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To get Docker completions for the Fish shell, all you need to run is:
docker completion fish > ~/.config/fish/completions/docker.fish
This will not only give you completions for every command, but also completions on containers.
To install the latest version of Clojure on MacOS, you first need to install Java, after which you can install Clojure.
To install Java, I use Temurin and pick the latest LTS (Long-Term Support) version.
Assuming you already have Homebrew:
brew install temurin
brew install clojure/tools/clojure
This will also install rlwrap which makes sure that you can use the arrow keys in the REPL.
I also use neil for some common aliases, for example, to create a new project.
brew install babashka/brew/neil
Now you can run the neil new command to create a new Clojure repository.
If you want a seamless copy/paste experience on Neovim in WSL there is a newly recommended method for doing so, without having to install extra software.
Paste the following Lua snippet in your configuration and "+y to yank
the selected text into your global register. Similarly, use "+p to paste.
if vim.fn.has "wsl" == 1 then
vim.g.clipboard = {
name = "WslClipboard",
copy = {
["+"] = "clip.exe",
["*"] = "clip.exe",
},
paste = {
["+"] = 'powershell.exe -c [Console]::Out.Write($(Get-Clipboard -Raw).tostring().replace("`r", ""))',
["*"] = 'powershell.exe -c [Console]::Out.Write($(Get-Clipboard -Raw).tostring().replace("`r", ""))',
},
cache_enabled = 0,
}
end
With WSL, Windows can be a great developer experience. The one thing which I did find lacking, especially when moving around in Vim, is that the maxixmum key repeat rate in the configuration panel is too slow.
I was able to fix that with the following settings in Regedit:
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Accessibility\Keyboard Response]
"AutoRepeatDelay"="240"
"AutoRepeatRate"="12"
"DelayBeforeAcceptance"="0"
"Flags"="59"
"BounceTime"="0"
You have to login and out again for it to take effect.
I’m using Ubuntu for my development environment, and Ubuntu does not have the latest Neovim in their repository.
That’s why I choose to install the last version by source. The steps I take are:
wget https://github.com/neovim/neovim/releases/download/v0.9.1/nvim-linux64.tar.gz
tar xfz nvim-linux64.tar.gz
sudo mv nvim-linux64 /opt/nvim
Now you have to make sure that /opt/nvim/bin is part of your path. If you are
smart, and using the Fish shell, add this to your Fish config.
fish_add_path -aP /opt/nvim/bin
If you are on Bash:
export PATH=/opt/nvim/bin:$PATH
Enjoy your latest version of Neovim!
I’m using Alacritty as my terminal of choice on Ubuntu (Pop!OS). When installed manually, it does not work with the hotkey of Pop!OS because you can’t set it as the default terminal.
For that to work, you have to manually add it as an alternative and set it:
sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/x-terminal-emulator x-terminal-emulator $(which alacritty) 50
sudo update-alternatives --config x-terminal-emulator
I’m using Berkeley Mono as my font, which is beautiful, but doesn’t have all the glyphs I need for my terminal and editor.
The glyphs I need are part of Nerd Fonts. This is the command I run to patch Berkeley Mono with the use of Docker:
docker run --rm \
-v /tmp/berkeley-mono/origin:/in \
-v /tmp/berkeley-mono/patched:/out \
nerdfonts/patcher \
--progressbars \
--mono \
--adjust-line-height \
--fontawesome \
--fontawesomeextension \
--fontlogos \
--octicons \
--codicons \
--powersymbols \
--pomicons \
--powerline \
--powerlineextra \
--material \
--weather
I found the above command in this blog post from Serhat Teker: Patching Fonts with Docker.
I’m exploring the world of Machine Learning, and in that world, Python is king.
Since it had been a decade since I worked with the language, I had to set up a good development environment, starting with installing Python.
For system-wide Python, I resort to my trusty asdf version manager. It’s a great tool that allows me to install multiple versions of Python and switch between them easily.
I also want pyright and black installed with each Python installation, so I first create a file in my home directory called .default-python-packages with the following contents:
pyright
black
Then I run the following commands to install the plugin, install Python 3.11.4, and set it as the default:
asdf plugin add python
asdf install python 3.11.4
asdf global python 3.11.4
This manages my global Python installation, which I use for standalone scripts.
However, I need to set up a virtual environment to work on a project with dependencies. For that, I use a new tool called Rye. Rye manages everything, including the Python version – so I won’t use asdf for that.
After installing Rye, I can create a new virtual environment with the following:
rye init my-project
This will create a new directory called my-project with a rye.toml file in it. This file contains the Python version and the default packages to install. I can add more packages to it, like langchain:
cd my-project
rye add langchain
This only adds the dependency but does not install it. For that, we need to run rye sync.
That’s it! Now we have ASDF for our global Python and Rye for our projects in Python. Enjoy!
I would always deprioritize sleep, stay up late, wake up early. And honestly, it was one of the most stupid things I did.
These days I make sure to get at least 7 hours of sleep. So that’s for the duration of sleep, doesn’t say much on the quality though.
So for quality I have this simple 3, 2, 1 rule:
I’ve been doing this for a while now and it significantly improved my sleep quality. I wake up more rested and I’m more productive during the day.
Fish shell is my shell of choice and having it setup as default on the Mac requires some extra steps.
When homebrew is installed, run brew install fish.
After that, edit /etc/shells and add fish to it:
# sudo edit /etc/shells
Add the bottom of the file add:
/opt/homebrew/bin/fish
Then set the shell as default with:
chsh -s /opt/homebrew/bin/fish
It does require logging again to be activated.