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Doing It Right…Code Commits
As a developer there are industry standards and expectations that should be followed, especially in the open source world. Aaron Jorbin has got this spot on.
Always On The Lookout For New And Healthy Recipes – Greek Wrap
This Greek roasted red pepper wrap by Maebells‘ is made simply by rolling up roasted red pepper, spinach, cucumber, goat cheese, feta, olives and green onions together. This version of the recipe calls for a whole grain wrap, or use a gluten-free substitute if needed. These veggie wraps are delicious served with a side of hummus for dipping. Print Greek… via Recipe: Greek Roasted Red Pepper Wrap — Under Armour
5 Easy Warmup Moves to Boost Your Runs
I share this because I’m terrible at remembering to do this. I need to start doing stretches before I really injure myself. http://blog.mapmyrun.com/5-easy-warmup-moves-to-boost-your-runs/
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If Money Were No Object, What I’d Choose For My Next Developer Machine
These days I’m sporting an HP Chromebook 13 G1 which has mostly been a good machine. Seems like even with 8GB of RAM I still end up with some freeze ups when I’m plugging in or unplugging my USB-C dock. It’s rather frustrating but fortunately Google Chrome is designed to recognize abrupt closes and can recover. I used to run in developer mode but now since I can run Android apps I’m using Termux with a Linux shell and Neovim as my IDE. I’m still working out the best setup for Neovim but so far it’s serving me well. So back to the premise of this post and the main image. If I had the finances to support it I’d want my next machine to…
WordCamp GR 2017 – Development With Material Design – Matt Christensen
Matt Christensen – https://www.mattchristensen.net/ History Announced 2014 2015 Most Google apps use it Intended for Android Focused on Native Mobile, web was an afterthought What Is It? – https://material.io/ A metaphor – think paper Uniting Style – look the same everywhere Design as a physical medium Paper and Ink Seams & Edges Motion has meaning Web Features – https://getmdl.io/components/ Cards – base component (could be used as a means to layout “table” data) Drawers Snackbar – nice feedback component, can hide automatically Tables Out of the box there is styling but not responsive jQuery Alternative – https://datatables.net/ Frameworks MDL (Material Design) Materialize – http://materializecss.com/ (stay away from Materialize WP, not much development) MDLWP – http://mdlwp.com/ (most features in commercial) Bootstrap Material Design – http://fezvrasta.github.io/bootstrap-material-design/ How Do You Design? What are you…
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Being A Developer For Life…Can I Keep It Up?
photo credit: LeeroyBy now you’ve probably seen the viral clip of a father getting interrupted by his children while giving a live interview on BBC. Working parents everywhere, especially remote workers, could identify with the humorous embarrassment of the situation. Even those who have had pets interrupt Skype calls know the feeling. You want to… via Hacker News Question: Developers with kids, how do you skill up? — WordPress Tavern I’ve had many discussions with one of my good friends and fellow developers on this very subject. The key is keeping it all in balance and managing the priorities. It is tough sometimes, and I have to realize that I can’t do it all, but I also have to keep in mind that I can accomplish…