Emacs Configuration On GitHub
When you have applications, whose configuration is as complex as that of Emacs it’s always a good idea to store that configuration under version control so you can easily share it between multiple ...
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Find out quickly which package provides a certain library with YUM
One of the most dreaded things that you can see while trying to run some application or trying to install an rpm package is a message saying that some required library is missing. Generally this i...
Java type indicators in Eclipse
One of the things that I don’t like about the default Eclipse settings for Java development is that in the package explorer all Java files appear in the same manner(with the same icon). There is no...
Emulate the behaviour of Return+Shift(insert new line) from popular IDEs(IDEA, Eclipse) in Emacs
I’m very fond of the ability to insert a new line below the line I’m currently at, and to position the cursor at the beginning of that new line, offered by most IDEs, such as IntelliJ IDEA and Ecli...
A switch on String idiom for Java
I’ve always been frustrated with the inability to write a switch on String in Java. However the enum type introduced in Java 5.0 somewhat diminishes the issue. Read this excellent article on the s...
The best way to implement the Singleton pattern in Java and Ruby
I haven’t posted anything lately, but I just received my brand new Das Keyboard and now I simply can’t stop typing. Recently I’ve been going through some effective techniques to implement popular d...
A nice zsh prompt
Recently I switched to zsh, after being a bash user for almost 5 years. I was in love with everything in zsh from day one, except one thing – the default prompt. Although zsh ships with several pro...
Using Emacs for Rails development: The perfect setup
Lately, I’ve started digging more and more into Rails, preparing for the start of a Rails powered project. Although there are some IDEs offering decent Rails support (namely RubyMine, NetBeans, Kom...
Das Keyboard
Every professional developer knows how important to the development process the keyboard is, so it is only natural to be on the look for some quality piece of hardware. After a long research in the...
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