Max Shen articles - 16 total
You might be overusing Vim visual mode 🤯
When I started learning Vim few years ago, I read through a lot of blog posts and watched a lot of...
Half year reflections on building my first SaaS
It's been around a half year since I started building my dream productivity app, Flowmodor. I think...
How I grew my open-source project to 1k stars 🌟
Recently, my open-source Neovim plugin hardtime.nvim reached 1k stars on GitHub! I think it's a...
3 Vim commands for blazingly fast navigation between brackets ⚡
There are often lots of brackets within a programming file. Therefore the efficiency of navigating...
Understand OAuth 2.0 code grant flow 🔐
If you're building a web application that uses a third-party API, you're likely using the OAuth 2.0...
Tailwind CSS under the hood
Tailwind CSS defines itself on its official site as: A utility-first CSS framework packed with...
5 things to do during Pomodoro break without electronic devices
When practicing productivity techniques like the Pomodoro or Flowmodoro methods, it's easy to dismiss...
Why pomodoro doesn't work? Try this alternative 🍅
What's Pomodoro The Pomodoro Technique, developed by Francesco Cirillo, is a time...
Run cron job free with GitHub Action 💸
Cron jobs are useful for setting up automated tasks that run periodically. While several services...
Understand cron job expression in 3 minutes ⏰
What is cron jobs? Cron jobs are scheduled jobs that run periodically at certain times,...
How I fixed GitHub's repo traffic insights 🛠️ 📊
Start of the journey If you are a developer sharing projects on GitHub, you are probably...
Build a Neovim plugin in Lua 🌙
TL;DR In this article, you'll learn how to develop a Neovim plugin in Lua, understand the...
Setup Next.js with Airbnb ESLint, Prettier, TypeScript and Tailwind CSS
In this tutorial you'll learn how to setup a Next.js project with Airbnb ESLint, Prettier, Typescript...
Build your modern Neovim config in Lua
In this tutorial you'll learn how to build and structure your modern Neovim config in Lua. I'll go...
Practical Vim command workflow
There are many commands in Vim, which means that you can achieve a same goal with many approaches....
Essential Vim commands for efficient text editing
In this tutorial, I'll cover the basic commands that you need to know to work in Vim efficiently. I...