While typing in a terminal, tab completion is a huge time saver. Being able to auto-complete file names or commands is very nice, especially if you can’t quite remember what it is. There are times, however, that this has become quite annoying for me as a developer. More than once a day when I really… Read more »
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Creating Elements with jQuery and Internet Explorer
And if I had a gun, with two bullets, and I was in a room with Hitler, Bin Laden and Internet Explorer, I would shoot Internet Explorer twice. When creating HTML elements with jQuery, there is an elegant syntax that was introduced quite a few versions ago. $("<div/>", { id: ‘someDiv’, class: ‘someClass’, text: ‘Some… Read more »
The Joys of Merging Code
I consider myself lucky to work at a place where we have someone working QA to ensure the code we’re pushing out isn’t going to blow up. When a development ticket has passed through QA, we get an email to let us know. Usually saving the task of merging code until the end of the… Read more »
Professional Technologist
My name is David Drake. I am a father and technologist who revels in creating things and tackling difficult problems.
Appreciator of the outdoors. Enjoyer of good humans, cooking, aromatic coffee, and plants. Actor for many years. Very fond of science; particularly astronomy and quantum physics. Likes to grow things and travel. Commodore 64 tattoo. Fan of PBS, Apple, and The NY Times. Constantly learning and loves to teach.
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