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How to change your Git author details for a single codebase, and check that the changes have taken effect.

I was recently given a new laptop at work (🥳), but failed to realise that my Git author details weren't syncing correctly with GitHub for almost a month... 🤦 Rather than simply accept those white squares, I decided to rewrite the repository history. The process turns out to be quite simple, but I still hit several snags so figured it could be useful to document my fixes and errors.

Prose is a service that connects with any GitHub repo you want, and then lets you edit Markdown and plain text files directly from a dedicated text editor. Particularly useful for people using GitHub …

A look at how I've been using Git aliases to remove repetitive tasks, automate workflows, and generally optimise working on the command line. They're small tips, but they've had a big impact on me.

Super useful walkthrough on taking a branch from one repository and publishing it to another repository entirely (great for creating test repos or stripped-down example repos for bug …

A short guide to removing Git history entirely. Particularly useful when you're forking an existing project as a base for something …

I think it's cool to see GitHub embracing calls to move away from "master branch" terminology and doing so in a way which provides further flexibility and power to its users. That's a win-win no …

Turns out it's pretty simple to rename any branch in Git. Scott has a full step-by-step guide, but there are a few …

After months of frustration, I think I've finally worked out how to make VSCode the default Git editor on macOS.

The debate around the common practice of naming the primary branch in Git "master" continues, but I thought the statement from WordPress had some interesting points. They largely mirror my own views …

A very useful package for getting around the otherwise convoluted steps needed to upgrade npm on Windows. Just open up a PowerShell instance as Admin and use the following three commands (and only …

A neat little npm package that runs accessibility (a11y) tests on web pages to whatever WCAG or other standard you need. The fact it can be automated at build time should be very useful. There's also …

A collection of hyper-optimised SVG logos for social media, popular websites, and tech companies. Every logo, whether in PNG or SVG form, is less than 1kb in size and have a base scale of …

A self-hosted, open-source IndieAuth authorisation endpoint. I still find myself running in circles as to whether IndieAuth worries me or excites me, but I find this project a …

I find navigating the type options in React (and decoding what they actually do/mean) really difficult. It's layers of abstractions on top of layers of more abstractions 😄 Luckily, this guide …

A wonderfully easy to navigate list of resources, tutorials, and guides for every stage of the web dev …

An adaptation of Robert C. Martin's book Clean Code for JavaScript (ES6+) full of best practice examples and (probably more importantly) common anti-patterns that they can …

There are several strong arguments for moving away from using "master branch" as default terminology, but what should it be replace with? Personally, I like the idea of extending the tree abstraction that we use when talking about branches, so have started using "trunk".

I have to admit: I didn't know what an accessibility statement was until I read Ethan's post 🙋‍♂️ That's not great. Now I do, so hopefully, in the near future, I'll get around to adding …

Whilst falling down the rabbit-hole of digital gardening I found some of Maggie's tweets incredibly insightful and useful, yet somehow totally missed her own digital garden (and her entire related …

Useful write up on using a combination of Actionsflow/GitHub Actions, RSS, and webmentions.app to send webmentions from a static …

I've been trying to get this working since the Beta of Netlify plugins, and along comes Mark with a fully working example 😂 Definitely want to look into the source code (GitHub) and see if I can …

"Official" documentation on how to pair React and TypeScript. Very useful in conjunction with the GitHub …

A very interesting rundown of some common performance checks and techniques that Ben went through to boost their lighthouse score from <50 to >95! I was particularly interested that font …

Need to self-host your front end away from the "modern" services like Netlify or Vercel? As both continue to get a little sketchier with time, it's definitely something I'm having to …

Looking back over what I've previously written about Last.fm is a little, well, shameful. Since as long ago as July 2015 I've been noting how the service has a large void: analog music. I love having …

Craft CMS has the ability to accept environment variables as well as aliases. It can be worthwhile understanding how these two seemingly similar concepts differ, and when you might want to use one over the other.

Welcome to the third version of theAdhocracy! It's been a long time coming, but the site has finally been rebuilt, rehosted, and re-just-about-everything else, so I figured I'd actually formalise the launch with a new post explaining what's happened and why.

I finally made it to an IndieWebCamp meetup, even if it was remote only due to the increasingly restrictive implications of the coronavirus. I learnt a lot, I had a great time, and I'm ready to start implementing a whole bunch of new ideas right here. I also took a huge number of notes from the speakers and sessions throughout the day.

Notes from the fully remote React Summit 2020 (or at least the talks I tuned in for). Lots covered, from static-site generators and the Jamstack through to React state management and accessibility. What a fun day!