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New: Bulk Link Generator
I had written a bunch of short essays as part of Ship30for30 challenge over the summer. Now that I was redoing my website, I thought it would be nice if I could …
Blog
Thoughts on code, workflows, and developer experience. Also see my Ship30 essays.
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Thought
My Ever Changing Thoughts on Taking Notes
December 29, 2020 Alright, typing this for the first time in Noteplan 3. I think I accidentally ran into Noteplan 3, when the developer mentioned the app in a …
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How I Consume Podcasts and Long Form Videos Using Otter
Podcasts Download the MP3 for the Podcast (most provide them on their websites)Save this file in Dropbox (I have it connected to my Otter account), or manually …
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Hello Swift - My First iOS App Using SwiftUI
It took me some time. Fine, it took me a few years, but I finally got around to creating my first iOS app, using SwiftUI.
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How to Make HTTP Requests to an External API from an Alexa Skill Using Python
As a developer, every day we interact with remote APIs and web servers. Almost all services we consume on the internet today are available in the form of an …
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Creating an Alexa Skill Using the Command Line Interface (CLI)
If you’re into building skills, you’re probably familiar with Alexa Skills Kit’s Command Line Interface, which lets you create and manage your …
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Being a Developer Evangelist
Last week, I was given an opportunity to give a talk at NYC Developer Evangelists Meetup and I chose to talk about what it is like being a Developer Evangelist, …
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Hey Amit, Are You Still Doing Stand-Up Comedy?
My wife gifted me six weeks of stand-up comedy classes for my 35th birthday. While I loved watching stand-up, actually doing stand up comedy had never occurred …
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For God's Sake, Follow Your Dreams
We were just about getting ready to warm up for the practice game over the weekend when I had an interesting conversation with one of the team mates I actually …
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Get Spotify Track information (Apple Script + Text Expander)
Here’s the Apple script that will get the track information from Spotify for the current track. Once you have this, you just need a way to print the …
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Setting Up Ghost - Some Early Thoughts...
Just setup Ghost on this website (ajot.me). Had been running a home grown version of Flask + Flask-Frozen for a couple years. It was cool, but I was starting to …
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Project
New Project: How Big Is the Baby?
We are expecting our first baby soon and like most first-time parents, we signed up for a bunch of pregnancy tracking apps that tell you how big your baby is …
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Thought
Recipe Websites Are Broken
Attempting to follow a food recipe on the internet is like playing a game of Minesweeper. You want to cook Pasta. You’re just looking for ingredients and the …
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Hello Django - How to Set Up Your First Django Web App
Been meaning to write this post for my future self, who’s invariably going to forget the steps to set up Django on a new machine. So, here are the steps …
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Minimum Effective Dose for Typing Speed
I can touch type. But my typing speed is no match for my brain speed.
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Programming for Lazy Humans
I have come to realize that "being lazy" is a perfectly legit reason to learn a bit of programming.
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Follow Your Dreams
We were just about getting ready to warm up for a practice cricket match over the weekend when I had an interesting conversation with one of the teammates I …