Published in Geek Culture·Aug 17, 2022Member-onlyMy Ultimate Apple Silicon Developer Setup(Updated) Get your new Mac ready for code! — More than a year ago, I wrote up a story on how one goes about setting up an M1 Mac for some programming and development. Not only is it super outdated at this point, but boy was my writing BAD. This guide is an updated remaster of that atrocity, though…Programming7 min readProgramming7 min read
Published in Geek Culture·Jun 20, 2022Member-only6 MORE macOS Utilities That Should Become Real FeaturesHere we go again… — I’m back with another list! The title says it all (or if you want more context, read this article first and come back here!). 6 Free macOS Utilities That Should Actually Become Features From niche life-savers to everyday essentialsmedium.com Let’s get started, shall we? 1) AppCleaner The cool way to uninstall any macOS app.Apps5 min readApps5 min read
Published in Geek Culture·May 20, 2022Member-only6 Free macOS Utilities That Should Actually Become FeaturesFrom niche life-savers to everyday essentials — I just hit my one-year anniversary with macOS on my beloved 2020 MacBook Pro a while ago. So far, my macOS install has successfully survived through two Java courses’ worth of code, some illustrative work on Affinity Designer, a dozen unfinished web apps/projects, and a crap ton of Google Chroming…Apps7 min readApps7 min read
Published in Geek Culture·Jan 11, 2022Member-onlyThe End of Electron is NearSay Hello to Webview and Tauri — Electron (for Those Living Under a Rock) Electron has become one of the most popular cross-platform frameworks over the past few years. It’s about to hit over 100k stars on GitHub, just for reference. The idea behind it is pretty cool to this day: developers create a project in a single codebase that’ll work in any desktop…Programming5 min readProgramming5 min read
Published in Geek Culture·Dec 2, 2021Member-onlyMy List of Awesome (and Free!) Computer Science CoursesProgramming, Algorithms, Machine Learning, and more! — Nowadays, there are a whole lot of resources to get you started in the huge field of Computer Science. There’s so much stuff out there that many people—including me—face choice overload (yep, that’s a thing) when trying to learn something new. This is a huge turn-off for beginners getting into…Computer Science5 min readComputer Science5 min read
Published in Geek Culture·Sep 28, 2021Member-only10 Stupidly Hilarious GitHub ReposWhen programmers get quirky… — 1) Anime-Girls-Holding-Programming-Books Yep, the title says it all. Yep, it's the title image of my article. Yep, it has 7.3k stars on GitHub and counting. What more would you want than your favorite anime waifu holding one of over 100 different programming textbooks? If you want to fire up photoshop and contribute…Programming5 min readProgramming5 min read
Published in Mac O’Clock·Aug 29, 2021Member-onlySupercharge Your MacBook Touch BarYour Touch Bar Becomes Useful, Finally! — What’s With the Touch Bar? Over the years, Apple’s MacBook Pro Touch Bar has gained the notoriety of being “an unneeded feature turning unwanted” (along with the dreaded butterfly keys). And without surprise, I felt the exact same I got a MacBook Pro as my main machine. Despite promising to be a supplement to your…Mac4 min readMac4 min read
Published in Geek Culture·Jul 23, 2021Member-onlyA Mac Developer’s New Best FriendHere’s emmetapp, the next window manager for macOS — I’ve been enjoying my new M1 MacBook Pro a lot recently (pssst if you’re a developer and need help setting yours up, head over to this article I previously wrote!), but there’s still a thing that bugs me to this day… Window management in stock macOS is a nightmare. The Problem I’m…Mac4 min readMac4 min read
Published in codeburst·Mar 28, 2021Member-onlyMy Ultimate M1 Mac Developer Setup(OLD) Homebrew, Node.js, and all the goodies! — NOTE — Please Read! This story was published over a year ago. Since then, the M1 (or Apple Silicon) scene has matured so much to the point that I felt it necessary to rewrite my entire guide. Please refer to my new guide here: My Ultimate Apple Silicon Developer Setup (Updated) Get your new Mac ready for code!medium.com Save yourself from reading my horrible writing from last year…Mac7 min readMac7 min read
Published in codeburst·Feb 28, 2021Member-onlyWhat Makes VSCode so Popular?Visual Studio Code is bae — Visual Studio Code (VSCode) is the most popular development environment, period. If you need proof, here’s the Stack Overflow Survey from 2019, although it would’ve gotten even more popular by today. Like the objective majority, I love VSCode. Before you call me a ‘soydev’, YES, I have gotten my toes…Vscode7 min readVscode7 min read
