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Git Submodules basic explanation

Why submodules?

In Git you can add a submodule to a repository. This is basically a repository embedded in your main repository. This can be very useful. A couple of advantages of using submodules:

You can separate the code into different repositories.

Working with ansible-vault

I've been using a lot of Ansible lately and while almost everything has been great, finding a clean way to implement ansible-vault wasn't immediately apparent.

What I decided on was the following: put your secret information into a vars file, reference that vars file from your task, and encrypt the whole vars file using ansible-vault encrypt.

Let's use an example: You're writing an Ansible role and want to encrypt the spoiler for the movie Aliens.

The Ultimate Unit Testing Cheat-sheet

For Mocha, Chai and Sinon

using mocha/chai/sinon for node.js unit-tests? check out my utility: mocha-stirrer to easily reuse test components and mock require dependencies

Sinon Chai
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Mocha

MongoDB Cheat Sheet

Show All Databases

show dbs

Show Current Database

SQL to MongoDB Mapping Chart

SQL to MongoDB Mapping Chart¶

In addition to the charts that follow, you might want to consider the Frequently Asked Questions section for a selection of common questions about MongoDB.

Executables¶

The following table presents the MySQL/Oracle executables and the corresponding MongoDB executables.

Most VPN Services are Terrible

Short version: I strongly do not recommend using any of these providers. You are, of course, free to use whatever you like. My TL;DR advice: Roll your own and use Algo or Streisand. For messaging & voice, use Signal. For increased anonymity, use Tor for desktop (though recognize that doing so may actually put you at greater risk), and Onion Browser for mobile.

This mini-rant came on the heels of an interesting twitter discussion: https://twitter.com/kennwhite/status/591074055018582016

Guide to Add a Feature to a Web App

Intro

This guide is generic in that it does pertain to any particular web framework, e.g., Express.

When the time comes to implement a user story (feature) in a typical web application, following the steps below usually is a good approach to take in most cases...

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