Too much magic and too many Git repos
Lots of new posts this month! Ask Frank Anything questions and gg my new little CLI tool to help navigate all my Github repos more easily.
Hello Friends!
It’s been a prolific writing month for me. I streamlined my tools and processes, thanks Claude, and now I don’t have any speedbumps to give me any excuses I suppose!
Introducing gg
I’ve got far too many Github Orgs (23) and Repositories (453) I have some level of relationship with. It’s a silly problem, but finding the right repo and going to the code, issues or actions was a little speedbump for me. That and I’ve been itching to write some more Rust led me to build gg a CLI and TUI that makes it super quick to get where I need to be.
Fuzzy matching and automatically opening my browser where I want to be is already making me happy. Not having to dig around in Github Actions to find my action has been really nice.
You can read me full write up of what gg does for you if it
How much magic is TOO much magic?
Something Joie Burchell said during a recent TalkPython episode made me think about hiding vs helping newcomers not just to Python but to tech topics in general.
Github Markdown Alerts
I also learned about this useful feature in Github Flavored Markdown that I apparently have missed for a few years now.
Ask Frank Anything
I get a lot of random questions across all sorts of media and sites and I figured I should build something where I can reply on my own site. These are not quite blog posts and not TILs so I built a Q&A section for my site.
And I got some bangers right out of the gate:
These have been a TON of fun to think about and respond to. So please keep them coming you can submit questions at Ask Frank Anything
Other Posts
User Experience is most important - why people hate certain tech tools
Care and feeding of software - software is more like raising a puppy than owning a house
REVSYS January Updates - Jeff named DSF President and our work prepping the Nuremberg Trial Archive for the 80th Anniversary
Until next time and Happy Holidays!
Frank
