AI
What it's like to write code with GitHub Copilot, and why it's not the end of programming
Find out how GitHub Copilot stacks up in the day-to-day workflow of a full-stack freelancer
Raphael Spencer
Writing about polyglot software dev in the startup space. I break down the systems for success, and share tech tips I find along the way.
Quickly build a CSV import feature for your MVP
So your ready to pilot your MVP Saas product with your first customer--there's only one problem: you need a CSV Import, and you need it fast. In this blog post, learn how to re-frame the import as a migration, and cut out any additional work that you don't need.
Postgres
How to troubleshoot Postgres when it fails to start
Learn how to troubleshoot Postgres installed with Homebrew on a Mac, and generalize to troubleshoot any software error
Project management
How to give accurate software estimates on-the-fly
Especially in early-stage startups, expectations are high, time is short, and funding is limited--that's why we create software estimates: to help steer the project. The problem comes when our time estimates are way off--sometimes by a factor of 3 or 4! Deadlines are missed, frustrations are inflamed, and
Learning
How to remember everything you learn from YouTube programming tutorials
A note-taking system to remember everything from YouTube programming tutorials
Windows
The Perfect Windows Caps Lock setup
In this blog post, I'll tell you how to remap your Caps Lock key to Control and Escape, on a Windows PC
How React goads the mind into more React
The setup Platforms like Wordpress, Drupal, and Ruby on Rails have ruled the web for a long time. To many developers that have mastered these platforms, they’re looking for something more—they’re looking to grow and expand, and many look towards the JavaScript ecosystem as the next rational
Ubuntu
Upgrading self-hosted Ghost from v3 to v4
Upgrading my theme Command to transfer the file to Skyleafdesign.com scp ./valkyrie.zip my_host_:/home/my_user_/ I got this error after doing apt-get update followed by apt-get upgrade: * didn’t cause any problems Commands to upgrade the theme sudo chown -R ghost:ghost ./my_theme sudo find
Python
How to do concurrent async image download in PyQt5
Suppose you are building a UI widget that accepts a list of image URLS. When asked, the widget is supposed to download every image, scale it, and set it as an icon for a button....
Freelancing Journal
I Left My Job To Freelance During COVID: here's what gave me strength
Yesterday, I was an employee at a well-respected software consultancy. Today, I’m alone in my home office, surrounded by silence--but I'm OK with that.
unreal
Setting up self-hosted Perforce for cross-platform Unreal Engine development
As a web developer coming into game development, I started off my projects using Git. This worked well for code-heavy projects, where I was just using the Unreal Starter content, and other odd assets here-or-there....