Albert Arvidsson scmx

Node.js script for detecting inconsistent character images in small-burg-towns-pack Smallburg base pack

Smallburg Base Pack (Smallburg Village Pack)

is a really cool pixel art pack by almostApixel that you can find on itch.io.

I was playing around with the folder of images and started building a little demo that generates a random character in a random state, with random skin, random hair etc.

But then I noticed that some images didn't load. The file paths I were relying on weren't consistent. If I for example randomized an adult character with a dark brown ponytail, then the image wouldn't work

How to write AppleScript JXA JavaScript in Vim or VS Code with TypeScript types

If you have written an AppleScript before, you might have felt the same way as I did, that it was a poor experience to use the Script Editor app, it's barely better than writing the script in any text editor or in a heredoc to run using osascript.

Luckily you could try the JXA variant instead, AppleScript using Javascript. But writing such a file in the Script Editor app is not a better experience sadly.

https://iterm2.com/documentation-dynamic-profiles.html

#!/usr/bin/env node

const fs = require('fs');
const path = require('path');

// Example usage
// 1. Create two nice profiles in iTerm

Example list of first words to use in a git commit title

I like writing well-formed git commits that explain the intention behind why a code change was made.

Check out Chris Beams excellent How to Write a Git Commit Message if you haven't read it.

Anyway, for a project I've been working on I've gathered up 900+ commits that hold up a pretty high quality (except for one 😁). Let's look at some trends about these commits!

Most common first words in commit titles of a project

7 Patterns to Refactor Rails Models 7 years later

You may have read the following excellent blogpost by Brian Helmkamp of CodeClimate. It nicely describes 7 types of objects that can be extracted from models and controllers in a Rails-app.

7 Patterns to Refactor Fat ActiveRecord Models https://codeclimate.com/blog/7-ways-to-decompose-fat-activerecord-models/ Brian Helmkamp on Oct 17, 2012.

Here are my thoughts on it, reading it as an experienced rails developer, 7 years later 😅 👴

Hide your cursor on a web page when it is idle

Great if you're using a web page for some sort of TV Display and don't want the cursor messing things up

document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", () => {
  let idleMouseTimer;
  let forceMouseHide = false;

 document.body.style.cursor = "none";

Simple git + vim setup on Mac OS with bash

Nice defaults

git config --global commit.verbose true
git config --global push.default current

Load up ~/.bashrc on Mac OS bash ~/.bash_profile

How to abbreviate long tech words nicely

Just for fun, I do not recommend using this

Ever heard of I18n? Probably. But do you know what it stands for? Internationalization. There's a few other common ones as well

l10n localization
k8s kubernetes

How to use `<details>` `<summary>` expandable content on GitHub with Markdown

Firstly, what is <details> <summary>?

The HTML Details Element (<details>) creates a disclosure widget in which information is visible only when the widget is toggled into an "open" state. A summary or label can be provided using the <summary> element. https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/details.

	defmodule Marbles do
	def new do
	%{size: 0, current: 0, counter: 0}
	end

	def to_list(state) do
	[]
	\|> do_to_list(state, state.current, state.current)
	\|> Enum.reverse
	end