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Problem: Have you ever downloaded someones project and ran into python versioning issues? Solution: You need to pin the python version for every project How? pyenv will recognize a .python-version file and use the python version that you pinned for your project, directory or system. This is massively useful when working across different machines and…

I worked on Outstandem for 10 years and it’s time to say goodbye. When I was looking for my first real job in 2012, I kept every application in an excel sheet. Every stage in the interview process was tracked in Excel but I knew it could all be better. Every time my career counselor…

Basics tabstop – amount to indent when using <Tab> shiftwidth – amount to indent when using ‘>’ or ‘<‘ expandtab – always insert spaces at the amount of tabstop set tabstop=4 set shiftwidth=4 set expandtab   How to change tab size based on filetype setting it inline make sure there are no spaces between the…

Sometimes your roommate spills water on your computer for a second time. Why would I upload .bash_profile to github? If you keep your config files uploaded to github, you can avoid having to recreate your dotfiles like .bash_profile every time you need to set up a new computer. For most people, setting up a new computer…

Sometimes your computer explodes. Sometimes your roommate spills water on it. If you keep your config files uploaded to github/gitlab, you can avoid recreating your dotfiles (.vimrc, .bash_profile, .sh, .zshrc) and reconfiguring every laptop and virtual machine you encounter. * this is assuming you have already version controlled your configs (examples: bash, vim) Step 1: Upload…