productivity

Aaron Kanter

3 minute read

Prelude: tmux For the rest of this post to make sense, you ought to have some understanding of tmux. tmux is a terminal multiplexer and session manager, meaning that if you disconnect from your machine you can reattach to your previous session and the state of your terminal tabs (managed within tmux) will be restored as if you had never left. It is a highly recommended tool for remote development. It is often considered a successor to screen.

The Lazy Person's Guide to Useful Everyday Software

Software to make your digital life more productive and less tedious

Aaron Kanter

8 minute read

Several people have posited that the best coders are lazy, citing that they will write DRY (Don’t Repeat Yourself) code to make maintenance and testing easier and that they will use the right tools to solve their problems with the least amount of required effort. Well, the same principle applies when it comes to general productivity when it comes to working with computers, whether you’re a software developer, an Excel spelunker, or a human Markov chain email generator.