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Rob OLeary

Hacker, traveller, photographer, tinkerer

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Making a living from open source
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Making a living from open source

#opensource #webdev
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Making a living from open source

Smart marketing! I think a decent twitter following or email ...

Making a living from open source

Absolutely Brian. The incentives are complex. If you have a d...

Making a living from open source

Top 5 VS Code Extensions you haven't tried...

A VS Code extension is an opportunity to offer a different/im...

Top 5 VS Code Extensions you haven't tried...

Im surprised there isnt more extensions using public APIs lik...

Get Git and Github/GitLab in sync on default branch naming (master | main)

Lol thanks Raphael. Ya, Its just to reduce the config pain fo...

Get Git and Github/GitLab in sync on default branch naming (master | main)

Hi Raphael The focus in this post is on the pragmatic side...

VS Code: You don't need that extension

Thanks Varun. Good to know. I'll update the article when I ge...

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Get Git and Github/GitLab in sync on default branch naming (master | main)
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Get Git and Github/GitLab in sync on default branch naming (master | main)

#webdev #productivity #git #github
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Add Intellisense for third-party JavaScript libraries in VS Code (it is not always automatic)
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Add Intellisense for third-party JavaScript libraries in VS Code (it is not always automatic)

#vscode #webdev #beginners #tutorial
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How to create slick TV show title sequences
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How to create slick TV show title sequences

#webdev #tutorial #javascript #css
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How to make an awesome horizontal parallax animation
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How to make an awesome horizontal parallax animation

#webdev #css #design #tutorial
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Is there a "missing" feature or extension that you would like to see in VS Code?
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Is there a "missing" feature or extension that you would like to see in VS Code?

#watercooler #vscode #webdev
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How to Run a Command Automatically in VS Code When You Open a Project
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How to Run a Command Automatically in VS Code When You Open a Project

#webdev #vscode #productivity
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VS Code's Secret Snippets
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VS Code's Secret Snippets

#webdev #vscode #productivity
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Customise VS Code for a project, or per language
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Customise VS Code for a project, or per language

#webdev #vscode #productivity #tutorial
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How to set VS Code as your Git editor, difftool, and mergetool
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How to set VS Code as your Git editor, difftool, and mergetool

#webdev #git #vscode #productivity
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The easy way to find the perfect font and theme combination
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The easy way to find the perfect font and theme combination

#webdev #productivity #vscode #tips
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Animate text along a path with simple JavaScript. No bunnies were harmed in the production of this code
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Animate text along a path with simple JavaScript. No bunnies were harmed in the production of this code

#webdev #javascript #beginners #tutorial
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VS Code: You don't need that extension
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VS Code: You don't need that extension

#webdev #vscode #productivity #tips
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From 'A' to 'Web App': Test an API in Java 🕸☕
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From 'A' to 'Web App': Test an API in Java 🕸☕

#webdev #java #tutorial #testing
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For front-end development, how do your organise your code (outside of a framework), and what tools do you use to manage it?
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For front-end development, how do your organise your code (outside of a framework), and what tools do you use to manage it?

#discuss #webdev #javascript #typescript
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Happier writing with markdown: linting, spellchecking, auto-preview, and more ✍🙂
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Happier writing with markdown: linting, spellchecking, auto-preview, and more ✍🙂

#writing #productivity #coding
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What languages and tools do you use that spark joy?
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What languages and tools do you use that spark joy?

#discuss #career #productivity
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From 'A' to 'Web App': Build an API in Java 🕸☕
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From 'A' to 'Web App': Build an API in Java 🕸☕

#java #webdev #beginners #tutorial
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Create Eye-Catching Rich Snippets for your Blog Posts
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Create Eye-Catching Rich Snippets for your Blog Posts

#html #webdev #beginners #tutorial
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Shall I enumerate the ways you drink me? Java enumerations 🤤☕
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Shall I enumerate the ways you drink me? Java enumerations 🤤☕

#java #programming #beginners #tutorial
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Calculate the 'reading time' for your blog ⏱🦉
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Calculate the 'reading time' for your blog ⏱🦉

#css #javascript #tutorial #beginners
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Make a Reading Progress Bar for your Blog 📊
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Make a Reading Progress Bar for your Blog 📊

#webdev #javascript #css #tutorial
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HTML Nuggets: Little bits that you may have forgotten, never learned, never realised, or ignored! 🔸🤓
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HTML Nuggets: Little bits that you may have forgotten, never learned, never realised, or ignored! 🔸🤓

#html #webdev #beginners
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Make it stick! Sticky headers in CSS 🦎🔝
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Make it stick! Sticky headers in CSS 🦎🔝

#css #webdev #beginners #tutorial
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How do you make learning new stuff fun, and stay motivated? 💪🥳
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How do you make learning new stuff fun, and stay motivated? 💪🥳

#programming #javascript #webdev #beginners
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When did you start to learn productivity-boosting techniques and development tools e.g. Emmet? 🧰⏩
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When did you start to learn productivity-boosting techniques and development tools e.g. Emmet? 🧰⏩

#discuss #webdev #productivity #healthydebate
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