Benjamin Rae
Hey! I'm Ben. I'm a full-stack developer, tinkerer and life-long learner. Welcome to my blog! Whether you’re just starting out or you’re a seasoned pro, this blog is for anyone who is passionate about development, side projects, and technology.
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Creating A Portable Git Config (.gitconfig)
Published: at 11:59 PMI got sick of having to change my Git configuration regularly for different machines, depending if I was working on a personal or a professional project, so I decided to sit down and create a portable Git config file.
No More Noisy Type Assertions
Published: at 08:00 PMAre you sick of filling your TypeScript code with noisy type assertions? Maybe with this you can remove them from your code completely.
Building My First Browser Extension
Published: at 11:59 PMJoin me as a try to build my first browser extension, "Hacker News Scroller". Nothing too fancy, just a casual walkthrough of the process and the hiccups I faced along the way.
Recent Posts
Make your Node package executable
Published: at 07:59 PMAs I was working on a kata, as I do in my spare time, yeah, I'm a loser. I realised that I didn't know how to make my Node applications executable. So I decided to find out how and share it with you.