Entrepreneurship, product management, design & software.
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A curated resource of free photos
There’s always need for a good photo. Here is a curated list of free stock photo resources https://github.com/heyalexej/awesome-images
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A quote from a friend
Ein Mann wächst mit seinen Aufgaben. A man grows with his challenges
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Mentecontorta new website: pastry recipes and more!
My wife has a new gorgeous website! Check it out!
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Local executable for Composer
Last month I learned this little trick for Composer. If you modify your PATH env variable in this way export PATH="vendor/bin":$PATH when you switch project it will automatically load the local executable for the dependency.
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Do you ask for code reviews?
Lately I find myself asking for code reviews more often. I used to think exactly as Wiegers put it: Anyone who needs his code reviewed shouldn’t be getting paid as a software developer But that’s not true. Code reviews improve code quality a lot! And, as a side effect, they improve also team cohesion. So […]
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Redirect HTTP traffic to HTTPS
Recently I’ve moved all my websites to HTTPS thanks to Let’s Encrypt and Siteground. To redirect the traffic from HTTP to HTTPS I’ve used this rule in my .htaccess file: RewriteCond %{HTTPS} off # First rewrite to HTTPS: # Don’t put www. here. If it is already there it will be included, if not # the […]
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SSH config
I was really late at the SSH config bandwagon. If you manage a lot of servers you should really give it a try. Here is a nice introduction on SSH config by Joël Perras
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Merge a branch from a different repository
I forked a repository from another one, simply taking the files and creating another repository. I was not interested in preserving history, as it would be a completely different project. As always happen, it was not the case. So today I had to merge a branch from the old repository in the new one. As […]
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This site is now on Siteground
After changing name, I also moved this website from a self managed VPS to Siteground. During the last months I was struggling to keep the VPS online due to lack of time, so I decided to use a real hosting 🙂 If you want to give Siteground a try, use this link: you get a […]
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The sleep of the righteous
Got any book recommendations?