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Google Analytics Nginx Proxy

Google PageSpeed Insights flags browser caching of Google Analytics:

Leverage browser caching

Set up a proxy in your Nginx configuration file to address this issue.

Source

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Reformat a bootable USB drive

1. Identify volume

df -h

Output may look something like this:

Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on

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Increase key repeat rate on macOS

Settings: System Preferences » Keyboard » Key Repeat/Delay Until Repeat

Use the commands below to increase the key repeat rate on macOS beyond the possible settings via the user interface. The changes aren't applied until you restart your computer.

Source: https://apple.stackexchange.com/a/83923

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Fasd

Website: https://github.com/clvv/fasd

Usage

Jump to recent directory: z dirname

Jump to recent directory with interactive selection: zz

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Laravel Valet

• https://laravel.com/docs/5.6/valet
• https://github.com/laravel/valet

Tutorials

• https://dotdev.co/laravel-valet-ab9e745dd6f0#.pirp43q8r
• http://learninglaravel.net/the-magic-behind-laravel-valet

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Frontend Performance

Notes & tips

• Reflow (Mozilla) = Layout (Webkit)
• Loading: Layout > Paint > Composition
• Composition is on GPU like translate > skips layout and paint loading cycle
• Aim for 60 FPS
• Only change properties that trigger compositing rather than layout or paint
• Use requestAnimationFrame

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SQL Analyzing Business Metrics

Basics:

• https://gist.github.com/hofmannsven/9164408

Tutorial:

• https://www.codecademy.com/learn/sql-analyzing-business-metrics

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Favicons and more

Favicon

Install imagemagick: brew install imagemagick

Creating the .ico file with multiple sizes:

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Tableau Server

• Website: http://www.tableau.com
• Download: http://www.tableau.com/support/esdalt

REST API

Functionality behind the data sources, projects, workbooks, site users, and sites on a Tableau server.

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Working with October CMS

• Website: https://octobercms.com/
• Docs: https://github.com/octobercms/october
• Developer guide: https://octobercms.com/docs/help/console

Working with Laravel