posts in Orgmode
I’ve wanted a more streamlined process of writing and publishing content for my blog. While WordPress has powered my site for a long time, I want something more tailored to my Emacs writing workflow. After reading through the Hugo QuickStart guide and adjusting the installed theme, I created a new site that allows me to write the…
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Deno 2.0 and the npm: specifier
Categorized: CLIThe Deno 2.0 announcement mentions many cool new features. I’m still working through things in the blog post, but something as simple as using the npm: specifier will be great for writing one-off scripts using Typescript and any number of great packages in the NPM ecosystem. For example, here’s a quick script that uses chalk to…
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Convert to AVIF using the CLI
The AVIF image format offers amazing size and quality improvements over PNG and JPG. Converting existing images to AVIF is easy to script on the command line using the right tool. On Debian-based systems, the process is easy using apt-get. With the avifenc command installed, converting images is easy and results in impressive reductions in…
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AVIF Support in WordPress 6.5
An overview of the AVIF image format, its benefits, and its inclusion within WordPress 6.5.
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Quick Typescript Sandbox in Emacs
Categorized: EmacsAn Emacs function for quickly creating a Typescript sandbox configured with a custom compile script.
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Compiling Emacs 29 on Ubuntu LTS 22.04
I’ve been on a kick to better understand my developer toolbox, and I recently decided to start by compiling Emacs from source on my trusty Ubuntu LTS 22.04. In the case of Emacs, my primary motivation was to explore the latest features bundled with version 29, such as tree-sitter and eglot. These two packages bundled…
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Installing OBS Studio on Linux
OBS Studio is a popular open-source video recording and live-streaming software. It’s available for Windows, macOS, and Linux operating systems. This blog post will focus on installing OBS Studio on Linux. There are several ways to install OBS Studio on Linux. One of the easiest methods is through the official OBS Studio PPA (Personal Package…
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SVG recordings of Terminal Sessions
Categorized: UncategorizedI recently stumbled on this cool technique from Wasim Lorgat for creating SVG documents of terminal sessions using asciinema and svg-term-cli:
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QA FSE 15: Category Customization
I had some time to contribute to WP, and I’ve always loved how the Full-site-editing outreach program lets anyone jump in and quickly get to testing specific features and functionality. Today, I worked on QA’ing the latest one: FSE Program Testing Call #15: Category Customization Questions Did the experience crash at any point? No crashes!…