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A common recommendation when using JavaScript is to put your <script> elements at the end of your HTML, including those that reference a JS file on your site. One issue, however, is that if you then have a script that references a function from another script, how do you ensure the other script is loaded already? The problem Let’s say you have the following: <script src="some/other/javascript.js"></script> <script> (function (){ // call a function defined in the other JS file })(); </script> If javascript. Read more → about Deferring JS Until Script Load

I had a “aha!” moment the other day, and I felt like it was something that was important enough to share. This moment came to me when working out in my home gym, which I then shared with my wife. If you know me, you likely know I enjoy lifting weights. If you did not know that about me, the title of this article likely gave that fact away. I have never really understood why I enjoyed the act of picking up heavy objects repeatedly so much. Read more → about Why I Like Lifting Weights so Much

Use the CancellationToken in your .Net Applications In .Net, the MVC/API Controller gives a CancellationToken. You should use this and pass it to the HttpClient inside of our Http package. See Recommended patterns for CancellationToken - Developer Support “Long running requests and cancellation Have you ever been on a website where you’ve made a request for a page, and it just sits there, supposedly loading? Eventually you get board and click the “Stop” button, or maybe hammer F5 to reload the page. Read more → about Use .Net CancellationTokens

I have used S3 and S3-compatible storage for a long time now, and have used both s3cmd and the AWS CLI tooling to sync, either between buckets or with a local filesystem. It generally "just works". Except that when it doesn’t, it’s really hard to debug. The problem The issue I had recently was that I was creating a "folder" in a bucket for namespacing some specific files. In my case, I was doing this on DigitalOcean Spaces, but over the course of trying to isolate the issue, I also tried on AWS S3, and had the same issue. Read more → about Addressing AWS S3 Sync Folder Issues

Being a software developer by day, and many nights, I am always trying out new software and interested in what I can use to be the most effective human. In particular I am always on the hunt for software that can help me become a better father, husband, professional, software developer, and lifter. The tools that I use change fairly frequently, but I try to keep the transaction costs of switching to a minimum. Read more → about Software I Use as a Software Developer

Reading Righting Software In July 2023, I attended and presented at NE Code in Lincoln, NE where there were several presentations about Software Architecture. Billy Hollis, in his Keynote - Lies Developers Tell Themselves , mentioned Righting Software by Juval Lowy in a passing slide as a “good resource to up your architect skills.” I was hooked and brought back the suggestion for the next book club. We read it as a group and shared our thoughts in an Omnitech blog post . Read more → about Reading Righting Software

I built a new PC a few years ago using the Intel 8086K that I won in the Intel 40th Anniversary Sweepstakes. It’s been a good machine that I’ve only really used for games. Over the last year or so I’ve used it for some more hobby projects and I finally got annoyed with the Downloads special folder always opening up with the contents being grouped by date. I wasn’t terribly surprised to find that this was a common thing people complained about. Read more → about Windows Downloads Folder Grouping

Recently there has been news of Google deploying advertisements more invasive than content banners in their Google TV launcher. Upon experiencing this directly it seemed like a good idea to dig into replacing the launcher. The first step was testing out alternative launchers. I tried Projectivy Launcher and FLauncher and ended up preferring FLauncher, it is very simple and it’s open source which is an added nicety. The next step was figuring out how to set the default launcher. Read more → about Chromecast HD Alternate Launcher

I occasionally record screencasts for work — some of these are used for the website as demos/training material, and sometimes they’re used internally by our various technical teams. When I record, I use OBS Studio, which works brilliantly. However, since the last time I recorded, I’ve upgrade my operating system, as well as switched over to Wayland, and I discovered after doing a recording session that my audio was super choppy. Read more → about Fixing Audio Choppiness in OBS Studio on Linux

A look back Weight management strategy really tanked… I wanted to go from 240 to 220 this year, but instead I went up to 270… while my strength has really gone up this past year (deadlifting over 400 lbs.), I need to focus on staying away from sugar during the next year. - Similar to that last bullet point, my ability to do pullups really struggled. Obvious with the weight gain, I wasn’t able to do as many because I need to pull more weight. Read more → about 2023 Roundup