Joel Lau articles - 10 total
zsh on windows
End Goal To build a terminal environment with: MSYS2 Windows Terminal Winget Zsh Oh My...
Setting Up Git (Windows)
In this post, I will run through how to properly set your Windows machine up for use with GitHub. We...
5 Must-Reads for the Junior Developer
A career as a Software Engineer can be confusing, moreso if you're new. Here are 5 books to help make...
Setting Up a Mac in 2022
System Preferences Disable "Natural" Mouse Scoll Direction System Preferences >...
CSS Specificity
This articles assumes a basic understanding of HTML and CSS Most beginners quickly come to...
Mac in minutes - How I set up new machines
Fresh installations are my guilty pleasure. While I could spend days configuring it to make it my own...
Testing External Systems (TDD)
Software developed seldom works in isolation. Connecting to external systems such as databases and c...
[Angular] Why create local variables in templates?
I'm a newbie trying to pick up some angular when I came across this strange bit of code. <video...
Template strings in documentation?
Are there any tools that can replace tokens for writing ?
Things I wish I knew before Uni
I recently finished studying after what seems like an eternity and entered the working world. Over the years of studying, here are the top things I wish I knew before entering University. The tips here SHOULD apply to other forms of education (bootcamps, self-studying, etc) as well.