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Published in Geek Culture

·Aug 17, 2022

My 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 Not only is it super outdated at this point, but boy was my writing BAD.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…

Programming

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My Ultimate Apple Silicon Developer Setup
My Ultimate Apple Silicon Developer Setup
Programming

7 min read


Published in Geek Culture

·Jun 20, 2022

6 MORE macOS Utilities That Should Become Real Features

Here 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.

Apps

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6 MORE macOS Utilities That Should Become Real Features
6 MORE macOS Utilities That Should Become Real Features
Apps

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Published in Geek Culture

·May 20, 2022

6 Free macOS Utilities That Should Actually Become Features

From 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…

Apps

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6 Free macOS Utilities That Should Actually Become Features
6 Free macOS Utilities That Should Actually Become Features
Apps

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Published in Geek Culture

·Jan 11, 2022

The End of Electron is Near

Say 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…

Programming

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The End of Electron is Near
The End of Electron is Near
Programming

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Published in Geek Culture

·Dec 2, 2021

My List of Awesome (and Free!) Computer Science Courses

Programming, 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 Science

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My List of Awesome (& Free!) Computer Science Courses
My List of Awesome (& Free!) Computer Science Courses
Computer Science

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Published in Geek Culture

·Sep 28, 2021

10 Stupidly Hilarious GitHub Repos

When 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…

Programming

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10 Stupidly Hilarious GitHub Repos
10 Stupidly Hilarious GitHub Repos
Programming

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Published in Mac O’Clock

·Aug 29, 2021

Supercharge Your MacBook Touch Bar

Your 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…

Mac

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Supercharge Your MacBook Touch Bar
Supercharge Your MacBook Touch Bar
Mac

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Published in Geek Culture

·Jul 23, 2021

A Mac Developer’s New Best Friend

Here’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…

Mac

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A Mac Developer’s New Best Friend
A Mac Developer’s New Best Friend
Mac

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Published in codeburst

·Mar 28, 2021

My 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…

Mac

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My Ultimate M1 Mac Developer Setup
My Ultimate M1 Mac Developer Setup
Mac

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Published in codeburst

·Feb 28, 2021

What 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…

Vscode

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What Makes VSCode so Popular?
What Makes VSCode so Popular?
Vscode

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https://sorichard.com | CS @ Georgia Tech, Class of ’24. Pursuing everything code. Always learning!

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