Google Scripting Engine
Just found out Google has scripting built into its apps, which is used to manipulate Email and Drive. It’s called AppsScript
Install npm packages directly from a github repo
The above installs a node package from github into your node_modules folder and automatically adds the dependency to your package.json!
Facebook is now using MQTT
Recently I discovered Facebook is now using MQTT, the IoT protocol in its Messenger and Instagram app in an effort to lower battery usage. From IBM (https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/community/blogs/mobileblog/entry/why_facebook_is_using_mqtt_on_mobile?lang=en) Why Facebook is using MQTT on mobile We can all relate to the concept…
Temporarily ignore a file in git
To ignore a file [cc] git update-index –assume-unchanged file.to.ignore [/cc] To undo [cc] git update-index –no-assume-unchanged file.to.ignore [/cc] Alternatives: [cci lang]git stash[/cci], [cci lang].gitignore[/cci], but I need to keep the file in the working copy, and not touch the gitignore…
Style WP-Forms as material
Modify wpform’s css to use the following css, or add to your custom css
Javascript idioms
From Zoltan Kochan, author of pnpm Double exclamation Prefixing anything with !! converts it to a boolean. var foo = 0 console.log(!!foo) //> false Essentially it is a shorter way to write Boolean(foo). Converting arguments to array The arguments object can be used to…
RabbitMQ REST API
There’s a little known REST API built into RabbitMQ, accessible via the management plugin. Its methods are as follows: GET PUT DELETE POST Path Description X /api/overview Various random bits of information that describe the whole system. X X /api/cluster-name…
Automatically complete a line in Visual Studio
Just discovered that Shift+Enter magically completes a line for you. For example, you can type String Hello = “Hello world Then Press Shift + Enter, you’ll have String Hello = “Hello world”; | (cursor waiting on the next line)
Difference between LINQ and lambda expression
I have stuck at this field for a long time. Today it suddenly becomes clear to me: LINQ and lambda expressions are to very different things (though they complements each other on many occasions). Lambda expression Lambda expression, to sum…
“Path not found” with subst
The subst help display this Associates a path with a drive letter. SUBST [drive1: [drive2:]path] SUBST drive1: /D drive1: Specifies a virtual drive to which you want to assign a path. [drive2:]path Specifies a physical drive and path you want…