vcarl

I bundled these up into groups and wrote some thoughts about why I ask them!

If these helped you, I'd love to hear about it!! I'm on twitter @vcarl_ or send me an email carl.vitullo@gmail.com

Onboarding and the workplace

https://blog.vcarl.com/interview-questions-onboarding-workplace/

• How long will it take to deploy my first change? To become productive? To understand the codebase?
• What kind of equipment will I be provided? Will the company pay/reimburse me if I want something specific?

chadmayfield

#!/bin/bash
git clone https://github.com/hashcat/hashcat.git
mkdir -p hashcat/deps
git clone https://github.com/KhronosGroup/OpenCL-Headers.git hashcat/deps/OpenCL
cd hashcat/ && make
./hashcat --version
./hashcat -b -D 1,2
./example0.sh

giannisp

After automatically updating Postgres to 9.6.1 via Homebrew, the pg_ctl start command didn't work.
The error was something like "database files are incompatible with server".

Database files have to be updated before starting the server, here are the steps that had to be followed:

# need to have both 9.6.1 and latest 9.5.x installed, and keep 9.6.1 as default
brew unlink postgresql
brew install postgresql95
brew unlink postgresql95
brew link postgresql

garybernhardt

This document has moved!

It's now here, in The Programmer's Compendium. The content is the same as before, but being part of the compendium means that it's actively maintained.

chbrown

First, check your current config (example output in homebrew.mxcl.postgresql.plist.xml lower down in this gist):

cat ~/Library/LaunchAgents/homebrew.mxcl.postgresql.plist

Most importantly, note the -D /usr/local/var/postgres argument.

Second, shut down your current PostgreSQL.

launchctl unload ~/Library/LaunchAgents/homebrew.mxcl.postgresql.plist

pdincau

Run tests:

    mix test

Run single test file:

    mix test path/to/file
    
Run single test:

luopio

module PaymillSupport

  def get_payment_token
    # Simulate the JavaScript bridge we would use in production
    params = {
      'transaction.mode'        => 'CONNECTOR_TEST',
      'channel.id'              => Rails.configuration.paymill_public_key,
      'jsonPFunction'           => 'function',
      'account.number'          => '4111111111111111',
      'account.expiry.month'    => 1.year.from_now.month,

mmasashi

RSpec::Matchers.define :terminate do |code|
  actual = nil

  def supports_block_expectations?
    true
  end

  match do |block|
    begin
      block.call

elfassy

#=Navigating=
    visit('/projects')
    visit(post_comments_path(post))

#=Clicking links and buttons=
    click_link('id-of-link')
    click_link('Link Text')
    click_button('Save')
    click('Link Text') # Click either a link or a button
    click_on('Button Value')

rklemme

#!/usr/bin/ruby -w

module Foo
  module Foo4Class
    def reset_instance_count
      @instance_count = 0
    end

    def new(*a, &b)
      super.tap { @instance_count += 1 }