I already mentioned this tiny side project that I’ve been playing with a couple of time before. I learned a lot while working on it, so I realized I could share some of this knowledge around here. Let’s start with customizing the editor to use to write a commit message. This is probably obvious, but most of this blog post will talk about running git commands from your shell. If you’re not a command line user and prefer using some tool like Fork or Tower don’t be scared, it should be quite easy to follow.
Using swift-format from a docker container
There is a tiny command line tool as part of the Swift toolchains called swift-format. It’s still a work in progress, but a few days ago I wanted to try it on an existing project, for fun. It’s very simple to use, as the documentation suggests:
How to archive a macOS application containing multiple targets
I recently reached a point with Commitment where I’m actually using it daily, which both feels great and terrible. Great because, well, it’s my own app, and terrible because I see all the quirks I need to fix. The last two sessions of work have been spent setting up Sparkle to auto-update the app. As I’m learning (and struggling) quite a bit, I figured I should write about it.
A funny thing happened on the way to this commit message
A few years ago, I was working on a backend application that created a lot of temporary files. In an attempt to add a command to remove those files automatically, I created a script that removed everything… including itself. As I’m writing this, I’m pretty proud to announce that I outdid myself.
On getting started with Kubernetes
Recently, I’ve been working on a tiny web application. The goal is to help a friend on a specific task, but it is also a great opportunity for me to explore new technologies. Amongst those technology is Kubernetes.