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  1. Profiling Vim

    Vim enables you to edit text rapidly, but what do you do when Vim itself is slow? Profile!

    Chris Thorn
    July 15, 2019
    • Vim
    • Performance
    • Tools
  2. Don't forget the silent step when you squash and merge

    GitHub’s squash and merge button is great. But make sure to write a good commit message before you confirm those changes.

    German Velasco
    December 24, 2018
    • Git
    • Tools
  3. Building a Startup is Hard, Let's Make it Easier

    Purpose-built is a new resource center to bring expert advice to founders, no matter their level of technical expertise.

    Thom Obarski
    September 18, 2018
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  4. Write good commit messages by blaming others

    To write good commit messages, you must read commit messages. And to read commit messages, you must use git blame effectively.

    German Velasco
    September 3, 2018
    • Git
    • Vim
    • DevTools
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  5. Can you paint with all the colors of the wind?

    Identify unnecessary rendering and improve your app’s performance.

    Stephen Lindberg
    July 10, 2018
    • CSS
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  6. Bye Apple, Hello Tux

    I switched from macOS to GNU/Linux. Let’s talk about the pros and cons.

    Jason Draper
    June 25, 2018
    • Linux
    • Apple
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  7. Have you evaluated your toolchain recently?

    Trying new tools can improve your workflow.

    Jason Draper
    June 19, 2018
    • Tools
    • Linux
  8. The Many Uses of Org Mode

    Emacs’ Org mode is a great tool for productivity, be it business or pleasure.

    Sid Raval
    May 9, 2018
    • Emacs
    • DevTools
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  9. Tell Me When It Closes — Improved!

    Tell Me When It Closes just got a massive email makeover.

    Chris Toomey
    March 26, 2018
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  10. Tell Me When It Closes: Bookmarklet

    Tired of copying and pasting GitHub URLs for Tell Me When It Closes? We’ve got you covered.

    Matt Sumner
    May 9, 2017
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