Alvin Bryan articles - 10 total
Tips to remember latitude and longitude
I like coding maps, but I would always forget how to remember latitude and longitude. I would always...
How ethical alternatives succeed: a Signal case study
Here's a story about the tick that beat the giant with a trick — Smith and Thell, Goliath In...
What’s the problem with metadata?
A friend asked me over the weekend: "What’s wrong with WhatsApp?" If messages are encrypted, what’s...
Weak References in JavaScript
ES6 introduced WeakMaps and WeakSets, which brings weak and strong references to JavaScript, a concep...
Learn about other commands with `tldr`
There are a few reasons that computer terminals scare people (myself included): Movie stereotypes...
Domain records made less weird with `host`
I've been hosting my websites and my domains with different providers for a long time. Same goes for...
Batch-rename files easily with `rename`
I use the rename action in macOS Finder when I need simple operations. For example, changing a file...
Show your files and folders with `tree`
The tree command is an easy way to print files and folder structures. Like you see in a lot of tutori...
Nifty command lines: series intro
I remember when scary terminals became required for web programmers. No more double-clicking index.ht...
Personal website case study
I recently launched my personal website. It took a while and was a slog at times, but I learnt a lot...