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Push Code Like A Boss With "git gg"

5/30/2018

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Regardless of what language you're coding in, you need to use some type of version control for any serious project. Personally, I like using the command line to push my code to a git repository (and if you're going to try to argue that your git GUI client is better- please, the command line is faster to use, lighter on your machine, and just gives you the most control). Although I love using git from the shell, I found myself repeatedly doing the same three commands over and over:
  • git add -A
  • git commit -m "commit message"
  • git push
Originally, I was just looking for a way to at least combine the add and commit steps into just one command. I learned that you could add a "-a" flag onto the end of commit, but that's not quite the same as add -A. I even started this reddit thread about the subject, and it was from these answers that "git gg" was born.

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DynamoDB Put Operation Doesn't Return the Data Inserted

5/19/2018

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This is something that tripped me up a little bit when I was recently playing around with DynamoDB. I was very confused because in the callback function the data argument was just coming back as an empty object. "Surely that can't be right", I thought, but indeed it was right!

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Mocha's "it.only" For Running A Single Test In Your Describe Block

5/8/2018

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Well guys, I learned a cool new thing today! Did you know about the "it.only" syntax in mocha? Can you believe I just discovered it today?! Yep, my life has forever changed for the better now that I'm aware of in.only, and since you're reading this post right now I hope it will change yours too!

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