On Backward Compatibility
Backward compatibility is a (sometimes) necessary evil that should be avoided whenever possible. Sounds simple, right?
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On formatting in Google Spreadsheets
Formatting in Google Spreadsheets is a trap. Here's how to do it right.
"No, I just use vim"
On the cost of forgoing accelerators
I made an online Github Actions upgrader!
My first Javascript in at least 10 years
CICD trick to keep your dependencies up to date
Most developers know they should pin their 3rd party dependencies. I usually write Python, but this goes for any language. You don’t want to send your commit into CICD and have it be deployed with packages that are different from what you’ve tested it with locally. On the other hand, every day you lag behind with updating those dependencies you’re making doing that very thing in the future more dangerous. Up to the point that it becomes a “project” in itself, or even until it’s just frozen in place because nobody will touch it. …
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