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Oct 5, 2024    |      0 comments

Quest for an efficient front-end tech stack

I’ve been researching an alternative tech stack to PHP for small web applications, looking for one which can make React-quality front ends, but without having to maintain the client-server split and API middleman. Partly out of intellectual interest, And partly out of dissatisfaction with the low level of real-time interactivity provided by some apps I maintain which are still powered by PHP and Bootstrap.… Read the rest

Feb 22, 2015    |      1 comment

Whitelisting subdirectories using Git’s .gitignore

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Git’s handling of directories and wildcards doesn’t follow bash conventions. First glance at a .gitignore file can easily mislead you into thinking that typical directory references will work recursively and allow whitelisting of many directories at a time. But directories don’t really exist for Git, or at least not as you’d expect.… Read the rest

Nov 30, 2014    |       6 comments

Fix Firefox fullscreen video bug on Gnome 3

Does this sound like a familiar scenario?: You’ve found your favourite Seinfeld clip, you’ve waited for it to buffer, you’ve clicked fullscreen mode, swiftly alt-tabbed to check your mail (the thousandth time today), switched back into Firefox, clicked fullscreen again, only to find the comedy genius’ face has vacated your screen, or frozen, glass-eyed and unanimated, as the sound plays on?… Read the rest

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