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Goodbye kitty

Wed, 24 Jul 2024 00:00:00 +0000

For the past couple of years, I have been using the Kitty terminal by Kovid Goyal. Initially, it seemed like a perfect fit due to its speed and overall functionality. However, recent experiences and some fundamental disagreements with the author’s stance on terminal multiplexers like tmux have led me to say goodbye to Kitty.

Persistent Bugs in Kitty

The latest version of Kitty (0.24.2) has introduced several bugs that disrupt my workflow:

Simplify Configuration Management in Golang with Viper

Sun, 31 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Managing configuration in a Golang project can often be a challenging task, especially when dealing with multiple environment variables. The viper package offers a simple and effective solution for loading and managing these variables. In this post, we’ll walk through how to use viper to load .env variables in your Golang application.

Setting Up Viper

First, you need to install the viper package. You can do this using go get:

Ensuring Seamless Workflows with Persistent tmux Environments

Fri, 26 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Ever wished you could pick up right where you left off in your terminal sessions after a system restart? Well, the good news is you can! 🚀

Introducing the power of persisting tmux environments! 🌐 tmux, a terminal multiplexer, allows you to create, manage, and persist multiple terminal sessions within a single window. Now, with the magic of persistence, you can ensure that your tmux sessions survive system restarts, making it a game-changer for developers, sysadmins, and anyone who lives in the terminal.

autossh — Persistent your SSH sessions even if drops

Sat, 04 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0000

In the world of remote connectivity, maintaining an uninterrupted SSH session is crucial. Unforeseen network issues can often lead to dropped connections, disrupting work processes and causing inconvenience. To mitigate this, a handy tool called assh (autossh) comes to the rescue. Developed to assist in automatically reconnecting an SSH connection if it happens to drop, assh ensures a seamless and persistent SSH experience, even in the face of intermittent network problems.

Use Docker Like Nobody Else 💫

Mon, 11 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000

Setting up a development environment can be a daunting task. Imagine you need to work with the MERN Stack. Here’s what you typically need to do:

Install nvm or any Node.js version.
Install the MongoDB server.
If a package doesn’t support your current Node.js version, you have to install a new one.
Keeping all these running on your local machine can be cumbersome and may cause conflicts.

So, how can we make this process easier to manage and isolate? The answer is Docker. Let’s dive in!