If you have been using Ruby for a while you may have quite a large collection of gems. Chances are, you have a number of different versions of each gem. The following are simple ways to clean out any old versions of your gems: Note: Depending how you have your dev environment setup you may […]
Just a quick few tips on how to do a ‘proper housekeeping’ routine within npm. These tips eases staying up-to-date with your favorite packages, and at times reclaims disk space; and generally keeps your system tidy. As of July 21st, 2017 this guide is deprecated. Note: I’m using OS X as my dev environment. Before […]
About a year ago I would find myself time to time asking my inner-developer, “What, npm packages do I have installed globally on my mac? And what version are they?” Yes, I agree with you those were some sad times; ha! Instead of asking the “oracle” (Google) how to find the answer each time, I’m […]
Oooh boy…! I’m about to rattle the hornet’s nest with this one. Web tooling tends to change at a very rapid pace, it seems that every other week a new JavaScript framework is released. This can become pretty exhausting to some, and maybe even get that feeling of becoming out of date; a (web dinosaur). […]
It’s pretty amazing to learn that the majority of our peers, developers and even some businesses don’t have the habit of backing up their precious data. Those nomad days are now over, I will outline several “free” services to backup your photos and videos and also, some pretty cheap ways to backup your data locally […]
I came across this article while catching up on my weekend reading on hacker news, and it inspired me to write my personal journey in obtaining my undergraduate engineering (Computer Science) degree for less than a Volkswagen Jetta. Ha! Note: Before I move any further. Let me make it clear that the following only applies […]
If you’re looking for an easy to follow guide to install Node.js and npm on OS X, the default method is to download a pre-built installer for your platform, install it, and make sure it’s on your $PATH. As of July 21st, 2017 this guide is deprecated. But, if you’re a Homebrew fan like me […]
We have to admit it, git has become the de facto tool in the open source ecosystem. How many projects are now only on Github? Why do the open source communities only swear now by this tool, instead of the well known Subversion and CVS? Simply because git is much more powerful and quickly became […]
For most of us, when we work with a new tool, there’s a process of learning the right vocabulary and the best steps to make things happen; this while we try to keep the best attitude. Not very long ago, I learned how to use Git and it was a little bit painful. I read […]
