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jbenet / simple-git-branching-model.md
Last active June 3, 2026 23:26
a simple git branching model

a simple git branching model (written in 2013)

This is a very simple git workflow. It (and variants) is in use by many people. I settled on it after using it very effectively at Athena. GitHub does something similar; Zach Holman mentioned it in this talk.

Update: Woah, thanks for all the attention. Didn't expect this simple rant to get popular.

@njvack
njvack / convert_db_to_utf8.rb
Created July 30, 2013 13:57
#!/usr/bin/env ruby
require 'rubygems'
require 'mysql2'
Mysql2::Client.default_query_options.merge!(:as => :array)
conn = Mysql2::Client.new(:host => 'localhost', :username => 'user',
:password => 'pw', :database => 'db')
tables = conn.query("SHOW TABLES").map {|row| row[0] }
@don1138
don1138 / font-stacks.css
Last active June 18, 2026 13:36
CSS Modern Font Stacks
/* Modern Font Stacks */
/* System (2026 update) */
font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif;
/* System-Only Minimal 2026 */
font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, sans-serif;
/* System Max Consistency on Modern OS 2026 */
font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", sans-serif;
@madrobby
madrobby / gist:5489174
Created April 30, 2013 14:43
Install Phantom.js on Ubuntu 10.04 and tweak for better rendering quality.
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install libfreetype6 libfreetype6-dev libfontconfig
# /etc/apt/sources.list should contain these:
# deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid multiverse
# deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid multiverse
# deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-updates multiverse
# deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-updates multiverse
sudo echo ttf-mscorefonts-installer msttcorefonts/accepted-mscorefonts-eula select true | sudo debconf-set-selections
@desandro
desandro / require-js-discussion.md
Created January 31, 2013 20:26
Can you help me understand the benefit of require.js?

I'm having trouble understanding the benefit of require.js. Can you help me out? I imagine other developers have a similar interest.

From Require.js - Why AMD:

The AMD format comes from wanting a module format that was better than today's "write a bunch of script tags with implicit dependencies that you have to manually order"

I don't quite understand why this methodology is so bad. The difficult part is that you have to manually order dependencies. But the benefit is that you don't have an additional layer of abstraction.

@lukaskonarovsky
lukaskonarovsky / gist:3924338
Created October 20, 2012 18:58
SSH SOCKS proxy script for OS X inspired by goulas
#!/bin/bash
# add yourself before use to sudoerrs
# Cmnd_Alias PROXY = /usr/sbin/networksetup -setsocksfirewallproxy*
# your_login ALL=NOPASSWD: PROXY
SSH_HOST="somehostname"
PORT=9999 # configured in System Preferences
NET_SERVICE="Wi-Fi" # on MacBook Air
SSH_OPTS="-C2qTnNfD"
@marktheunissen
marktheunissen / pedantically_commented_playbook.yml
Last active May 5, 2026 07:20 — forked from phred/pedantically_commented_playbook.yml
Insanely complete Ansible playbook, showing off all the options
This playbook has been removed as it is now very outdated.
@liamcurry
liamcurry / gist:2597326
Created May 4, 2012 19:56
Vanilla JS vs jQuery

Moving from jQuery

Events

// jQuery
$(document).ready(function() {
  // code
})
@douglasjarquin
douglasjarquin / gist:2208690
Created March 26, 2012 18:58
Amazon RDS Performance Tuning Settings
rds-modify-db-parameter-group {param-group-name} \
--parameters="name=character_set_server, value=utf8, method=pending-reboot" \
--parameters="name=collation_server, value=utf8_general_ci, method=pending-reboot" \
--parameters="name=tmp_table_size, value={DBInstanceClassMemory/16}, method=pending-reboot" \
--parameters="name=max_heap_table_size, value={DBInstanceClassMemory/16}, method=pending-reboot" \
--parameters="name=query_cache_type, value=1, method=pending-reboot" \
--parameters="name=query_cache_size, value=131072, method=pending-reboot" \
--parameters="name=table_open_cache, value=2500, method=pending-reboot" \
--parameters="name=join_buffer_size, value={DBInstanceClassMemory/64}, method=pending-reboot" \
--parameters="name=thread_cache_size, value={DBInstanceClassMemory/12582880}, method=pending-reboot" \