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    Go Http

    Feb 21, 2025  | 2 min read
     | Chris Zietlow Profile Image Chris Zietlow

    Recovering Software Engineer, Philomath, Shitty Photographer, Technologist, believes the oxford comma isn't optional.

    Some handy small snippets for when working with go's net/http

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    Go Handy Snippets

    Jan 30, 2025  | 2 min read
     | Chris Zietlow Profile Image Chris Zietlow

    Recovering Software Engineer, Philomath, Shitty Photographer, Technologist, believes the oxford comma isn't optional.

    Useful Go-isms

    Popping an element from a slice via cutting

    1func arrayPop(list []int, index int) []int {
2	return append(list[:index], list[index+1:]...)
3}
4evenNumbers := []int{2,4,6,8,9,10}
5evenNumbers = arrayPop(evenNumbers,4)

    Combining 3 slices

    1list1 := []int{1,2,3}
2list2 := []int{4,5,6}
3list3 …

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    Vim Motions

    Jan 22, 2025  | 2 min read
     | Chris Zietlow Profile Image Chris Zietlow

    Recovering Software Engineer, Philomath, Shitty Photographer, Technologist, believes the oxford comma isn't optional.

    VIM Basics

    Movement

    1↑ - k
2← - h
3→ - l
4↓ - j

    Words

    1w - next word
2b - previous word
3e - end of next word

    Exit

    1:q - quit 
2:qw - save & quit
3:w - save
4:q! - quit without saving

    Screen Navigation

    1G - end of file
2gg || :0 - beginning of the file
3% - jump to matching …

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    Local Dev with NeoVim

    Oct 4, 2024  | 2 min read
     | Chris Zietlow Profile Image Chris Zietlow

    Recovering Software Engineer, Philomath, Shitty Photographer, Technologist, believes the oxford comma isn't optional.

    Neovim Basics

    Open New Pane

    opens a in-memory file (buffer) and creates a viewport of that buffer (window)

    1<c-w> v     - split window vertically
2:vsplit :vs - alais for above
3<c-w><c-s>  - split window in 2 horizontally
4:split :sp  - alais for above 
5:sp +term   - opens window and …

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    Hugo

    Apr 27, 2024  | 1 min read
     | Chris Zietlow Profile Image Chris Zietlow

    Recovering Software Engineer, Philomath, Shitty Photographer, Technologist, believes the oxford comma isn't optional.

    Compiling website

    1# Recompile
2hugo --gc

    1# Recompile in developer friendly mode
2# -D Enabled compiling drafts
3# -F content with future post dates
4# - ignore cache
5hugo -D -F --ignoreCache

    1# Recompile assets for production
2# - remove unused cache after build
3# - minify supported output
4hugo --gc …

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    Go Basics

    Sep 12, 2021  | 3 min read
     | Chris Zietlow Profile Image Chris Zietlow

    Recovering Software Engineer, Philomath, Shitty Photographer, Technologist, believes the oxford comma isn't optional.

    Variables

    Strictly Typed and Compiled

    1var a bool
2a = false
3b := true
4
5fmt.Println(a, "and", b) // false and true

    1type banana int
2var b banana
3fmt.Println(b)
4// 0
5fmt.Printf("%T\n", b)
6// main.banana

    Functions

    function singature func functionname(parametername type) returntype …

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    Go Mark 2

    Sep 12, 2021  | 2 min read
     | Chris Zietlow Profile Image Chris Zietlow

    Recovering Software Engineer, Philomath, Shitty Photographer, Technologist, believes the oxford comma isn't optional.

    Basic Struct

    collections of fields

    1type person struct {
2  first string
3  last string
4}

    1humanPersona := person{
2  first: "James",
3  last: "Bond",
4}
5
6lName := humanPerson.last

    Nested Struct

    Structs can be nested

     1type car struct {
 2  brand string
 3  model string
 4  doors int …

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