A non-exhaustive list of the many things, told and untold, that we tend to take for granted that make complex as interesting the work of a front-end developer.
Free SSL certificate for HTTPS provider StartCom StartSSL distrusted by Mozilla and Google
We are in a stormy period from the political point of view on a global level, and those who deal with technology can occasionally get the impression of being in a kind of virtuous bubble, a community of enthusiasts discussing in honesty and transparency in a general mood of trust, trust which is the basis of … Continue reading Free SSL certificate for HTTPS provider StartCom StartSSL distrusted by Mozilla and Google
Codemotion 2016 @ Milan
In life one never stop learning, if we consider all the innovations that are coming up in these years for technology, it would take the lives of a cat to follow on everything. In this sense, technology conferences are a good way to explore new trends in the industry thanks to experts that wear the journalist hat, filtering the news … Continue reading Codemotion 2016 @ Milan
browser strangeness aka the CSS hacks goldmine
This invaluable page, that list any kind of CSS hack for any kind of browser combo you might imagine, and also shows to you which apply to the very browser you’re visiting it from, by Jeff Clayton, is a mandatory bookmark and go-to resource when a CSS hack is needed, period.
Lunh valid Credit Card number generator, for arbitrary BIN
If you run your own payment page, you probably know by now that MasterCard’s new 2-series BINs ranges are coming, and having some test cards to run against validators is always good in order to check that front end update is going well, but where to get them? There are many websites that provide generators that produce test … Continue reading Lunh valid Credit Card number generator, for arbitrary BIN
Mind the dollar while debugging, jQuery vs Command Line API
The number one reason jQuery is the most loved and used front end library of the whole internet is the handy DOM selection API that allows to use the CSS syntax to interact with page elements, and the other convenient factor is the alias $ (dollar sign) that is was unique and short enough (one character, dhu) to make it … Continue reading Mind the dollar while debugging, jQuery vs Command Line API
Mail app killing CPU and battery on Mac OSX
This is a strange period in technology, while the world talks about going green, saving power by unplugging home devices while unused because that small LED light multiplied by millions of users costs lot of energy, it seems instead that hardware manufacturers, software developers, and IT companies more in general don’t give a fuck about any … Continue reading Mail app killing CPU and battery on Mac OSX
DCMprovider, Gallery and battery drain on Samsung Galaxy Note 4
I’m a Note user since 2012 when I switched from an iPhone 3GS to the Note 2, and loved the S Pen experience ever since, reason why I stayed loyal to this series till Note 4, but the one thing that unfortunately got worse over time after every software update was bloatware and subsequent overheat and battery drain. After … Continue reading DCMprovider, Gallery and battery drain on Samsung Galaxy Note 4
Scam from China Registry, why it’s stupid and you can ignore it
You’re here for the same reason I had to google about them last week, this “Domain Registration Service company in China” thing that claims someone wants to register your keyword and your domain with chinese TLD, urging you to escalate with the CEO. Why it’s stupid I got one, and they want to use “simonerescio” as … Continue reading Scam from China Registry, why it’s stupid and you can ignore it
Git – How to unfuck by Melanie G. A. PATRICK
A nice handbook for “unfucking” git commits with command line when things get ugly by Melanie G. A. PATRICK from Trivago
One I’d like to add myself, experimented today on my skin, is about fetching.
Let’s say you created some new tags on BitBucket/Stash/YourGitRepositoryOfChoice and now you want to checkout locally one of these new tags. You might assume that firing a “git fetch” will update everything, you proceed to checkout the tag but your command fails.
Turns out that if you want the tags to be updated, you’ll have to ask for them explicitly :
git fetch --tags
Before version 2 of git, the fetch command alone would update branches heads and with --tags option would update only tags, after version 2 when the option is included it will update tags and branches heads, aligning local workspace with remote repository.