Notes to Self
Join me as I share insights from my business and side-projects. Each post is a humble reminder to myself that there’s always more to learn.
I still love Fish, but I've updated my setup quite a bit since my original post. The big changes? I switched to Ghostty as my terminal and I'm using Starship for my prompt now. Here's how it all works together.
November 26, 2025 · 7 min read
Maintaining test data feels like a drag? Learn how we used a single set of JSON fixtures across Cypress, Vitest, and Mockoon to reduce duplication, speed up development, and ensure consistency in a frontend development and testing workflow.
November 19, 2025 · 7 min read
Ever wondered why your Docker build is so slow on CI, while it is reasonably fast on your local machine? Chances are it is slow on CI because layer caching is not working as it should. Let's fix that and get fast(er) builds!
October 13, 2025 · 7 min read
Leverage a simple GitLab CI pipeline for a solid, automated way of deploying your web app to Google Cloud Run. With transient Review App for each Merge Request!
October 7, 2025 · 17 min read
Tired of your Mac’s Downloads folder not syncing with iCloud Drive? Learn how to seamlessly sync your Downloads across all your Apple devices - Mac, iPhone, and iPad - using a simple symlink trick. Step-by-step guide.
September 13, 2025 · 4 min read
Hate prefixing ruby commands with `bundle exec`? Run your ruby CLI tools without `bundle exec` thanks to the power of binstubs.
August 21, 2025 · 5 min read
Copy to Clipboard async (think from a Promise like fetch returns) using Clipboard API, working in Chrome, Safari and Firefox.
June 30, 2024 · 4 min read
Switching from rbenv to asdf for managing my Ruby installations, and start using asdf for managing Node.js and Python runtimes.
June 30, 2024 · 4 min read
My shell of choice is Fish, and here's my basic setup, including setting the locale to English for Terminal, while my main system language is German.
June 22, 2024 · 3 min read
Safari support the Clipboard API, but only when directly triggered by a user interaction. You can't write to the Clipboard in an async context. Or can you?
May 20, 2024 · 3 min read