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My Development Setup
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My Development Setup

When I tell people that I'm a web developer and that I use Vim [http://www.vim.org/] as my primary IDE [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Integrated_development_environment], it often drives

  • Alex Ford
    Alex Ford
12 min read
Do You Need A Framework?
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Do You Need A Framework?

I recently wrote a post [http://codetunnel.com/its-okay-to-use-frameworks/] where I discussed the reasons I believe it is okay to use frameworks in professional development environment. Most people seemed to agree with the

  • Alex Ford
    Alex Ford
3 min read
It's Okay to Use Frameworks
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It's Okay to Use Frameworks

I recently sat in on a conversation that rubbed me the wrong way. Ultimately the group ended up going with the decision I agreed with but the conversation we had to get there

  • Alex Ford
    Alex Ford
5 min read
"vpub" bash function that automatically increments your project's version number, pushes to git, and publishes to npm.
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"vpub" bash function that automatically increments your project's version number, pushes to git, and publishes to npm.

Just paste this function into your .bash_profile. function vpub() { npm version $1; git push origin master; npm publish; } Then you'll be able to do vpub patch/minor/major and it will: Automatically

  • Alex Ford
    Alex Ford
1 min read
Webstorm

Synchronize WebStorm Settings Across Multiple Machines Using Google Drive

When I started Node [http://nodejs.org/] development I went on a hunt for the perfect IDE. After some deliberation I settled on WebStorm [http://www.jetbrains.com/webstorm/] by JetBrains [http://www.

  • Alex Ford
    Alex Ford
4 min read
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The Mental House of Cards

I read an article [http://www.businessinsider.com/why-programmers-work-at-night-2013-1?0=careers-contributor] just now that opened my eyes a little bit. Nothing in the article was technically new information for me but the perspective

  • Alex Ford
    Alex Ford
3 min read
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Agile vs Waterfall Development

I've learned that there is no end to the things I can learn when it comes to software development skills. Learning is just a part of the software industry and if you're not

  • Alex Ford
    Alex Ford
2 min read
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