January 2011
4 posts
1 tag
Conditional Hash Initialization Style
We all run into situations where we want to initialize a hash, conditionally set some values, and then return it. I’ve often struggled to find a style that I’m fully satisfied with.
Consider the following:
I would much prefer to express that like this:
Thoughts? What would you prefer?
December 2010
3 posts
Please! Standard Keyboard Shortcuts for Web...
To their credit there are a few sites out there who have already figured this out.
But, like myself, there are a lot of users who prefer to use the keyboard as much as possible and find reaching for the mouse annoying.
UI people, please consider the following as a standard for keyboard navigation:
j - Next Item
k - Previous Item
- Goto Item
l - Next Page
h - Previous Page
/ - Focus on...
Tip: Ignoring Aliases In Bash
Let’s say you have the following alias:
ls='ls -laFh'
And, you want to just call ‘ls’ by itself…
Just lead the command with a ‘\’ to bypass the alias.
\ls
That will give you the naked ‘ls’ command.
(via nixCraft)