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    • Sign Your Git Commits With SSH Keys

      Posted on July 21, 2026

      Easy way to setup commits signing using SSH keys, if you’re interested (and somewhat good for security) 🙂. GitHub has supported SSH commit verification since 2022, so this has been a first-class option for years. Use the right SSH key below: [Read More]
      Tags:
      • git
      • security
      • ssh
    • The Hyphen vs. Underscore Debate Has an Answer: Both

      Posted on May 25, 2026

      Adapted from Wes Jones’ The Ideal Way to Name Your Files, with adjustments for code/config contexts. [Read More]
      Tags:
      • programming
      • coding-conventions
    • Floats vs Decimals — Most languages suck at math

      Posted on August 21, 2023

      It’s easy to forget things that seem the most obvious. For instance, the default behaviour of most programming languages when used for fractional arithmetics lead to inaccurate results due to floating-point precision. [Read More]
      Tags:
      • programming
      • accuracy
    • LanguageTool Grammarly alternative for Visual Studio Code with LaTeX support

      Posted on July 8, 2020

      Lately, my life has been revolving around VSCode and Markdown. From writing this blog, updating my resume in Markdown and using Pandoc to convert it into a PDF format, to the usual development stuff as well as taking notes, I rely on VSCode for almost everything – and I prefer... [Read More]
      Tags:
      • vscode-extensions
    • How to enable SSH access to a Git server on a remote machine behind a firewall

      Posted on June 11, 2020

      Let’s consider a scenario – you are deploying a software at an organisation’s development server (let’s call it Machine R). Depending upon the organisation, it is possible that firewall rules prohibit outgoing connections to port 22 (default for SSH) for obvious security reasons. In such a scenario, the usual option... [Read More]
      Tags:
      • ssh
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