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  1. Managing background processes with homebrew in MacOS Ventura and beyond

    Updates to the package manager makes launch agents even easier! Here’s how.

    Aji Slater
    August 14, 2023
    • OS X
  2. Markoff: A Free Markdown Previewer for OS X

    We are happy to announce Markoff, a lightweight Markdown Previewer for OS X.

    Reda Lemeden
    February 29, 2016
    • OS X
    • Markdown
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  3. Naming Colors

    The why and how of naming the colors you use in your design and development projects.

    Reda Lemeden
    November 3, 2015
    • Color
    • Design
    • OS X
  4. Announcing Sassquatch: A Zero-setup Sass Previewer for OS X

    A zero-setup Sass previewer for OS X.

    Reda Lemeden
    February 27, 2015
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    • Sass
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  5. Rails on Docker

    Develop a Rails app in Docker.

    Josh Clayton
    February 19, 2015
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    • Unix
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  6. Control Rdio from Vim

    Control Rdio from Vim using AppleScript, JavaScript, and duct tape.

    Gabe Berke-Williams
    November 21, 2014
    • Vim
    • OS X
    • Unix
  7. Efficient JSON in Swift with Functional Concepts and Generics

    A few months ago Apple introduced a new programming language, Swift, that...

    Tony DiPasquale
    August 6, 2014
    • iOS
    • Swift
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  8. Laptop Setup for an Awesome Development Environment

    Don’t manually setup your new laptop with a series of copy-and-pasted steps from some blog post. Leverage automation and the open source community to save time and get a more stable result.

    Dan Croak
    June 18, 2014
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  9. brew leaves

    How to use Homebrew’s brew leaves command to find programs you can safely uninstall.

    Gabe Berke-Williams
    February 11, 2014
    • OS X
  10. Starting and stopping background services with Homebrew

    Don’t fiddle with launctl when there’s a better way.

    Gabe Berke-Williams
    January 21, 2014
    • OS X
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