Building Microservices in Go Using Go Kit
Last August, I spoke at Code on the Beach on building microservices in Go using Go kit. Here’s the video: The repo I used is available at https://github.com/hoop33/roster and the Node CLI is available...
Author: Rob Warner
How to Return All Fields for a GraphQL Query
A frequent GraphQL question is how to return all fields in a GraphQL query without specifying them all; see here or here or here. The conversation typically goes like this: Q: “How can I...
Restricting ripgrep to certain file types
I’ve been using ripgrep to search files for awhile, but I hadn’t figured out how to recursively search only certain file types. Anytime I needed to search, say, for any occurrence of “doFoo” in Go...
Ctags for GraphQL Schemas
I’ve been developing some GraphQL services lately. Since I use Neovim (and fzf) for editing, I wanted Ctags support for my schema files. Here’s what I came up with: I’d love feedback — thanks!
Another Windows Scammer
I got another call yesterday from “Windows Tech Support” that went something like this: Him (moderate accent): “Hi, I’m calling from Windows Tech Support, and . . .” Me: “Oh, no! Do I have...
Brandon from Windows
I just got a call from “Brandon from Windows” that I wish I’d recorded. He, of course, told me (in a Bangalorean accent) that my computer had malware issues. Our conversation went something like...
Making “java -v”, “java –version”, and “java version” Work
To get the version of most CLI tools, you type the tool’s command name followed by one of these: -v –version Some CLI tools, like Git, support a “version” subcommand, so you type the tool’s...
Two Things I Learned About Vim from an Emacs User
Yesterday I was working on a problem with an Emacs wizard, and I saw him do a couple things in Emacs that made me squirm. You see, I badger and belittle him at every...
URLs as Pictograms
I started my car to the chime of a low fuel alert, so I stopped at the Kangaroo for gas and my Morning Mormon Coffee (today’s edition: Diet Dr Pepper). While filling my cup,...
hc: Hex Color Command-Line Tool for OS X
I’ve been working a lot lately with LESS and Bootstrap, and wanted an easier and quicker way to visualize colors and what the various LESS operations do to them. So, I built hc — Hex...