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Grab new backup of database

Command: heroku pgbackups:capture --remote production

Response: >>> HEROKU_POSTGRESQL_COLOR_URL (DATABASE_URL) ----backup---> a712

Get url of backup download

Command: heroku pgbackups:url [db_key] --remote production

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Better local require() paths for Node.js

Problem

When the directory structure of your Node.js application (not library!) has some depth, you end up with a lot of annoying relative paths in your require calls like:

const Article = require('../../../../app/models/article');

Those suck for maintenance and they're ugly.

Possible solutions

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Switch from RVM to rbenv:

Get Rid of RVM if it's installed:

rvm implode

Cleanup your .bash_profile/.bashrc/.zshrc file to remove RVM from the path:

You should have something like this left from RVM. Delete it from the file. ``[[ -s "$HOME/.rvm/scripts/rvm" ]] && source "$HOME/.rvm/scripts/rvm"```

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###Sketch trial non stop

Open hosts files:

$ open /private/etc/hosts

Edit the file adding:

127.0.0.1 backend.bohemiancoding.com

127.0.0.1 bohemiancoding.sketch.analytics.s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com

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// === Arrays

var [a, b] = [1, 2];
console.log(a, b);
//=> 1 2


// Use from functions, only select from pattern
var foo = () => [1, 2, 3];

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The Ultimate Unit Testing Cheat-sheet

For Mocha, Chai and Sinon

using mocha/chai/sinon for node.js unit-tests? check out my utility: mocha-stirrer to easily reuse test components and mock require dependencies

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• Sinon Chai
• Chai
• Sinon
• Mocha

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/* 
  ##Device = Desktops
  ##Screen = 1281px to higher resolution desktops
*/

@media (min-width: 1281px) {
  
  //CSS
  

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What forces layout / reflow

All of the below properties or methods, when requested/called in JavaScript, will trigger the browser to synchronously calculate the style and layout*. This is also called reflow or layout thrashing, and is common performance bottleneck.

Element

Box metrics

• elem.offsetLeft, elem.offsetTop, elem.offsetWidth, elem.offsetHeight, elem.offsetParent
• elem.clientLeft, elem.clientTop, elem.clientWidth, elem.clientHeight
• elem.getClientRects(), elem.getBoundingClientRect()

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What forces layout / reflow

All of the below properties or methods, when requested/called in JavaScript, will trigger the browser to synchronously calculate the style and layout*. This is also called reflow or layout thrashing, and is common performance bottleneck.

Element

Box metrics

• elem.offsetLeft, elem.offsetTop, elem.offsetWidth, elem.offsetHeight, elem.offsetParent
• elem.clientLeft, elem.clientTop, elem.clientWidth, elem.clientHeight
• elem.getClientRects(), elem.getBoundingClientRect()

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ExportFusion

ExportFusion is the FusionCharts's all purpose Export product which works across all OS and runtimes. The ExportFusion is primarily a CLI based system for easy exporting of Charts, Dashboards in many different image and data formats (PNG, JPEG, SVG, PDF, CSV, XLS and HTML). ExportFusion also comes packed with many language SDK’S (NodeJS, Python, GO, Java, iOS, Android) for easy integration and support across those technologies.

Below are the major features of the product:

1. Export FusionCharts charts as PNG, JPEG, SVG, PDF, CSV, XLS and HTML files.
2. Exporting of charts is done directly from backend without needing a browser.
3. Multiple charts can be exported simultaneously with minimal configuration.
4. Sharing, Scheduling etc. can be done as exporting is done from backend.