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Oops! I just broke git-bisect
I rarely use git-bisect, but thinking about it has changed how I structure my commits. The principle is simple: don’t break git-bisect. If a change breaks something, the fix should belong in that same change. This mental model helps avoid common anti-patterns like splitting a bug fix into two commits—one with a …
On a Prettier PATH
On getting a more readable $PATH, installing “is” in GitHub Actions and using $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY to put it all together.
How Many Versions of "X" Are in my $PATH?
When multiple versions of the same executable exist in your $PATH, the ‘is’ utility provides a clean way to discover all versions and their locations. This post demonstrates how ‘is’ can help identify version conflicts, clean up redundant installations, and streamline executable management with …
The Great PTS CLI Throwdown
At the Perl Toolchain Summit a few of us shared our favourite command-line tools and terminal configurations. This compilation covers recommendations from Paul Johnson, Shawn Sorichetti, Mickey Nasriachi, Julien Fiegehenn, and Olaf Alders, including GPU-accelerated terminal emulators like WezTerm, file managers like …
Battery Power-Ups: Enhancing SketchyBar with "is"
The new “is battery” and “is known battery” subcommands can detect battery attributes with a clean, readable syntax. This post walks through practical examples of replacing complex shell commands with these new subcommands, demonstrating how they simplify a SketchyBar configuration on macOS. …
Debounce All of the Things
I wanted a tool for debouncing shell commands, to ensure that tasks like installing nightly builds or running scripts only execute once within a set time period. This is the story of how I finally ended up with a solution that I’m happy with.
How I Spent My First London Perl Workshop
Earlier this year I was excited (one might even say well chuffed) when I heard that the London Perl Workshop was coming back after a hiatus of several years. I knew that in all likelihood I would not be able to attend, but it has been a bucket list item of mine for quite some time. You may be thinking to yourself that …
I'm Still Lazy
I wrote an auto-installer for Perl modules, but I was too lazy to fix it.
How I Spent My Perl Toolchain Summit v2024 (Lisbon)
A summary of what MetaCPAN accomplished in Lisbon while attending the Perl Toolchain Summit