Category Archives: Programming

git logk

Posted on December 2, 2009 by Dennis

Do you like gitk? I find it almost invaluable in merging, branching, looking at old revisions, diffs, etc. I find it annoying that git log is hard to glean the same information. I searched a round a bit and found … Continue reading →

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Dual Master Git Repositories

Posted on November 17, 2009 by Dennis

One of the nice things about git, is the ability to work in a distributed manor. Instead of having to have a central repository for your source code, you can create a copy of your repository and do work, while … Continue reading →

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The Python install system needs an overhaul

Posted on October 21, 2009 by Dennis

Perhaps this is more of a rant than a useful blog post. I do plan on posting something useful though, so bear with me. First, a little background. I’ve been working on installing a website based on Django for the … Continue reading →

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How to remove or edit a commit in your git repository

Posted on September 21, 2009 by Dennis

So you just committed 15 things to your git repository and now you want to push your changes. Oops, commit #2 added your password file. Or perhaps you misspelled words in the commit message. Now, being a git expert, you … Continue reading →

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Example Image Upload with YUI Rich Text Editor 2.7.0

Posted on July 1, 2009 by Dennis

It’s somewhat slow coming, but I’ve checked compatibility with the image uploader and YUI version 2.7.0. If you haven’t read the original YUI Image Uploader page, start there. After that, you can use this page for an example getting the … Continue reading →

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Launching wxPython apps with an iPython shell

Posted on June 27, 2009 by Dennis

Suppose you want to run your fancy wxPython application but have a shell in the background to peek and poke at certains settings, help debug, and possibly even use an API that your program provides to automate tasks. iPython has … Continue reading →

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