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Git push.default setup

Pushing a new branch to a repository’s remote often requires two attempts by the scatterbrained developer, but there is help in push.autoSetupRemote.

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Automatically load workspace when starting VSCode

Workspaces are a great feature in VSCode. But they have their issues. For instance starting VSCode in a folder will not automatically load the workspace file. This can be annoying if you have a workspace file in the folder and you want to open it directly.

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How to delete all files ignored by Git

The .gitignore file in a Git repository serves as a configuration file that specifies files and directories that Git should — as the name implies — ignore. When Git encounters a file or directory listed in .gitignore, it automatically excludes them from being tracked, preventing them from showing up in commands like git status and git add.

Setting up highlighted notes in GitHub Markdown

Highlighting blockquotes in GitHub Markdown format

GitHub recently introduced an innovative feature for Markdown documents that allows users to highlight “Note”, “Warning”, and other notification blocks more effectively. An enhancement useful for developers who want to draw attention to important information in their documentation or discussions.

Twitter as imagined by DALL-E (disclaimer: the prompt might have been passive agressive)

Erasing ~2 decades of Twitter

A while back (about 15 months ago), I stopped using Twitter. At first, I thought I might delete my account, but then I realized that somewhere along the lines, Twitter has begun to enforce a “you have to have an account to watch this content” rule.

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