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This is a presentation from 2019-01-21. Summary We want to move away from jQuery in future projects
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The standard way to abort async code is that your function takes a AbortSignal { signal } property. The caller can use...
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Ubuntu has decided to disable PDF processing because ImageMagick and the underlying Ghostscript had several security issues. When your Ghostscript...
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Font Awesome 5 is a comprehensive solution for vector icons on your website. Originally, Font Awesome came as an icon...
In this example we assume that not only the storage gem changes but also the file structure on disc.
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Let's say you have a gem which has the following module: # within the imaginary super gem module SuperClient
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As a web developer, you know Google Analytics (GA). Probably you've dropped the GA snippet into more than one...
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If you want to fill in textareas with multiple lines of text (containing line breaks / new lines) you can use...
To make a local copy of an S3 bucket, I use the s3cmd command line tool. Configure access keys:
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