From 7d80fd1698de5872a13a26bdcfdef269391c86cc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ayo Date: Tue, 23 May 2023 11:50:29 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] new draft --- ...template.md => YYYY-MM-DD-blog-template.md | 2 +- _drafts/2023-03-23-no-tracking.md | 9 ++------- _drafts/2023-05-22-holding-off-rewrite.md | 2 +- _drafts/2023-05-23-mind-numbing-refactors.md | 20 +++++++++++++++++++ 4 files changed, 24 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-) rename _posts/YYYY-MM-DD-blog-template.md => YYYY-MM-DD-blog-template.md (88%) create mode 100644 _drafts/2023-05-23-mind-numbing-refactors.md diff --git a/_posts/YYYY-MM-DD-blog-template.md b/YYYY-MM-DD-blog-template.md similarity index 88% rename from _posts/YYYY-MM-DD-blog-template.md rename to YYYY-MM-DD-blog-template.md index 0121a55..0edec75 100644 --- a/_posts/YYYY-MM-DD-blog-template.md +++ b/YYYY-MM-DD-blog-template.md @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ --- published: false title: "Blog Title" -permalink: /permanent-link/ +permalink: /:title/ description: "A description of the blog" category: technology / productivity / personal / motivational / entertaining --- diff --git a/_drafts/2023-03-23-no-tracking.md b/_drafts/2023-03-23-no-tracking.md index 2a67bc2..34a836a 100644 --- a/_drafts/2023-03-23-no-tracking.md +++ b/_drafts/2023-03-23-no-tracking.md @@ -1,17 +1,12 @@ --- published: true -title: "Why I Stopped Tracking Traffic on My Blog" +title: "Why I Stopped Tracking Traffic on My Personal Sites" permalink: /no-tracking/ description: "I was never happy about being tracked, why should I do that to others?" category: personal --- - +Recently, I deleted all the scripts on my personal site that use cookies to track visitors. Back in 2021, I deleted my Facebook account that had thousands of connections, and created a new one just for closest family members and friends. diff --git a/_drafts/2023-05-22-holding-off-rewrite.md b/_drafts/2023-05-22-holding-off-rewrite.md index a96f1db..69e1123 100644 --- a/_drafts/2023-05-22-holding-off-rewrite.md +++ b/_drafts/2023-05-22-holding-off-rewrite.md @@ -1,8 +1,8 @@ --- title: "Seriously Holding Off this Blog's Rewrite to Focus on Content" -permalink: /holding-off-rewrite/ description: "Have you ever heard the joke about the web developer who also has a blog? I'm that web developer." category: projects +permalink: /:title/ --- The thing about being a web developer and maintaining a personal blog is that you often feel the need to improve the site--even more often than actually writing content. This has become common joke in the tech world. diff --git a/_drafts/2023-05-23-mind-numbing-refactors.md b/_drafts/2023-05-23-mind-numbing-refactors.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..ac2305b --- /dev/null +++ b/_drafts/2023-05-23-mind-numbing-refactors.md @@ -0,0 +1,20 @@ +--- +title: "Mind-Numbing Refactors" +description: "A description of the blog" +category: technology +permalink: /:title/ +--- + +Currently, I'm re-running all the e2e tests we've written for a frontend project after I fixed the obvious stuff and all the unit tests look stable. Green checks pop-up one at a time to reassure that the application behaviors are still working as expected. + +I sigh in relief. I just wrestled with modules after modules with spaghetti imports, and now my current branch has **497 files changed**. + +While waiting for the run to finish, I have some time to breathe after this gigantic task I've taken up to myself: organize a codebase that didn't follow any style guide or rules for the structure. Not something I wake up and look forward to do, but it is necessary when joining a project in the middle of its life and you reach a point of confidence degradation. + +Okay, now the tests are done. All passed, all green checks. I just have to make sure the branch is synced with the development branch... and, voila! More things to fix due to another [PR](https://thecodebytes.com/what-is-a-pr-pull-request-in-software-development/) we merged recently. + +I kind of expected this. Big changes are always difficult, and in this blog I will write the reasons that make it so... (after I fix the merge conflicts. 🥲) + +## This Could Have Been Avoided + +All the serious development teams understand the necessity of having an agreement for how to work. \ No newline at end of file