In this episode of Syntax, Scott and Wes continue their discussion of fundamentals — Bash, text editors, Regex, Github, Dev tools, and more!

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Show Notes

03:17 - Typing

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07:02 - Bash / Terminal

WSL
What directory am I in?
SSH
How to copy / paste / remove files and folders
z
Nice prompt (ZSH or fish)
Know how to get out of VIM/VI and how to use it for fast editing
Know how to make an alias

13:19 - Text editors

Command Palette
Keyboard shortcuts (just look them up!)
Click through to source
Multiple cursors
Find/replace master
Find and replace across files

18:37 - Regex

22:03 - OS Basics

Switching apps
Unzipping
File organization
Searching for/in files

28:50 - Googling

Learn how to google well
What words to use and what not to
Basic operators “-”, ",
Use Reddit: for opinions
Add dates - example: Library has been out for 6 months, and you can filter out

33:08 - Navigating GitHub

Explore for finding interesting projects and creators
Know how to clone a repo
Create repo and push to it
https://octolinker.now.sh/ to click through to files
Use Octotree to navigate

36:20 - Navigating source

View source
Where to start in a repo (ie the entrance to a project)
Most code repos are easier to read and understand than you give yourself credit for - it will improve your code reading and parsing skills
Access to the minds of other developers

37:31 - Knowing how to pick the right dev tools pane

Is it network based?
Does it happen once you click something?
Toggling CSS on/off
When console logging makes sense vs using a better tool

Links

TypingTest.com
Wes’ Command Line Power User
Karabiner
BetterTouchTool
Alfred

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