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• Sometimes it just gets flat-out confused and needs to be restarted.
  • :lsp-restart in helix
  • Ctrl + Shift + P and search restart language language server in vscode
• Are you using lamdera? or elm-pages (which uses the lamdera compiler)?
  • Tell your editor to use lamdera as the elm path/command.
  • Try lamdera reset
  • ...you may need to trigger a build afterwards (e.g. by loading site after lamdera live)
  • Try copying ~/.lamdera to ~/.elm (supposedly this will be fixed in a future version)
• Sometimes setting up elm-tooling in the project will work when the global elm tools won't. Don't know why.
• Check logs. Search google and elm channels (below) for errors.

blaix

I like to mirror the process of "going to work" even when I'm working from home. Get dressed. Brush teeth. Etc. and physically move to a dedicated work space. Same for "coming home". And keeping consistent working hours. Basically anything you can do to put a line between "at work" and "at home" in your mind, and and it helps with your kids/family if you have them.

You have to fight the urge to "power through" when you start to get stuck. Since no one is looking over your shoulder it's easy to waste time spinning your wheels. Work on your "ask questions" reflex.

On that note, prefer asking in public channels over DMs. Better chance that you'll get an answer, and it can help others. And it also provides positive pressure to make sure you'll asking the question well, and combats the feeling that you might be bothering someone in particular.

The pomodoro technique is great. Focus on one thing for 25 mins (or any length that works for you) , then take a 5 min break. Physically get out of your chair and look at

blaix

# Everything in ruby is an object which is an instance of a class. Even classes
# themselves are objects that are instances of the class `Class`.

class Dog
end

puts Dog.class # => Class

# When you use the class keyword, you are opening a class to define instance
# methods for any instance of the class:

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module Stomach
  def eat(food)
    @contents ||= []
    @contents << food
  end
  
  def vomit
    @contents.pop
  end
end

blaix

My experience is mostly with server-side web frameworks, so that's how I'll describe it:

1. I start in an "outer" TDD loop:
2. Write a functional test that hits the URL of the feature I'm testing This fails for a silly reason: no route, no template, etc. (scaffolding)
3. I add only the piece of scaffolding that's causing the failure I'm seeing. At this point I'm just dealing with "glue" that the framework provides me.
4. Repeat steps 3 until I hit some logic that isn't solved with simply writing together things the framework gives me.
5. I call a function (or whatever) that doesn't exist yet but named for the logic I'm introducing. My integration test is now failing because it doesn't exist.

blaix

$ tmux --version
tmux: illegal option -- -
usage: tmux [-2CluvV] [-c shell-command] [-f file] [-L socket-name]
            [-S socket-path] [command [flags]]

$ tmux --help
tmux: illegal option -- -
usage: tmux [-2CluvV] [-c shell-command] [-f file] [-L socket-name]
            [-S socket-path] [command [flags]]

blaix

Adventure

An RPG for our entire family.

Requirements

• Use weapons like swords and bows (C), but without hurting or killing (N)
• Gameplay that works for both young (3) and old (10+) kids
• Just enough structure to avoid chaos while still focusing on having fun

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class User:
    def __init__(self, coolness_factor)
        self.coolness_factor = coolness_factor

cool_user = User(coolness_factor=100)
uncool_user = User(coolness_factor=1)

def user_is_cool(user):
    return user.coolness_factor > 50

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class MyClass:
  def __init__(one, two, three):
    self.one = one
    self.two = two
    self.three = three
  
  @classmethod
  def my_factory_method(one, two, three=None):
    if three is None:
      return MyClassWithoutThree(one, two)

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class BaseModel:
  fields = ()
  
  def __init__(self, **data):
    for key, val in data.items():
      setattr(self, key, val)


class MyModel(BaseModel):
  fields = ('field1', 'field2', 'field3')