Jaid

ESLint rules

The ESM standard is considered stable in NodeJS and well supported by a lot of modern JavaScript tools.

ESLint does a good job validating and fixing ESM code (as long as you don't use top-level await, coming in ESLint v8). Make sure to enable the latest ECMA features in the ESLint config.

• .eslint.json

{

sasha7

const I = x => x;
const K = x => y => x;
const A = f => x => f(x);
const T = x => f => f(x);
const W = f => x => f(x)(x);
const C = f => y => x => f(x)(y);
const B = f => g => x => f(g(x));
const S = f => g => x => f(x)(g(x));
const P = f => g => x => y => f(g(x))(g(y));
const Y = f => (g => g(g))(g => f(x => g(g)(x)));

sasha7

Useful Spacemacs commands

• SPC q q - quit
• SPC w / - split window vertically
• SPC w - - split window horizontally
• SPC 1 - switch to window 1
• SPC 2 - switch to window 2
• SPC w c - delete current window
• SPC TAB - switch to previous buffer
• SPC b b - switch buffers

sasha7

tmux shortcuts & cheatsheet

start new:

tmux

start new with session name:

tmux new -s myname

csswizardry

Vim without NERD tree or CtrlP

I used to use NERD tree for quite a while, then switched to CtrlP for something a little more lightweight. My setup now includes zero file browser or tree view, and instead uses native Vim fuzzy search and auto-directory switching.

Fuzzy Search

There is a super sweet feature in Vim whereby you can fuzzy find your files using **/*, e.g.:

:vs **/*<partial file name><Tab>

vlucas

'use strict';

const crypto = require('crypto');

const ENCRYPTION_KEY = process.env.ENCRYPTION_KEY; // Must be 256 bits (32 characters)
const IV_LENGTH = 16; // For AES, this is always 16

function encrypt(text) {
 let iv = crypto.randomBytes(IV_LENGTH);
 let cipher = crypto.createCipheriv('aes-256-cbc', Buffer.from(ENCRYPTION_KEY), iv);

yossorion

What I Wish I'd Known About Equity Before Joining A Unicorn

Disclaimer: This piece is written anonymously. The names of a few particular companies are mentioned, but as common examples only.

This is a short write-up on things that I wish I'd known and considered before joining a private company (aka startup, aka unicorn in some cases). I'm not trying to make the case that you should never join a private company, but the power imbalance between founder and employee is extreme, and that potential candidates would

joepie91

Not all random values are created equal - for security-related code, you need a specific kind of random value.

A summary of this article, if you don't want to read the entire thing:

• Don't use Math.random(). There are extremely few cases where Math.random() is the right answer. Don't use it, unless you've read this entire article, and determined that it's necessary for your case.
• Don't use crypto.getRandomBytes directly. While it's a CSPRNG, it's easy to bias the result when 'transforming' it, such that the output becomes more predictable.
• If you want to generate random tokens or API keys: Use uuid, specifically the uuid.v4() method. Avoid node-uuid - it's not the same package, and doesn't produce reliably secure random values.
• If you want to generate random numbers in a range: Use random-number-csprng.

You should seriously consider reading the entire article, though - it's

robwormald

If you're using SystemJS in the browser, you'll want to update your System config to point at the bundles, if you're not already.

System.config({
  //use typescript for simple compilation (no typechecking)
  //transpiler: 'typescript',
  //typescript compiler options
  //typescriptOptions: {
    //emitDecoratorMetadata: true
  //},

burningTyger

How To Install Moodle via git with Postgres, Nginx and PHP on an Ubuntu 16.04 VPS

Introduction

Moodle is a common online learning platform used in many educational settings around the world. This tutorial aims at giving admins a solid and speedy foundation for serving moodle to a small to medium sized institution. The setup focuses on simple maintenance and fast updates.

Prerequisites

• Create a small droplet with Ubuntu 16.04 (64Bit is great)
• Follow the tutorial on setting up Ubuntu 16.04
• git should be installed by default