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Pyenv will allow you to switch to different versions of python locally (much like nvm for node.js or jenv for java)

Install pyenv

brew install pyenv
brew install xz

Add this to your ~/.zshrc

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Sign git commits with GPG

1. For macOS, brew install gnupg

2. Follow instructions here https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/project/repository/signed_commits/gpg.html

3. Your .gitconfig should look like this:

[user]

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npm i @mapbox/polyline

npm i -D @types/mapbox__polyline

import * as polyline from '@mapbox/polyline';

/**
* coords is encoded using the Google Maps algorithm for polyline encoding. See
* https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/utilities/polylinealgorithm
* Use this for decoding https://www.npmjs.com/package/@mapbox/polyline

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Typescript: Convert current date object to UTC string using the 'date-fns-tz' library

// npm i date-fns-tz

import { utcToZonedTime, format as utcFormat } from 'date-fns-tz'

const main = async (): Promise<void> => {
  const dateInUtc: Date = utcToZonedTime(new Date(), 'UTC')
 const formattedDateInUTC = utcFormat(dateInUtc, 'yyyy-MM-dd\'T\'HH:mm:ss\'Z\'', { timeZone: 'UTC' })

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branch prefix	desc	touches prod code
+:refs/heads/(feature/*)	add new feature	Y
+:refs/heads/(fix/), +:refs/heads/(hotfix/)	bug fix	Y
+:refs/heads/(refactor/*)	change code.e.g. renaming a variable	Y
+:refs/heads/(docs/*)	changes to docs	N
+:refs/heads/(style/*)	formatting, missing semi colons	N
+:refs/heads/(test/*)	adding missing tests, refactoring tests	N
+:refs/heads/(chore/*)	updating build scripts	N

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The importance of dependency injection

Say you have a class named AbcClass.

If AbcClass depends on AnotherClass, and AnotherClass eventually needs to make a network call (e.g. to S3, Databse, GIS, some other party), then don't instantiate AnotherClass inside AbcClass. AnotherClass should be injected into the constructor of AbcClass.

Why? Here's the reason why:

Say AnotherClass is instantiated inside AbcClass. When you write a test for AbcClass, AnotherClass will inevitably make a network call.

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Typescript: Find an item from one list to another

Version 1: the imperative approach

type Item = {
  id: string
  name: string
}

const items1: Item[] = [

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Typescript: Basic auth (username/password) with Axios

// npm install axios

import axios, { AxiosInstance } from 'axios'

const axiosInstance: AxiosInstance = axios.create({
  baseURL: 'https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com',
 timeout: 3000,

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Typescript: Date comparison using date-fns

import { compareAsc, parseISO } from 'date-fns';

type UltraMarathoner = {
  id: string;
  name: string;
  finishTime: string;
};

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Typescript: How to parse a unix epoch date using date-fns library

  // npm install date-fns date-fns-tz
  
  import { fromUnixTime, } from 'date-fns';
  import { utcToZonedTime, format as utcFormat } from 'date-fns-tz';

  // Unix epoch timestamp is a string in milliseconds in UTC
  const unixTimestampString = '1692761130000'; // 2023-08-23 03:25:30.000Z