git merge vs. git rebase

There’s a lot of confusion between git merge and git rebase even among seasoned users of git.  “An Introduction to Git Merge and Git Rebase: What They Do and When to Use Them” is a great article explaining the pros and cons of each, and when and why using each of this is better.

While I understand it a lot better now, I still much prefer the merge approach.  It’s simpler and less dangerous, and maintains the full history.  This might get noisy at times, but works as a last resort when trying to understand what was going through the developer’s head when he was working on a piece of code.

Tim Minchin – Dark Side (Awesome Version)

I am a big fan of Tim Minchin, and, of course, I’ve heard his Dark Side a million times.  But I’ve never heard this version, which is absolutely awesome!

This is exactly the kind of thing one needs on Friday night.  Enjoy!

P.S.: There’s apparently even the Evolution of Tim Minchin’s “Dark Side” Solo

P.P.S.: And I still enjoy the Rock and Roll Nerd a lot more.

WordPress 5.0

WordPress 5.0 has been released today.  It is by far the largest update to the system since … since I can remember.  In fact, to some, it might look like a completely different system, thanks to a totally new editing experience – Gutenberg.

I have already upgraded this blog to the new version, and I’m writing this post with the new editor.  It is awesome!  It’ll take some getting used, but not because it’s difficult, rather because I’ve been using WordPress for too long.

I also can’t wait to see what all the creative people will come up with in their themes and plugins, pushing WordPress websites to the new high.

Great work and huge thanks to everyone involved!

12 Best API Monitoring Tools for Your Business

“12 Best API Monitoring Tools for Your Business” lists a bunch of services that are useful for the monitoring of your API.  Read the whole thing for more details.  Here’s the list of the services covered: