My Software Estimation Technique
– jacobian.org – Edit
Jacob Kaplan-Moss shares the technique he uses when he needs to develop a project timeline.
Read more [jacobian.org]
Develop faster by adding dev routes file in a Laravel app original
by Freek Van der Herten – 3 minute read – Edit
Laravel's awesome closure based routing was probably one of the first features I fell in love with. I take it for granted now, but back in the days, such a simple way of adding a route felt like a glass of water in hell compared to the other frameworks.
Typically, you would only add routes that are necessary for the users of your app. Something that I have been doing for a long time is to create a routes file, called dev.php, with routes that can help with app development.
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When I lost a few hundred leads
– stitcher.io – Edit
Everybody makes fuckups. When you do, don't be ashamed, just try to learn from it.
Read more [stitcher.io]
My current setup (end 2020 edition) original
by Freek Van der Herten – 11 minute read – Edit
After tweeting out a screenshot, it often get questions around which editor, font or color scheme I'm using. Instead of replying to those questions individually I've decided to just write down the settings and apps that I'm using.
Light colour schemes are better, based on science
– stitcher.io – Edit
Brent offers scientific arguments why a light color scheme is better. Personally, since I started using a light color scheme a few years back, I've sticked to it and never turned back.
Read more [stitcher.io]
How to finish your side project
– hugozap.com – Edit
Starting a side project is easy. Actually finish it is hard. Hugo Zap offers some good tips on how to properly finish a side project.
Read more [hugozap.com]
Time to upgrade your monitor
Nikita Prokopov shares some good insights on why having a good monitor is important. MacOS users: your fonts will look much better with font smoothing turned off.
Read more [tonsky.me]
Inline Parameters Extension for VSCode
– liamhammett.com – Edit
If you’ve ever found yourself asking any of these questions and happen to use VSCode, maybe the new Inline Parameters extension will help you out!
Read more [liamhammett.com]
📺 PhpStorm Tips with Christoph Rumpel
Dancing artisan Christoph Rumpel released a new video series on how to make PhpStorm look pretty and get the most out of it.
Read more [blog.jetbrains.com]
Using BetterTouchTool as a window manager original
by Freek Van der Herten – 2 minute read – Edit
In this short post, I'd like to share how I use BetterTouchTool in my daily work.
PhpStorm settings after 8 years of use
– stefanbauer.me - submitted by Stefan Bauer – Edit
This article is the result of my 8 years of experience with PhpStorm and my best settings that make you a faster developer and let you focus more on the important things.
Read more [stefanbauer.me]
My Alfred workflows original
by Freek Van der Herten – 2 minute read – Edit
My current setup (2019 edition) original
by Freek Van der Herten – 8 minute read – Edit
After tweeting out a screenshot, it often get questions around which editor, font or color scheme I'm using. Instead of replying to those questions individually I've decided to just write down the settings and apps that I'm using.
Small Wins
Some words of wisdom by David Hemphill
Don't be upset you didn't finish the big feature early in the week. Be glad you figured out what you need to do to finish it in the next few days.
Read more [davidhemphill.com]
The fear of missing out in web development
– themsaid.com – Edit
Mohammed Said wrote some thoughts on FOMO that resonate with me.
It's a constant pressure on me, and I can imagine how hard it can be on people newly joining the career. In my early days it wasn't that bad, things weren't moving that fast, but nowadays it's crazy.
Read more [themsaid.com]
Add a prefix to your Chrome tabs
– twitter.com – Edit
Pro-tip: set custom prefixes for your local, staging and production environments using the Tab ReTitle Chrome extension ?
— Alex (@AlexVanderbist) July 15, 2019
Never accidentally debug the wrong tab again! https://t.co/hRfaKesKwL pic.twitter.com/DU1llvdpQd
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Keep the MacOS desktop empty
– twitter.com – Edit
? Desktop always a mess? This little script tells macOS to not render desktop icons at all, so ~/Desktop is just another folder and your wallpaper is always unobstructed. pic.twitter.com/GjsmbrZ4c4
— Adam Wathan (@adamwathan) July 15, 2019
Read more [twitter.com]
Bash/Shell Autocompletion for Composer
– www.bram.us – Edit
Bram Van Damme explains how you can get autocompletion for most composer commands.
Read more [www.bram.us]
Slack Is Not Where 'Deep Work' Happens
– blog.nuclino.com – Edit
Personally, when I want to work on something I just turn off all notification on my Mac.
Probably reached for the phone. Turned off the alarm. Glanced at the time. Scrolled through the Slack notifications. Went through the emails. You will likely continue doing it throughout the day, approximately 2,617 more times, according to some studies. We all do it, and despite all the virtues of digital minimalism, completely giving up those habits is extreme and, arguably, unnecessary. Yet we live in a culture obsessed with productivity and these harmless distractions are wreaking havoc on it.
Read more [blog.nuclino.com]
Don’t forget to be selfish every now and then
A short and sweet article by my colleague Seb.
I was always adding features because I’d expect other people to expect them. It’s a trap! You’re not making people happier by guessing what they might need. You’re not doing anyone a disservice by building things for yourself.
Read more [sebastiandedeyne.com]
