dsyme

Quick notes on a rant

Some examples related to my tweet rant https://twitter.com/dsymetweets/status/1294276915260522496

1. Implicitly discarding information is so 20th Century

In project programming this hit me this week with a bug:

jgold6

* Reducing executable size: 
http://developer.xamarin.com/guides/cross-platform/deployment,_testing,_and_metrics/memory_perf_best_practices/#Reducing_Executable_Size

* Use the linker (iOS [1],  Android [2]) to remove unnecessary code from your assemblies
[1] https://developer.xamarin.com/guides/ios/advanced_topics/linker
[2] https://developer.xamarin.com/guides/android/advanced_topics/linking

* Reference third-party libraries judiciously

* Applying constraints to generics may reduce app size, since less code would need to be included (haven’t verified this)

webartoli

// file:   keybindings.json
// path:   AppData\Roaming\Code\User
// Author: Claudio Bartoli
// Mail:   claudio@barto.li

// --------------------------------------------
// Resharper 9 Default Keymap - IntelliJ Scheme
// --------------------------------------------
[
	{ "key": "ctrl+d",                     "command": "editor.action.copyLinesDownAction",

mikestreety

// Define gulp before we start
var gulp = require('gulp');

// Define Sass and the autoprefixer
var sass = require('gulp-sass');
var prefix = require('gulp-autoprefixer');

// This is an object which defines paths for the styles.
// Can add paths for javascript or images for example
// The folder, files to look for and destination are all required for sass

ilyapalkin

	/// <summary>
	/// Type mapping api
	/// </summary>
	public interface IMapper
	{
		/// <summary>
		/// Maps the specified source type instance to destination type instance.
		/// </summary>
		/// <typeparam name="TSource">Source type.</typeparam>
		/// <typeparam name="TDestination">Destination type.</typeparam>

gnarf

Install

Either copy the aliases from the .gitconfig or run the commands in add-pr-alias.sh

Usage

Easily checkout local copies of pull requests from remotes:

• git pr 4 - creates local branch pr/4 from the github upstream(if it exists) or origin remote and checks it out
• git pr 4 someremote - creates local branch pr/4 from someremote remote and checks it out

jacobtoye

using System;
using CrossUI.Touch.Dialog.Elements;
using System.Drawing;
using MonoTouch.UIKit;
using MonoTouch.Foundation;
using CrossUI.Touch.Dialog;

/// <summary>
/// Multiline entry element.
/// </summary>

mkchandler

1. Download SourceGear DiffMerge: http://sourcegear.com/diffmerge/index.html

2. Add the following to your global .gitconfig file:

    [diff]
        tool = DiffMerge
    [difftool "DiffMerge"]
        cmd = 'C:/Program Files/SourceGear/Common/DiffMerge/sgdm.exe' "$LOCAL" "$REMOTE"
    [merge]
   

tool = DiffMerge

nicwise

//MIT license

public static UIImage ScaleImage(UIImage image, int maxSize)
{

    UIImage res;

    using (CGImage imageRef = image.CGImage)
    {
        CGImageAlphaInfo alphaInfo = imageRef.AlphaInfo;