Chapter 3 - The Basic Tools
Every craftsman starts his or her journey with a basic set of good quality tools
Discussion: What are your tools?
Tools become conduits from the craftsman's brain to the finished product - they have become extensions of his or her hands
Always be on the lookout for better ways of doing things
Tip 20: Keep Knowledge in plain text
JP: plain text doesn't become obsolete - as opposed to binary. this seems obvious. this is mostly about readability
Tip 21: Use the power of command shells
JP: you can do everything in the shell that you do using the GUI: launch apps, browsers; search files; touch, mkdir, rm -rf. basically i need to get better at this. touch newfile.rb is faster than right click > new file > newfile.rb > carriage return
Tip 22: use a single editor well
JP: fuck IDE's, VIM all the way, baby!!! I no longer rely on auto complete and it's amazing. The editor is an extension to your hand
Tip 23: Always use source code control
JP: the front end devs at my job don't check their files into git and it blows my mind.
Tip 24: Fix the problem, not the blame
JP: "it doesn't really matter whether the bug is your fault or someone else's. it is still your problem". suck it up!
- John: There is no User Error - The design of everyday things. - Industrial deaths.
Tip 25: Don't panic when debugging
JP: don't waste energy denying that a bug is possible. clearly, it is. just breathe
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