Welcome to another edition of This Week in #dev, a series of posts where we bring some of our most interesting Slack conversations to the public.
The Autostash Option in Git Pull
Mike Burns explained the --autostash and --no-autostash options in
git-pull(1). These options allow you to automatically create a temporary stash
entry before the operation begins and apply it after the operation ends.
However, caution should be exercised as conflicts may arise during the final
stash application after a successful merge.
Caching HTTP Responses Forever
Steve Polito learned about Rails’ http_cache_forever helper method
for caching HTTP responses indefinitely. He gives an example of using it for a
static page that never changes:
class HomeController < ApplicationController
def index
http_cache_forever(public: true) do
render
end
end
end
Is Your Terminal Acting Weird?
Sara Jackson suggested using the stty sane command to quickly reset
your terminal settings if it is not registering enters or tabs correctly.
Accidental key presses or other factors may cause this issue.
Boost Your Efficiency with Bash Macros
Summer ☀️ shares a tip about adding text-expansion shortcuts
(“macros”) in the Bash prompt. For example, create a ~/.inputrc
file with the contents "\C-b": "bundle exec ". After quitting the current
shell session and starting a new one, hitting Ctrl+B will type
bundle exec!
Note that the example above will add the shortcut to many other prompts/REPLs too, such as IRB, Python, psql etc. For this reason, they recommended surrounding the macros with a conditional:
$if Bash
"\C-b": "bundle exec "
$endif
$if Ruby
"\C-b": "beep boop"
$endif
For more info, check out the Readline user guide.
Introducing ASCIIflow: A Visual Tool for Clear Communication
Aji introduces ASCIIflow as one of their favorite tools. ASCIIflow is a chart-making tool that can be included in commit messages. Here’s an example:
┌────────────────────────┐
▼ │
┌──────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ ┌────────────┐
│ Intake │ │ Payment │ │ │ Bill │
├──────────┤ ├───────────┤ │ ├────────────┤
│ id │ │ payable │ └──┤ billable │
└──────────┘ └─────┬─────┘ │ type │
▲ │ └────────────┘
│ │ ▲
└──────────────┴─────────────────┘
through :payable
Thanks
This edition was brought to you by Aji, Mike Burns, Sara Jackson, Steve Polito, and Summer ☀️. Thanks to all contributors! 🎉
